Ready Steady Read Together
The Highwayman: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Link Me
Link each character with the correct description of them:
A threateningand cruel
1 the highwayman
B determined and motivated by money
2 Bess
3 King George's men
C jealous, sneaky and obsessed with Bess
Check
Click if correct
D loving, devoted and strong-willed
4 Tim the Ostler
Which One's Right?
Her face was like a light.
Which poetic feature is this an example of?
A metaphor
B simile
D onomatopoeia
C personification
Tick Me
Which of these themes do you think are explored in the poem?
Tick all that apply:
A love
B friendship
C war
Check
D sacrifice
Click if correct
E nature
True or False?
Most of The Highwayman is set at night to create mystery, tension and a sense of danger.
False
True
Speaking Spotlight
Debate
Explore
Debate
Do you think the highwayman is to blame for Bess’s death?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
spurred
bowed
o'er
drenched
brandished
spurs
From: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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He turned. He spurred to the west; he did not know who stood
Bowed, with her head o’er the musket, drenched with her own blood!
Not till the dawn he heard it, and his face grew grey to hear
How Bess, the landlord’s daughter,
The landlord’s black-eyed daughter,
Had watched for her love in the moonlight, and died in the darkness there.
Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky,
With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high.
Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat;
When they shot him down on the highway,
Down like a dog on the highway,
And he lay in his blood on the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat.
From: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And still on a winter’s night, they say, when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
A highwayman comes riding—
Riding—riding—
A highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn-door.
Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard.
He taps with his whip on the shutters, but all is locked and barred.
He whistles a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord’s black-eyed daughter,
Bess, the landlord’s daughter,
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.
From: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) What does ‘his face grew grey to hear’ tell the reader about the highwayman?
Acceptable Answers:
- his face lost its colour, showing that he felt shocked, worried and upset
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Find and copy one word which shows that the highwayman went quickly.
He turned. He spurred to the west; he did not know who stood Bowed, with her head o’er the musket, drenched with her own blood! Not till the dawn he heard it, and his face grew grey to hear
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
3) Blood-red were the spurs in the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat…
Why do you think that the poet uses red in his description?
Acceptable Answers:
- to make the reader think of the blood
- red is often associated with danger and anger
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) When does the poet suggest that the ghosts of the highwayman and Bess come together again?
And still on a winter’s night, they say, when the wind is in the trees,When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor...
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
5) Do you think that the highwayman made the right decision to go back to the inn after he had heard about Bess’s death?
No
Yes
• showed love and loyalty to Bess
• act of bravery and heroism
• wanted to avenge her death
• risked his own life
• her sacrifice was a waste
• led to more tragedy
Click on 'Yes'or 'No' to reveal acceptable explanations
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
feel the rhythm.
Reveal
Tap your foot or clap along to the beat of the poem.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Highwayman: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Link Me
Link each character with the correct description of them:
A threateningand cruel
1 the highwayman
B determined and motivated by money
2 Bess
3 King George's men
C jealous, sneaky and obsessed with Bess
Check
Click if correct
D loving, devoted and strong-willed
4 Tim the Ostler
Which One's Right?
Her face was like a light. Which poetic feature is this an example of?
A metaphor
B simile
D onomatopoeia
C personification
Tick Me
Which of these themes do you think are explored in the poem?
Tick all that apply:
A love
B friendship
C war
Check
D sacrifice
Click if correct
E nature
True or False?
Most of The Highwayman is set at night to create mystery, tension and a sense of danger.
False
True
Speaking Spotlight
Debate
Explore
Debate
Do you think the highwayman is to blame for Bess’s death?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
spurred
bowed
o'er
drenched
brandished
spurs
From: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
He turned. He spurred to the west; he did not know who stood Bowed, with her head o’er the musket, drenched with her own blood! Not till the dawn he heard it, and his face grew grey to hear How Bess, the landlord’s daughter, The landlord’s black-eyed daughter, Had watched for her love in the moonlight, and died in the darkness there. Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky, With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high. Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat; When they shot him down on the highway, Down like a dog on the highway, And he lay in his blood on the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat.
From: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And still on a winter’s night, they say, when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, A highwayman comes riding— Riding—riding— A highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn-door. Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard. He taps with his whip on the shutters, but all is locked and barred. He whistles a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there But the landlord’s black-eyed daughter, Bess, the landlord’s daughter, Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.
From: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) What does ‘his face grew grey to hear’ tell the reader about the highwayman?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Find and copy one word which shows that the highwayman went quickly.
He turned. He spurred to the west; he did not know who stood Bowed, with her head o’er the musket, drenched with her own blood! Not till the dawn he heard it, and his face grew grey to hear
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
3) Blood-red were the spurs in the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat… Why do you think that the poet uses red in his description?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) When does the poet suggest that the ghosts of the highwayman and Bess come together again?
And still on a winter’s night, they say, when the wind is in the trees,When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor...
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
5) Do you think that the highwayman made the right decision to go back to the inn after he had heard about Bess’s death?
No
Yes
• showed love and loyalty to Bess • act of bravery and heroism • wanted to avenge her death
• risked his own life • her sacrifice was a waste • led to more tragedy
Click on 'Yes'or 'No' to reveal acceptable explanations
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
feel the rhythm.
Reveal
Tap your foot or clap along to the beat of the poem.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled by Jackie Morris and Carol Ann Duffy © 2006 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.