An exciting introduction to John Boyne’s novel where students will explore the title and blurb to find clues in order to figure out what the book is about. The study of chapter 1 will look into character analysis by zooming into words to form impressions of the novel’s protagonist. Includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation of 6 slides Printable character image ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ Kindly leave feedback for this product. We’d love to hear from you! ©The Nifty Ninja

Students will probe and analyse language to look for insightful meanings in war propaganda. Over seven hours of reading, playing class games, watching videos, and completing group tasks, students will be able to confidently discuss Owen’s view on war and how he uses language to describe war through his famous poem. The resource also includes a bonus modelled paragraph on how war is presented in the poem (can be compared to Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’). Assessment objectives can be typed in on the slides where appropriate. Includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation of 20 slides Printable progress check cards Printable clue cards + answer key Printable summary cards Printable Wilfred Owen facts Printable copy of the poem Printable modelled paragraph Printable information table ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ Kindly leave feedback for this product. We’d love to hear from you! ©The Nifty Ninja