Intro to Boy in Striped Pyjamas

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Intro to Boy in Striped Pyjamas

Learning objective: By the end of the lesson, you'll know about the setting in The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas.

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What do you know about the Book/Movie The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?

In pairs, make a mindmap:

What terms come to mind when you think of the Holocaust?

Work Time

• In pairs, make a 'Day in the life' of a person in a concentration camp.

• Include: what time do they wake up / go sleep, what do they eat, what kind of activities do they do, and a short anecdote.

• How? Poster, a written piece, or a 90 second presentation.

Steps

1. Brainstorm - all ideas in one place (10 mins)

2. Focused research - gather information (20 mins)

3. Making the end product (20 mins)

Step 1: Brainstorm

In pairs, make a mindmap about what you believe a day in the life of a person in a concentration camp could have looked like:

• What time do they wake up / go sleep, what do they wear, what do they eat, how do they feel, what kind of activities do they do, etc.

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vloedgolf

onvermijdelijk

spaargeld

diploma-uitreiking

aangetrokken tot

broers en zussen

huiselijk geweld

huren

veilig

voorzichtig

bestemming

donate

figure out

for a while

society

berry

hitch-hike

go on foot

wander

hassle

breathe

disappear

Step 2 + 3: Focused Research + making the end product

Gather information for your end product:

• What time do they wake up / go sleep?

• What do they eat?

• What kind of activities do they do?

• How do they feel?

• A short anecdote (something that happened)

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Write between 150-200 words