“The Highwayman”
Alfred Noyes
English 20: Poetry Unit
Fall 2015
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“A poet is,
before
anything else,
a person who
is passionately
in love with
language”
-W. H. Auden
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How does
this poem
communicat
e a story?
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Echoes Throughout the Poem
Visual? Audible?
Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,
And he tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked
and barred;
He whistled 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.
And dark in the dark old inn-yard a stable-wicket creaked
Where
Tim the ostler listened; his face was white and peaked;
His eyes
were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay,
But he
loved the landlord's daughter,
The landlord's redlipped daughter,
Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the
robber say—
Repetition
Tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlot-tlot, in the echoing
night!
Nearer he came and nearer! Her face was
like a light!
Her eyes grew wide for a moment; she
drew one last deep breath,
Then her finger moved
in the moonlight,
Her musket shattered
the moonlight,
Shattered her breast in the
moonlight and warned him—with her death.
How do imagery, sound
effects and repetition
change your reading of
the text?
Does this poem “ask”
for an oral or silent
reading?
Think About It…
“A poet is, before anything else, a person
who is passionately in love with language”
-W. H. Auden
Is it the language and poetic
device that makes this poem
what it is, or would it still be
meaningful with the
language stripped away?
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Option B: Create a Classroom Presentation
Why did I choose the piece of software
that I did?
I chose to use a PowerPoint presentation because I
think that it offers the most options for both teacher
and student. Though I wanted to use Prezi because it is
visually exciting, I decided that PowerPoint was actually
a better option for a lecture lesson style because it
allows for more flexibility. I can make the PowerPoint
available through an LMS so that students can print the
slides, bring them to class, and add their own notes to
the framework presented. Also, because they already
have a basic framework, students can spend more time
listening and engaged in discussion and less time
frantically writing notes.
Option B: Create a Classroom Presentation
Choose three elements of your presentation and
explain how they are effective for teaching the concept
Element 1- I chose to include some slides heavy in text from the
poem being studied. While this is often regarded as a negative strategy, in
the case of a poem this tactic is beneficial because students do not have
to constantly flip through their own copies, trying to find what section I’m
reading. This is a tool used for easy reference, not to copy down so it
shouldn’t be too daunting.
Element 2- I chose to use color coating when talking about elements
of the poem. This is a good strategy as many students utilize color coating
as a learning strategy in order to organize their thoughts and see patternsthis can be especially helpful in poetry as patterns are important aspects
of the medium. I also included two videos (an audio recording and a visual
cartoon of the poem). All of these three elements of the presentation are
meant to reach out to diverse learning styles and engage as many students
as possible.
Element 3- I asked questions throughout the presentation because
questions are a good way to emphasize important topics, and to
encourage deeper thinking.