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Two engaging and ready to teach lessons to introduce students to context to prepare them to study the main themes in ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne.

Lesson overviews, printing instructions and worksheets are all included.

This resource includes a Powerpoint presentation for 2 one-hour lessons (although in the past I have spread this over more lessons if required). For research, students can either use devices to access the Internet, but if this is not available I have included a pdf document which includes 16 sources that students can use for their research in class.

The topics included in this lesson are:

  1. Auschwitz
  2. The Jewish ghettos
  3. The Final Solution
  4. Hitler and anti-Semitism
  5. The night of broken glass

LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Identify strong sources of information to complete research about the Holocaust.

Learning Outcomes:
Bronze:
Identify a reliable source of information about my topic.
Silver: Write down my research in my own words.
Gold: Find multiple reliable sources of information.

Teaching activities:
Do it now: Students complete first column of KWL grid about the Holocaust
Starter: Think, pair, share: discussion of what makes a reliable source.
Activity 1: How do we take effective notes?
Activity 2: Research and completing scaffolding notes sheet.
Peer assessment
Plenary: Students complete the L section of their KWL grid.

LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Identify the most important points in your research and present these to your classmates.

Learning Outcomes:
Bronze:
Identify the key vocabulary in the research I have completed.
Silver: Take brief and clear notes on other topics of information.
Gold: Make links between different knowledge and ideas.

Teaching activities:
Do it now: Recall – what are reliable and unreliable sources of information?
Starter: Review and summarise your research from last lesson.
Activity 1: Use your research to create an informative poster with only 10 words on it.
Activity 2: Carousel activity for students to share their information with each other.
Plenary: Highlight the three most important facts that you learned this lesson.

More Freebies:

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

  2. 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.

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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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bkih22

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Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing for free - these were brilliant lessons.

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