“The Highwayman” - Weebly

1 The highwayman BY A L F R E D N OY E open to page open to a blank space2 Text Annotation and GIST SummaryDirections: Using the guidelines below, analyze the text by sections of the textUnderlineor place brackets around important informationAsk questionsabout the text in the marginsCommenton the text, noting personal thoughts or literary elements (plot development, characterization, theme)SymbolsCircleunfamiliar vocabularyPlace anexclamation point next to exciting or interesting informationPlace a question mark next to confusing informationGIST SummaryDirections: Below the text, compose a twenty-word summary that highlights important SummaryAfter analyzing the text, compose a twenty-word , wealthy officials insult the courage of women; however, a lion-hearted dame saves the party from a lethal, hissing cobra.

2 4 Story Illustration Four Corners ActivityStep One: Based on your evidence, determine which portion of the text engages the reader most effectively. Within thirty seconds, relocate to that section of the room. Step Two: Within your new group, determine why you believe that portion of the text best engages DevelopmentCharacterizationPoint of View5 Literature Graphic Organizer Mini-JigsawStep 1: Within your group, complete the indicated sections of the chart:Plot DevelopmentPoint of ViewGIST SummaryCharacterizationTheme6 Literature Graphic Organizer Mini-JigsawStep 2: Now, by taking turns, each group member will teach his or her section of the graphic organizer to the group read your response brief notes on the teacher's TeachingThemePlot DevelopmentCharacterizationPoint of ViewGIST summary7 Literature Graphic Organizer Four Corners ActivityStep One: Based on your evidence, determine the element of the text which engages the reader most effectively.

3 Within thirty seconds, relocate to that section of the room. Step Two: Within your new group, determine why you believe that portion of the text best engages DevelopmentCharacterizationPoint of View8 Theme NotesAthemeis a lesson about life or human nature that the writer teaches the :Theme: Appearances can be as Grandmother, the Wolf lured Little Red towards the : ThemeDirections: Select the letterof the responsethat best answers the following question:1. Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem? is punished, and good is is only skin triumphs over all: hate, selfishness, cruelty, tragedy, and should be willing to sacrifice for the person one : ThemeDirections: Select the lettersof the responsesthat best answer the following question:2.

4 In which two of the following statements is the theme from question one most thoroughly defined?a. Shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him with her death (78).b. 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! (79-80).c. 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 (88-90).d. But he loved the landlord s daughter, / The landlord s red-lipped daughter. (22-23).11 TIDE Response: ThemeDirections: Employing the TIDE method, analyze and evaluate the questions below in complete sentences. In your response, note the author and poem title, restate the question, and cite evidence alongside line numbers in order to justify your assertion.

5 PromptWrite a paragraph which analyzes how the narrative addresses the theme one should be willing to sacrifice for the person one loves. Develop your paragraph by providing textual evidence from the evaluating [insert text title] by [insert author], [restate the question] because [insert point 1]. According to the text, [insert speaker's name] proclaims, [insert evidence] [(insert line numbers)]. Assuredly, [explain why your evidence matters]; however, [insert counter claim], but [explain why your evidence matters]. Ultimately, [restate point 1].12 Comprehension NotesComprehension refers to your ability to understand the impersonated a prince in order to impress : ComprehensionDirections: Select the letteror lettersthat best answer(s) the following question:1.

6 Which of the following events must occur to drive the plot and involve Bess in the climax? highwayman returns to seek vengeance for highwayman has to promise Bess that he will return to her the following highwayman commits a shoots herself to warn the : ComprehensionDirections: Select the letteror lettersthat best answer(s) the following of the following best explains how the redcoats knew how to set a trap for the highwayman ? overhear the highwayman bragging to the landlord about his overheard Bess and the highwayman talking and told the redcoats that he would be returning to the inn the following redcoats followed him to the inn after he robbed someone on the member of his gang was caught and turned the highwayman in to the redcoats in return for a reduced Response: ComprehensionDirections: Employing the TIDE method, analyze and evaluate the questions below in complete sentences.

7 In your response, note the author and poem title, restate the question, and cite evidence alongside line numbers in order to justify your assertion. PromptWrite a paragraph which analyzes why the redcoats are able to ambush the highwayman . Develop your paragraph by providing textual evidence from the evaluating [insert text title] by [insert author], [restate the question] because [insert point 1]. According to the text, [insert speaker's name] proclaims, [insert evidence] [(insert line numbers)]. Assuredly, [explain why your evidence matters]; however, [insert counter claim], but [explain why your evidence matters]. Ultimately, [restate point 1].16 Characterization NotesCharacterizationdescribes a character s individual trait, or personality, through clues within the : Savage Her lip slightly sneered, she slowly removed the chewed, sticky mint gum from her mouth and placed it firmly in the hair of the girl seated beside : CharacterizationDirections: Select the letteror lettersthat best answer(s) the following question:1.

8 How does the highwayman change from the beginning to end of the poem? begins as a humble individual, but he eventually becomes starts the poem being in love with Bess, but by the end he has lost begins with an caring attitude, but he soon becomes starts with an obsession, and he ends with a : CharacterizationDirections: Select the letteror lettersthat best answer(s) the following question:2. Which two lines show Tim's love for Bess has grown into an obsession?a."Dumb as a dog he listened, as he heard the robber say" (24).b."His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay" (21) .c."But he loved the landlord's daughter / the landlord's red-lipped daughter" (22-23).d."His face was white and peaked" (20).19 TIDE Response: CharacterizationDirections: Employing the TIDE method, analyze and evaluate the questions below in complete sentences.

9 In your response, note the author and poem title, restate the question, and cite evidence alongside line numbers in order to justify your assertion. PromptWrite a paragraph which analyzes how the poem characterizes Bess as noble. Develop your paragraph by providing textual evidence from the evaluating [insert text title] by [insert author], [restate the question] because [insert point 1]. According to the text, [insert speaker's name] proclaims, [insert evidence] [(insert line numbers)]. Assuredly, [explain why your evidence matters]; however, [insert counter claim], but [explain why your evidence matters]. Ultimately, [restate point 1].20 Point of View NotesPoint of viewrefers to a character s attitude, perspective, or : The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen I once had a wonderful father, but he was blown to bits in a mining accident long ago.

10 I have a mother who was once pretty and caring, but, ever since my father s death, she has abandoned me TNReadyAnalysis: Point of ViewDirections: Select the letteror lettersthat best answer(s) the following question:1. Which of the following best shows how Bess view of the highwayman different from Tim s? admires the highwayman s courage to confront the highwayman is an important part of both of their lives: she is Bess love and Tim s thinks the highwayman should cease robbing others because he may be regards the highwayman with jealously whereas Bess views him as : Point of ViewDirections: Select the letteror lettersthat best answer(s) the following question:2. Which two details from the passage best supports your answer?a."Then he tugged at his rein in the moonlight, and galloped away to / the west" (36-37).