Literature: The Iron Man

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Good Afternoon!

You will need:

Pen/pencil

Agenda

Lesson Goals

Introduce: The Iron Man

Video: The Iron Giant

Introduce: Simile (als)

Read: The Fall

Independent Work Time
Review

Homework

Lesson Goals

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to...

-Understand and identify similes in a text

-Read a text for understanding

Yes!

No

The Iron Man

-By Ted Hughes

-1968

-Bedtime story

-Is he a monster? No

-1999 Film

Discussion

1. Why does Hogarth name himself 'the luckiest kid in America?'

2. 'You are what you choose to be.' 

Do you agree? Can the Iron Man be who he wants to be? 

Why (not)?

Simile

The Iron Man: Handout

Tip! Read the questions first

Independent Work Time

1. Read the questions first!

2. As you answer your questions, please find the sentence that tells you that that is the answer!

What did we learn today?

Can you...?

-Understand and identify simile

-Read a text for understanding

Homework

Finish reading and answering the questions for The Iron Man