
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:
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Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here.
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A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here.
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A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here.
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Excellent SOW that asks some engaging questions and sets appropriate tasks for my year 8 class.
These lessons are amazing and have saved me a lot of time putting a unit of work together. There is everything that I need to teach the whole unit. They are really well resourced with engaging lessons for a range of abilities.
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