Starter quiz
- Who is the author of 'The Iron Man'?
- 'Ted Hughes' ✓
- True or false? 'The Iron Man' is a non-fiction text.
- True
- False ✓
- Select the features that you might see in a science fiction novel.
- non-human/alien life ✓
- futuristic life forms, e.g. robots ✓
- real people from the past
- real scientific events
- alternate realities ✓
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- Put these events from Chapter 1 of 'The Iron Man' in the correct order.
- 1⇔The Iron Man stood on the very edge of a cliff, staring at the sea.
- 2⇔The Iron Man fell off the cliff and “crashed” onto the the beach below.
- 3⇔His body broke apart and his parts were “scattered” all around.
- 4⇔One of the Iron Man’s hands found one of his eyes and he reassembled himself.
- 5⇔He walked deep into the ocean until he disappeared.
- What is an 'atmosphere'?
- the tone or mood created in a section or whole of a text ✓
- the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases
- the comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
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- Select the linguistic techniques that Ted Hughes uses in Chapter 1.
- repetition ✓
- similes ✓
- rhyme
- facts
- personification ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is the name of the important character introduced at the beginning of Chapter 2, and who is he?
- Hogwart, the Iron Man’s friend
- Hogarth, the son of a farmer ✓
- Howard, a local farmer
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- Put the following events in order, from 1 - 4, to show the correct chronology of events at the beginning of Chapter 2 of ‘The Iron Man’.
- 1⇔Hogarth returned home and told his parents about the Iron Man.
- 2⇔Hogarth’s father encountered the Iron Man, but safely escaped.
- 3⇔The farmers found their machinery missing or half eaten.
- 4⇔The farmers found clues that let them know it must be the Iron Man.
- Put the following events in order, from 1 - 4, to show the correct chronology of events in the second half of Chapter 2 of ‘The Iron Man’.
- 1⇔The farmers dug a hole to trap the Iron Man, but he never came.
- 2⇔One day, Hogarth spotted the Iron Man eating wire fencing.
- 3⇔Hogarth lured the Iron Man with clinking metal and finally trapped him.
- 4⇔The farmers were overjoyed. They buried the Iron Man in the hole.
- Match these keywords to the correct definitions.
- humanity⇔the term used to describe human beings collectively ✓
- response⇔a reaction to something ✓
- emotions⇔feelings resulting from a person’s circumstances, mood or relationship ✓
- Why were the farmers angry with the Iron Man?
- He was rude and unkind.
- He was eating the farmers’ machinery. ✓
- He took up too much space.
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- Which of the following emotions can we infer that the farmers were feeling beneath their anger?
- comfort
- fear ✓
- confusion ✓
- excitement
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In Chapter 2 of ‘The Iron Man’, a character named Hogarth is introduced and he encounters the Iron Man.
- The Iron Man is responsible for eating the farmers’ machinery which threatens their livelihood and sense of safety.
- Humanity’s response to the Iron Man is one of anger and the farmers develop a plan to trap and bury him.
- We can infer deeper emotions of fear and confusion beneath humanity’s angry response.
- Hogarth’s emotions shift to sorrow & guilt after the Iron Man is buried as he feels a sense of empathy & responsibility.
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to understand the emotions that often exist beneath anger. They may also find it difficult to distinguish between 'feeling' anger and 'responding with' anger.
Ask the children to consider a time they have felt angry and what emotions may have triggered the anger. E.g. loneliness or sadness. Explain that anger is a normal emotion to feel but understanding the cause of it can help us respond differently.
Keywords
Humanity - the term used to describe human beings collectively
Response - a reaction to something
Emotions - strong feelings that result from a person’s circumstances, mood or relationships with others
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