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KS3 · Year 7 - Foundations · Term 2 - Voices Across Time · Week 7
Pages: The Listeners - Walter de la Mare + HT1 assessment
Assessment week. A 1912 narrative poem of unexplained mystery. Pairs naturally with The Highwayman for the comparative assessment.
Lesson 1
What students do
Read aloud; identify how de la Mare builds an eerie atmosphere.
Task
List four quotations that create mystery ("moonlit door", "phantom listeners").
Success criteria
Quotes four atmosphere-building details.
Lesson 2
What students do
Compare this poem to The Highwayman: both moonlit, both mysterious.
Task
Pair-talk: which poem feels more frightening, and why?
Success criteria
Shares a comparative point with a quotation.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model comparative sentence stems: "Both poems…", "However, de la Mare…", "Unlike Noyes…".
Task
Write three comparative sentences using the stems.
Success criteria
Each sentence makes a clear comparison.
Lesson 4
What students do
Model a 45-minute comparative paragraph: "Both poets use moonlight to create mood".
Task
Draft one comparative paragraph on mood in two anthology poems.
Success criteria
Paragraph uses one quotation from each poem.
Lesson 5
What students do
HT1 assessment: 45-minute comparative paragraph under timed conditions.
Task
How do two poets create atmosphere?
Success criteria
Paragraph quotes both poems and compares effects.
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