The Highway Man
For anyone looking at poetry in upper KS2 The Highwayman is always a good choice. I came across the following website whilst finding an online copy of the poem. The poem, by Alfred Noyes, tells a story of the highwayman's visit to see the beautiful Bess at the old inn and of the terrible fate they both meet with powerful imagery and a rhythmic cadence reminiscent of horses' hooves.
What's good about the site is that it highlights the alliteration, metaphors, personification, similies and other vocabulary which may not be familiar to the children.
Link: http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/highwayman/
EDIT: Please note that although the preview doesn't work for this site, the links above do. Please click on the link to view the site.
Hi just thought I would mention the Highwayman had a broken link.
Tom
Posted by: Tom Barrett | Saturday, January 06, 2007 at 11:14
Hi,
The links work, although Snap Preview is unable to cache the image of the site due to settings from the site only. Click on the link to view the site anyway.
Andrew
Posted by: RossA | Saturday, January 06, 2007 at 17:21
It didn't work for me either (even when I clicked), but this does: http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/highwayman/
Posted by: David | Saturday, January 06, 2007 at 18:37
Thanks - the link I put works ok for me, but the link you've provided works with Snap Preview as well so I've changed all the links. Thanks David.
Andrew
Posted by: RossA | Saturday, January 06, 2007 at 21:06
Had no probs at all downloading the YouTube version of the Highwayman. What a super resource. Thanks for finding it.
Posted by: Margaret | Monday, March 12, 2007 at 16:14
Glad you found it useful - together with the poem it's a fantastic resource.
Posted by: Andrew Ross | Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 19:47