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Planning the resolution of 'The Iron Man'

'The Iron Man': narrative writing

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils write their own complete narrative version of 'The Iron Man', based on their understanding and exploration of the original text by Ted Hughes from the accompanying reading unit. Pupils write the full narrative arc from opening to build-up, climax and resolution.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan the resolution of 'The Iron Man'.

Key Notes

  • 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Children may find it difficult to identify or generate appropriate exaggerated synonyms.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key 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.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'resolution'

the part of the story that resolves the problem and allows readers to reflect.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Children may find it difficult to identify or generate appropriate exaggerated synonyms. Correction: 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.

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