The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Lesson 7
Lesson Objectives

• At the end of this lesson, students should be able

to:
▫ Explore the thoughts and feelings of characters at
particular moments in the story using a freeze-
frame technique
▫ Make notes relevant to a specific reading focus,
based on a close reading of an extract
▫ Develop annotation skills and use of PEE
What sort of adjectives did you use to
describe ‘the Fury’?
 Freeze Frame
• Drama strategy that requires
you to create a still-image of
something that has been
described.
• Using cards given to you,
create a frozen image of the
scene in a way that reveals
the thoughts and feelings of
the characters about the
situation they are in.
Things to consider
• The angle of the body and the placing of arms
and legs
• Facial expressions
• Direction of eyes
• Use of props such as chairs and tables
• Whether the character should appear relaxed or
tense
• The use of height to show status
 Freeze Frame
• Using cards given to you,
create a frozen image of the
scene in a way that reveals
the thoughts and feelings of
the characters about the
situation they are in.
Anti-semitism
• What does it mean?
Anti-semitism is prejudice against or
hostility towards Jews, often rooted in hatred
of their ethnic background, culture, and/or
religion. In its extreme form, it "attributes to
the Jews an exceptional position among all
other civilizations, defames them as an inferior
group and denies their being part of the
nation[s]" in which they reside. A person who
practices anti-semitism is called an "anti-
semite."
Task
• Read through the extract given to you.
• Annotate the text, whilst considering the
following question:

Why do you think the writer

includes details about the forced
removal of the Jewish citizens of
Cracow?
Using PEE
• Point: I think John Boyne includes these details
to...

• Evidence: He does this when he describes,

• Evaluation: This suggests that...

Using PEE, create a short paragraph to
answer the following question:

What do we learn about the

conditions for the people in
the Cracow ghetto?
Development
• Now we are going to compare Bruno’s journey to
Out-With with Shmuel’s journey, using the text
to support our answers.
• Read both extracts.
• Highlight all descriptive words and adjectives.
• Looking at these words, write down the feelings
and atmosphere created by each description.
Using connectives
• When comparing texts, it is important that you
make use of connectives. Here is a list of
common connectives used in comparative
writing:
▫ Whereas
▫ However
▫ On the other hand
▫ Alternatively
▫ Instead of
Write a comparative PEE paragraph about Bruno and Shmuel’s journey to Out-With

Shmuel describes the train as... Whereas Bruno describes the train as...
This shows that ...
Why do you suppose John Boyne creates
such a stark comparison for the reader?