Starter quiz
- How did the climax of 'The Iron Man' end?
- The army destroyed the Iron Man.
- The Iron Man ran away.
- Hogarth befriended the Iron Man with the offer of unlimited metal. ✓
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- What happens in the resolution of a story?
- a problem is introduced
- a problem is resolved ✓
- a problem is explained/explored
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- What is a verb?
- a word that describes a noun
- a funny word
- a doing, being or having word ✓
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- What type of word describes a verb?
- an adjective
- a noun
- an adverb ✓
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- True or false? I can use a range of synonyms to avoid repetition.
- True ✓
- False
- What is an expanded noun phrase?
- one adjective used to describe a noun
- an adverb used to describe a verb
- a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun ✓
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Exit quiz
- Put the following events in the correct order to show the chronology of events in the resolution.
- 1⇔Hogarth led the Iron Man through the town and the farmers followed.
- 2⇔They arrived at a metal scrapyard and the Iron Man was mesmerised.
- 3⇔The Iron Man feasted on a variety of different metal delicacies.
- 4⇔The Iron Man was happy in his new home and had everything he needed.
- 5⇔The farmers felt safe because the giant no longer needed their machinery.
- What is the purpose of the resolution?
- to build suspense
- to introduce the protagonist and set the scene
- to resolve the problem and allow the reader to reflect ✓
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- What does it mean to exaggerate?
- to understate for modesty
- to overstate for dramatic effect ✓
- to state factually and unemotionally
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- What is an effective synonym for 'looked' to show how the Iron Man looked at the scrapyard?
- gazed ✓
- saw
- look
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- What is an appropriate exaggerated synonym for the way the Iron Man 'ate' the metal in the resolution?
- swallowed
- devoured ✓
- consumed
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- What is an appropriate exaggerated synonym for the 'metal' that the Iron Man ate?
- delicacies ✓
- food
- snack
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the resolution is to resolve the problem encountered in the story and allow readers to reflect.
- In the resolution, Hogarth leads the Iron Man to a metal scrapyard and he no longer needs the farmers' machinery.
- In a resolution, exaggeration is often used to convey the positive emotions felt by characters.
- Using a range of synonyms for simple verbs, adjectives and nouns supports exaggeration.
- ‘Show and tell’ language conveys the Iron Man’s emotions.
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to identify or generate appropriate exaggerated synonyms.
Model the use of a thesaurus to identify appropriate exaggerated synonyms and create a shared bank of appropriate vocabulary for the children to use when writing their notes.
Keywords
Resolution - the part of the story that resolves the problem and allows readers to reflect
Exaggeration - overstating for dramatic effect
Emotions - strong feelings that result from a person’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
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