The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 149 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 32-page booklet of worksheets. It includes: Analysis of the characters of Bruno, Father, Gretel and Lieutenant Kotler Extension activities for G and T pupils Starter and plenary activities Historical context understanding research activity Developing inference and deduction skills through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Empathetic writing - a letter to Grandmother and Bruno's diary Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Analysing John Boyne's use of language and contrast in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Speaking and Listening tasks - Bruno and Shmuel's conversations Writing a book review for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Comprehension questions on a PowerPoint for ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ suitable for KS2 and KS3. This can be used alongside the teacher led reading or adapted to be part of a series of lessons.

A comprehension based around chapter 7 from BISP. Based on SATs style questions

Seventeen page Study Guide of engaging analysis and activities for use in your class teaching of the novel, “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.” This is a highly visual resource intended to comprehensively guide students in understanding plot, characters, theme, point of view and historical context, answering their questions along the way about fundamentals such as historical timelines, meaning of key terms and explaining belief systems. The contents on the numbered pages are as follows Plot exercises Historical terms / vocabulary Visualization timeline Frequently asked questions about the Holocaust Fact versus Fiction in the novel Paragraph writing - exemplar and extended writing activities Chapter Questions - comprehension questions fr each chapter with page numbers to locate answers Comparing and Contrasting - diagrammatic representation of character similiarities and differences Crossword on plot and characters Irony analysis in the novel - student activities on use of irony in the plot and dialogue of the novel Fences and Boundaries in History - research Point of view analysis and higher order thinking exercises on character perspective Themes - analysis and comprehension questions Essay Questions Further reading and viewing This resource is a complete unit that would would be all that teachers would require in a class study of the novel over several weeks.

A “Knowledge Deck” or flashcard deck identifies the essential knowledge and vocabulary required to access and engage with the text. (180 flashcards) Each flashcard is tagged by chapter and character, offering flexible ‘pre-teaching’ and retrieval practice style questions and vocabulary. Knowledge decks can be used in class or used to set homework. When teaching, almost all lesson “Do Nows,” “Checks for Understanding” and homework tasks are delivered using the deck, significantly reduced planning time. Homework tasks can be marked in class, by the pupils or knowledge can be confirmed via a short quiz (which is much more powerful than marking a homework task). Now with a six question quiz ‘display’ available on the Sheet. Each deck represents approximately 20 hours saved preparation time.

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter three of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson introduces the key word mondegreen (misheard words that are given a new meaning) and prompts students to analyse the effect of the Fuhrer being misheard as “The Fury” and Auschwitz being misheard as “Out-With”. Students are given scaffolding to write an analytical paragraph to consider the effect of this technique. Learning Objective: Analyse the effect of mondegreens as symbols in the text. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Understand what a mondegreen is and give examples from the text. Silver: Explain clearly how these words are used as symbolds. Gold: Explain clearly what the effect is on the reader. **Lesson Outline: ** Do It Now: What do you notice about the chapter titles? Starter: Listen to ‘Message in a Bottle’ – what is a mondegreen? Activity one: Discussion and reading Activity two: PETER paragraph Peer assessment Plenary: Would all readers of this book be able to consider the mondegreens? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter two of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson introduces the key words juxtaposition and foreboding. Students then look at three quotes and consider the techniques and effects used in them before writing a scaffolded PETER paragraph about the chapter. This resource includes a ready-to-teach lesson and a printable scaffolding worksheet. Learning Objective: Write a PETER paragraph about the impression of Bruno’s new house. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Write a paragraph using the PETER structure. Silver: Explain the effect of the quote in detail. Gold: Make links between different parts of the text. Lesson Outline: Do It Now: Students try to work out the meaning of the two key words of today’s lesson. Starter: Students read the chapter and write down any quotes that give a foreboding impression Activity one: Think – pair- share discussion of the literary techniques used and the effects. Activity two: Students use PETER paragraph outline to write an analytical paragraph. Peer assessment Plenary: What do you think made Bruno feel “cold and unsafe” in the new house? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter thirteen of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson requires students to consider how John Boyne creates tension in the dinner party scene and to compare how this is shown in the book and the movie. Students will then devise their own drama scene to put into practice tension-building devices. Learning Objective: Analyse how writers and directors create tension. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Understand which techniques can be used by writers and directors to create tension. Silver: Explain clearly how these techniques create tension. Gold: Use some of these techniques yourself to construct a dramatic performance. Lesson Outline: Do It Now: How might a movie director create tension? Starter: Reading focus – how does John Boyne create tension? Activity 1: Students complete an analysis table based on quotes from this chapter with teacher support. Activity 2: How is tension created in the film? Activity 3: Devising their own scene in groups and performing. Plenary: What do you think happened to Pavel? What do you think will be the consequences for Lieutenant Kotler? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A scheme of work and student worksheets covering a broad range of topics and assessments. Allows students to use historical knowledge to critically analyse the presentation of the characters in the book. Opportunities for debate, comprehension and writing.

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter five of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson teaches students the difference between direct and indirect characterisation (with an exercise to practise writing their own examples). It then prompts them to consider the characterisation of Father. Students then write a personal response to an emotional extract from the text in which Father expresses his opinion on the Jewish people in Auschwitz. Learning Objective: Write a personal response explaining how I feel about an extract. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Describe how you feel about an extract. Silver: Explain the reasons for your feelings. Gold: Ask questions and make links between what you know from the text and your other background knowledge. Lesson Overview: Do It Now: True or false questions about the Holocaust Starter: Indirect vs direct characterisation – explanation and whole-class activity. Activity 1: Popcorn reading and class discussion of how Father is characterised. Activity 2: Write a personal response to an extract from the text. Plenary: Think-pair-share: how did this extract make you feel? What do you think the author wants us to feel? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

SOW on powerpoint - lots of accompanying worksheets but from range of sources so can't put on TES please email/message if you would like them

A Collection of resources for teaching a literacy unit on the book Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne. Included are a selection of original WAGOLLs (what a good one looks like) including all the features necessary for writing at the expected standard for KS2. These include persuasive letters written from Bruno to other characters and a narrative based on Bruno's adventure into the camp.

A successful and engaging 15 lesson scheme of work that I designed as a guided reading task. This essentially meant that the children worked through this independently in groups (I used one lesson per week for this), and it was so successful, that I went on to produce 5 more schemes of work like this (which I will upload as soon as I get a chance to combine them all into one document!). It has been used for mid-ability 11-13 year olds, and low ability 14 year olds. Each lesson lasts for one hour, and is self explanatory, right down to the homework tasks. Activities range from hot-seating, to diary entries, group reading and Venn diagrams (see sample lesson). A great way to promote independent learning-and to give yourself a well earned break every now and then!! I merely used to rotate around the groups to see how they were getting on-it was great not having the stress of planning these lessons! Happy guided reading… Kathryn

Year 6 Whole Class Guided Reading Planning for ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Currently using as an intervention for SEN year 8/9 students so would work for secondary too! 4 x 30 minute lessons designed to be taught over 7 weeks Follows the VIPERS scheme Retrieval questions and SATs style questions included Designed to be taught alongside the whole text You will need a copy of the text Please leave a review

This crossword on John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the novel. It always works as a great starter or plenary task. Ideal for KS3 and high-attaining KS2 pupils. Note: answer to the question of Shmuel’s religion is ‘Judaism’ not ‘Jewish’ or ‘Jews’, etc.

Two engaging and ready to teach one hour lessons to cover chapters 17 - 20 of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. The first lesson (chapters 17 - 18) requires students to use a range of reading skills and techniques - they read independently and in pairs to practise their comprehension and inference skills. The second lesson (chapters 19 - 20) requires students to think about the effects of pathetic fallacy and dramatic irony in the penultimate chapter and then to reflect on how they feel about the ending. LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Practise a range of reading skills. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Read in pairs and individually, and use skimming, scanning and inference skills. Silver: Support your partner by correcting them constructively in paired reading. Gold: Make a perceptive prediction about what will happen at the end of the book. Lesson Outline: Do It Now: Match the reading term to the definition. Starter: Paired reading of chapter 17 followed by comprehension and inference questions. Activity 1: Chapter 18 individual comprehension questions and marking. Activity 2: What do you predict will happen at the end of the book? Plenary: How has Bruno changed over the course of the book? LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Reflect upon the story. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Understand the terms pathetic fallacy and dramatic irony. Silver: Explain how pathetic fallacy and dramatic irony are used to create tension. Gold: Reflect upon the end of the novel. Lesson Overview: Do It Now: What are your expectations for finishing the book? Starter: Explanation of pathetic fallacy and dramatic irony– how does that impact your expectations? Activity 1: Reading focus for chapter 19. Activity 2: Chapter 19 reflection followed by class questions for teacher. Activity 3: Chapter 20 reflection. Plenary: Questions on a post-it note. Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

Two pages of 'SATs style' reading comprehension questions, based on Chapter One of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.

Half a term scheme focused on delivering an element of intergrated curriculum, combining geography and history into the teaching of English.

This is a full lesson PP - ready to teach - although you may wish to change / differentiate to your own context on the above named topic. I've uploaded lots of lessons and some that follow on from each other if you would like to use them all. Each has the same start to the title for ease of finding. This lesson covers the context of the novel.