Prep V have been studying The Highwayman, the classic narrative poem by Alfred Noyes, and have used its vivid imagery and atmosphere as inspiration for their artwork.
“The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding –
Riding –riding –
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.“
Today, Hallie brought in her dressage outfit, noting its resemblance to the Highwayman’s dramatic attire—a fun and creative link to the poem. The class has produced some excellent artwork, reflecting their enthusiasm and thoughtful engagement with the text.
From Verse to Visuals: Prep V Get Creative with The Highwayman
Lovely artwork Prep 5.
Beatrice Prep 6
The illustrations are fantastic .My favourite character is Tim the ostler cause he is trying to get Bess to fall in love with him dispite knowing she is dating the highwayman.
One of the best plays we’ve done in prep five
Jeremiah Oletu
It was super hard to blow the ink because it just stayed there as a blob the drawing were fairly easy when did the drawing I was really proud of my self because my drawings normally are not that good and the highway man is such a great book I could read it 100 times IN A ROW it was that good really fun i would do that again
Noah Cuibotariu
I really liked doing the artwork of doing any page in the book, that was very enjoyable. I also liked the
poem, it was a masterpiece.
Ariya Modarres, PV
I loved doing the highway man.But my favourite bit was definitely the ink trees 🌳 but you can out of breath really fast
Ibrahim.C prep five
I had a lot of fun learning about the Highwayman book and creating amazing pictures of art like these! I enjoyed using our imagination and pictures out of the book to create an amazing piece of work.
Poppy Boyes Prep 5
I enjoyed this prodgect of the high way man and the art we did especalythe chalk work because mine got shown in assembly and a a a progres card
Honorah worrall
I really enjoyed doing this Highwayman topic, my favourite part was when I was drawing a picture of the highway and got to use charcoal and chalk but I also liked making a script of Bess and the Highwayman with Amna.
Thank you Mrs Sweeney for teaching me about the wonders and mysteries of the book!
I really enjoyed reading The Highway Man because it has some very interesting pieces of art that you can reinterpret and the ghost bit at the end was extremely spooky.
Benjamin Elliott
I loved reading the highwayman. I liked how it explained that love can last beyond life. A really, really good book. I also liked writing Tim’s diary because it was good to express Tim’s feelings to Bess.
Elijah Griffiths PV