Manual template of H3 assignment “Boy

in the Striped Pajamas”

(this is just a guide, you can add more information as long as you find it is important.)

Option 1: Research about John Boyne

 Mention who he is (background, birth, which country is he from and what did he do).
 When did he write the book and why did he write this book?
 Has this become famous? Why or why not?
 You can add any other information.

Option 2: Research the Holocaust

 What is a holocaust?
 When did it take place and how long did it last?
 Which country did it take place and why?
 Who was the leader of the holocaust?
 How is the holocaust related with the book “the boy in the striped pajamas”?
 Does the book mention similar events that also happened in the Holocaust? Give one or two
examples of an event?
 Add any other information that you feel is necessary.

Option 3: Research WWII in Great Britain

 What is WWII (full form)?
 When did it take place and between which countries?
 Who were the leaders of WWII?
 How is the WWII related with the book of “the boy in the striped pajamas”?
 Is there any event in the book that mentions about WWII.
 What impact did great Britain have on Germany during the WWII?
 Add any other information that you feel is necessary.

Option 4: Write in role as Shmuel from any point in the story

 Here, you can choose any chapter of the story and add Bruno’s mother role in that chapter.
 For example, you can mention Bruno mother in the seventh chapter by writing an additional
section of the chapter. This can be in different forms or views of what is happening in the
story.

Option 5: Write in role as Bruno’s mother from any point in the story
 Here, you can choose any chapter of the story and add Bruno’s mother role in that chapter.
 For example, you can mention Bruno mother in the seventh chapter by writing an additional
section of the chapter. This can be in different forms or views of what is happening in the
story.
Option 6: Write in role as Gretel from any point in the story
 Here, you can choose any chapter of the story and add Gretel’s role in that chapter.
 For example, you can mention Gretel in the fifth chapter by writing an additional section of
the chapter. This can be in different forms or views of what is happening in the story.

Option 7: Write in role as Bruno from any point in the story

 Here, you can choose any chapter of the story and add Bruno’s role in that chapter.
 For example, you can mention Bruno in the third chapter by writing an additional section of
the chapter. This can be in different forms or views of what is happening in the story.

Option 8: Create a wordsearch based on the story

 use 20 words from the book; no names!!
 Has to be new (difficult/challenging) words you discovered throughout reading.
 Cannot be words such as: for / her / him
 Use this link to make a wordsearch: https://www.woordzoekermaken.nl/index.php
 An example of one:

 In the end make a screenshot and copy the picture to your Word document.

Option 9: Write an alternative ending for the novel

 You will write a different ending in comparison to the original ending.
  You can be creative and it is up to you how you want to the end it.
 The structure: don’t write it in one long paragraph (write it in 3+ paragraphs).
 The story has to be coherent ( it has to follow the order and has to pick up from chapter 19).

Option 10: Pick any chapter and rewrite it

 Write a summary of any chapter that really interest you.
 Basically, a “samenvatting van een hoofdstuk”.
 It has to be in your own words!.
 In a summary, you should only include ideas that are mentioned by your author and not
your ideas/opinions. It has to be main ideas or the important ideas.
 Remember capitalization + punctuations

Option 11: Write a diary entry from one of the characters

 Choose a character you want to write about.
 You will write a diary entry by starting to write the date followed by “the characters name”.
 You can choose a chapter (optional) and write about the character’s point of view from the
story.
 The following picture is just an example to give you an idea of how a diary entry can look
like. There different styles of diary entry. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE.

Option 12: Turn a chapter into a script

 Choose a chapter from the book.
 You will write a script (which is like a dialogue/ screenplay script that actors use.)
 Things to remember when writing a script:
1. Start a new line whenever the next character speaks.
2. You structure it as: [ character’s name + “:” + their speech]
3. You don’t have to use quotation marks “”, just write the character’s name with a colon
afterwards:

Example: This is a quote from the book and on the right shows how it has been turned into an script:
 Maria: Your father is very serious too.

Bruno: Yes, but he is Father. Fathers are supposed to be

serious . it doesn’t matter whether they are greengrocers or
teachers or chefs or commandants

Narrator: Bruno listing all the jobs that were decent,

respectable fathers did and whose titles he had thought
about a thousand times.

Bruno: And I don’t think that man looked like a father.

Although, he was very serious for sure.

4. Most of the time, you have to watch out that the NARRATOR SPEAKS in between the
characters dialogues. (This can be seen whether there is extra description of
feelings/ideas/scenes or if something has to be explained or clarified.)  Look at the
example above.

Option 13: Create a story board for one chapter with pictures
 Choose a chapter and create a storyboard that shows a visual picture of that chapter.
 If you choose this option, you can draw the storyboard on a paper and add a picture in the
word document. Or you can make a digital storyboard and attach it to the document.
 The storyboard must include a drawing + a text/caption of what the picture is about.