Monday

LO: I can deduce information about a character from a visual text.

Have a look at the character in the picture. What can you actually see? What can you tell about him from the way he looks?

Annotate your picture with descriptive language. Can you include any similes or metaphors? There are two examples on the picture already to get you started.

Have a look at this website link to get to know more about Highwaymen. Are there any similarities to Robin Hood? http://www.localhistories.org/highwaymen.html

Tuesday and Wednesday

LO: I can identify key events in a narrative poem.

Read the Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and watch the animation from the link below. Get to know the story. On your copy of the poem, look up any words you don’t know the meaning of in the interactive glossary and annotate it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbfPsdlymg

On the storyboard template, can you break the poem up into its different parts – writing notes and drawing pictures to go with each section. Here are the first three parts to get you started.

Retell the story of the poem to a member of your family using your storyboard to support you.

Thursday

LO: I can recognise figurative language in a narrative poem.

Read through the figurative language PowerPoint to learn more about metaphors and recap on similes and alliteration. Using the poem, complete the table of metaphors, similes and alliteration with examples. Then, have a go at magpieing words from the poem into the second page of the table.

Friday

LO: I can respond to a text.

Re-watch the animation or reread the poem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbfPsdlymg

Referring to the poem, answer the 12 questions about the Highwayman. Remember to write in full sentences and give evidence from the poem where needed.

Check your answers using the answer sheet.