Starter quiz
- What is an author?
- a person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text ✓
- a person responsible for creating the pictures or artwork that make up a text
- a person who translates a text from one language into another
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- What is the role of an illustrator?
- a person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
- a person responsible for creating the pictures or artwork that make up a text ✓
- a person who translates a text from one language into another
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- What is the definition of a 'plot'?
- where a story is set
- the main events of a story, play, book, film or show ✓
- the people, animals or things in a story
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- What is a 'character'?
- where the story takes place
- what happens in the story
- a person, animal, being, creature or thing in a story ✓
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- True or false? Science fiction is a type of non-fiction text.
- True
- False ✓
- Select the correct definition of 'atmosphere'.
- a language device used to have a desired impact on the reader
- the tone or mood created in a section or whole of a text ✓
- the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases
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Exit quiz
- Select the statements that are true.
- ‘The Iron Man’ is written by Ted Hughes. ✓
- ‘The Iron Man’ is a non-fiction text.
- Ted Hughes was an English poet and children’s writer. ✓
- ‘The Iron Man’ has been adapted into a film and stage productions. ✓
- ‘The Iron Man’ was Ted Hughes's only children's story.
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- True or false? ‘The Iron Man’ is a science fiction novel.
- True ✓
- False
- Who is the protagonist in 'The Iron Man'?
- Ted Hughes
- the Iron Man ✓
- the seagulls
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- What happened to the Iron Man when he fell off the cliff?
- His body landed on the beach in a lifeless heap.
- He landed on his feet and bounced back up.
- His body broke apart and the pieces scattered across the beach. ✓
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- True or false? The atmosphere created in the first chapter could be considered 'calm and uneventful'.
- True
- False ✓
- Match each linguistic technique to its definition.
- repetition⇔the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases for emphasis or effect ✓
- simile⇔the comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ ✓
- personification⇔describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- ‘The Iron Man’ is a contemporary science fiction novel written by the author Ted Hughes.
- Science fiction is a genre of fiction that involves imaginative & futuristic concepts linked to science and technology.
- The opening chapter introduces a mysterious robot named the Iron Man as the protagonist.
- Ted Hughes creates a mysterious atmosphere in the opening chapter, which leaves the reader with many questions.
- A variety of linguistic techniques are used to create vivid imagery and convey a mysterious atmosphere.
Common misconception
Pupils may be uncertain of the different elements of a science fiction text.
You may wish to have a selection of science fiction texts available in the classroom for pupils to explore. Spend time talking through the different features of this genre.
Keywords
Science fiction - a genre of fiction that involves imaginative and futuristic concepts linked to science and technology
Protagonist - a main character or central figure in a story or narrative
Atmosphere - the tone or mood created in a section or whole of a text
Linguistic technique - a language device used to have a desired impact on the reader
Imagery - a writer’s use of highly descriptive and vivid language to paint a picture
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