The Highwayman: a narrative KS2 poem explored through drama Dahl It is important to remember

It is important to remember

Desks and chairs can then be moved if needed to create a practical and safe space for movement

To demonstrate skills through a devised comedy play

This scheme of work explores drama skills through the theme of the plague and the village of Eyam

Lesson 5: I don’t want to listen to you

The Highwayman: a narrative KS2 poem explored through drama Dahl It is important to rememberAlfred Noyes The Highwayman is a classic poem, providing fantastic source material for drama work. Teaching poetry to KS2 pupils is not always easy, and the wonderful hook of this piece is the powerful story. Whether you view the narrative as a love story, a ghost story or a bloody tale of tragic death, there is plenty here to appeal to students imaginations, and to draw them into an interest in poetry which might be more difficult to engender through