The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas ~ Study Guide

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

1. Plot exercises
2. Historical terms / vocabulary
3. Visualization timeline
4. Frequently asked questions about the Holocaust
5. Fact versus Fiction in the novel
6. Paragraph writing - exemplar and extended writing activities
7. Chapter Questions - comprehension questions fr each chapter with page
   numbers to locate answers
8. Comparing and Contrasting - diagrammatic representation of character
   similiarities and differences
9. Crossword on plot and characters
10. Irony analysis in the novel - student activities on use of irony in the plot and
    dialogue of the novel
11. Fences and Boundaries in History - research
12. Point of view analysis and higher order thinking exercises on character
    perspective
13. Themes - analysis and comprehension questions
14. Essay Questions
15. 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.