Taller than a house, the Iron Man stood at the top of the cliff, on the very brink, in the darkness. The wind sang through his iron fingers. His great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom, slowly turned to the right, slowly turned to the left. His iron ears turned, this way, that way. He was hearing the sea. His eyes, like

the Iron Man seen the sea. He swayed in the strong wind that pressed against his back. He swayed forward, on the brink of the high cliff. And his right foot, his enormous iron right foot, lifted - up, out into space, and the Iron Man stepped forward, off the cliff, into nothingness. CRRRAAAASSSSSSH!

Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Our catalogue at the time said that ‘it is by reading such books that children learn the difference between the shoddy and the genuine’. We still believe in the power of reading to transform children’s lives.

Setting The opening to the book is set in an unknown part of the world on a clifftop by the sea. This could possibly be England as this is where Ted Hughes came from. As the Iron Man makes his way inland, he travels over hills and fields but ends up trapped in a giant hole.

no longer see the Iron Man against the twilight sky. Had he gone back over the cliff into the sea? Or was he coming down the hill, in the darkness under that high skyline, towards Hogarth and the farms? Then Hogarth understood what was happening. He could hear a strange tearing and creaking sound. The Iron Man was pulling up the barbed-wire ...

Knowledge Organiser - English: The Iron Man by Ted Hughes Plot An Iron giant appears from seemingly nowhere, feeding on local farm equipment. A trap is set and he is buried, although he eventually escapes. A small boy called Hogarth has the idea of sending him to a scrapyard to feed him metal and keep him out of the way.

Taller than a house, the Iron Man stood at the top of the cliff, on the very brink, in the darkness. The wind sang through his iron fingers. His great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom, slowly turned to the right, slowly turned to the left. His iron head turned, this way, that way. He was hearing the sea. His eyes, like

THE IRON MAN Ted Hughes Chapter 5 The Iron Man’s Challenge There was no time to be wasted. The Iron Man allowed himself to be taken to pieces, arms, legs, body, head, all separate, so each part could be flown to Australia on a different airliner. He was too big to …

•Write a letter to the Iron Man on behalf of the people on Earth thanking him for what he did. •Structure it in three paragraphs. •What did you think of the Iron Man when you first saw him? What made you change your mind? •What would you like to say to the Iron Man now he’s saved the Earth? What are you grateful for?

Draw and label a ‘before and after’ diagram of the Iron Man. Start by drawing an iron giant at the top of the cliff, using the description at the beginning of the chapter to help you, e.g. ‘His great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom’.

The Iron Man By Ted Hughes Chapter 3: What’s to be done with the Iron Man? 1. What began to happen on top of the hill where the Iron Man was buried? 2. How do you think the little boy felt when he saw the ‘enormous iron hand’? Why wont Hogarth’s father listen to his idea this time? 3.

“Mr Iron Man,” shouted Hogarth. “We’ve got all the iron you want, all the food you want, and you can have it for nothing, if only you’ll stop eating up the farms.” The Iron Man stood up straight. Slowly he turned, till he was looking directly at Hogarth. “We’re sorry we trapped you and buried you,” shouted the little boy. “We

The Iron Man by Ted Hughes Comprehension Answers 1. Where was the scrap metal yard? In the town. 2. How can you describe the iron in the scrap metal yard? All the scrap iron of the region was piled up there rusting away. (List examples) 3. What did the Iron Man actually eat? A greasy black stove, a double decker bedstead with brass knobs.

The Iron Man By Ted Hughes Chapter 5: The Iron Man's Challenge 1. What happened to the Iron Man at the beginning of the chapter? Why? 2. What task did the Iron Man set for the space-bat-angel-dragon? 3. What 3 things happened when the space-bat-angel-dragon returned for the second time? 4. What does the space-bat-angel-dragon ‘do’ in space? 5.

Hughes' "The Iron Man" offers valuable insights into the human condition. Teachers and educators can leverage the poem to foster critical thinking and stimulate discussions on the themes of innocence, disillusionment, and the anxieties associated with …

Ted Hughes keeps the moment where Hogarth tells his father about the Iron Man very brief. Read this section at the beginning of the chapter and think carefully about what this

The Iron Man has been adapted for both stage and screen and is thought of as one of the greatest children’s books of all time. Context The Iron Man came from the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down.

He visited the Iron Man in his scrap-yard, and talked to him about his great monster that was threatening the earth. “Please,” he asked, “please can’t you thin of some way of getting rid of it?

Read the third chapter of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Now try to answer the following questions using page 33 (At last they came to the town...) to the end of page 34. 1. Where was the scrap metal yard? 2. How can you describe the iron in the scrap metal yard? 3. What did the Iron Man actually eat? 4. What colour are the Iron Man’s eyes?

Re-read the first page of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes and underline any repetition. Underline any similes in blue. Can I summarise a story, giving the main points clearly in sequence? A summary is a brief (short) account of something like an event. There are …