The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas: Context

This 23-slide lesson provides an introduction to John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’.

The lesson introduces students to the novel’s key ideas of friendship and childhood, as well as the historical context of World War II and anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany.

Questions, discussion points, and tasks are included for students throughout, and the lesson ends with a creative writing task that could be used in class or as a homework activity.

This lesson is designed for KS3 pupils. Given the novel’s subject matter, some historical context deals with mature content.

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