The Iron man by Ted Hughes Thursday 21

The Iron man by Ted Hughes. Thursday, 21 st January

Page 17 -18 60 Second challenge: 1. Where did the Iron man walk? a. Up the cliffs b. On the clifftop c. Into the sea 2. What colour were the Iron man’s eyes at first? a. Blue b. Green c. Red 3. What colour did the Iron man’s eyes change to? a. Red b. Green c. Blue

Reading of page 21 - 23 Shared class question: How do the paragraphs on page 22 suggest that something odd was about to happen? I believe that the author wanted to build tension for the reader. For example, the sea was telling Hogarth to ‘Hush, hush’ and Hogarth felt like he was being watched. This suggests that something shocking is about to happen. 1. How can you tell that Hogarth was struggling to fish? p 21 2. How can you tell that Iron Man looked scary? p 23 3. How do the sentences on page 23 show that Hogarth was in a rush to get home?

The Iron man by Ted Hughes. Friday, 22 nd January

Page 24 -25 60 Second challenge: 1. How did Hogarth’s little sister react to his Iron man news? a. She cried b. She smiled c. She grew pale 2. How did the first farmer react to Hogarth’s fathers news? a. He was scared b. He laughed c. He cried 3. How did the second farmer react to Hogarth’s fathers news? a. He laughed b. He cried c. He believed

Reading of page 26 - 29 Find a word/phrase that suggests that the Iron man was possibly going to hurt Hogarth’s father? The writer gives the reader an idea that the Iron may be about to hurt Hogarth’s father. I get this impression because his hand reaches down towards the windshield of the car. This implies that the Iron man wanted to either hurt Hogarth’s father, or eat his car. 1. What do the words ‘A foot as big as a single bed’ show you about the Iron man? 2. Find a word/phrase that suggests that the Iron man eats tractors? p 26 3. Which word or phrase suggests that Hogarth’s father was scared? p 27