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Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter sixteen of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson teaches students the features of an obituary and then requires them to write an obituary about Grandmother.

Learning Objective: Write an obituary for Grandmother.

Learning Outcomes:
Bronze: List the features of an obituary.
Silver: Apply these features in writing an obituary.
Gold: Creatively infer details about Grandmother.

Lesson Outline:
Do It Now: What is an obituary? What are the steps for writing an effective one?
Starter: Reading focus on Grandmother.
Activity 1: What are the features of an obituary? Paired work.
Activity 2: Planning and writing an obituary.
Peer assessment
Plenary: How do you think Father feels about the death of his Mother?

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  2. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here.

  3. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here.

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20 Lessons on The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (COMPLETE SOW)

20 1-hour ready-to-teach and fully resourced lessons on every chapter of 'The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne. This scheme also includes two contextual lessons to introduce students to the important background knowledge for the book such as Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and Auschwitz.<br /> <br /> All lessons are easily adaptable and ready to teach with a lesson overview and printing instructions. Each lesson has a clear learning objective and differentiated learning outcomes. This resource also includes a detailed knowledge organiser and a homework menu to accompany the unit. Assessment ideas for the unit are also provided. <br /> <br /> For a detailed breakdown of the knowledge and skills covered by this unit, have a look at the scheme of work, which is available for free if you click through the resources in this bundle. This covers a range of knowledge and skills on the key stage 3 curriculum and prepares students for both Language and Literature that they will study in key stage 4. <br /> <br /> A number of the resources in this bundle are available for free - you can find them if you click through the resources in the bundle. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive. <br /> <br /> <br /> Freebies in this bundle (so that you can try before you buy):<br /> <br /> 1) Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.<br /> <br /> 2) A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.<br /> <br /> 3) A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel.<br /> <br /> <br /> If you find this bundle useful, have a look at other resources available in my shop.<br /> <br /> Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free. Instructions of how to claim are included in the bundle.

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Hoobakka

a year ago
5

Engaging is exactly the right term for this lesson. The novel framing device caught my students' attention well and kept them on-task all through the lesson. Splendid stuff.

megan_clarke1998

5 years ago
5

Excellent resource! This will work great for my Year 8's.

clare.paul.chelsea

6 years ago
5

Fab resources for Chapter 16

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