9A engelskplanering fram till vecka 16 - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Hi, the plan for the coming weeks is also to be found in Notebook. You are going to read, listen, write and talk about this book. When you have finished reading it you will write a final paper about it.

Annika

Week 11 

Tuesday  - read chapter 11 and answer the questions in writing. However, the answers do not need to be very long but make sure to write as grammatically as possible.  

Chapter 11 

  

1. How did Bruno’s mother react when his father said the Fury was coming to 

dinner? 

2. How do the children dress for this important dinner? 

3. What rules apply during the Fury’s visit? 

4. Describe the Fury. 

5. What does Bruno think of the Fury’s manners? 

6. Describe Eva. 

  

Activity 

Dictionary Work: 

Look up the following words in your dictionary: commandant, varnished, 

commented, enunciating, precisely, deliberately, introduction, resolved, 

fragment.  

Write down their meanings and use them in sentences to show you 

understand them. 

  

Week 12 

Monday – read chapter 12. Write a summary of what happened in that chapter. Use the questions below as help.  

Chapter 12 

  

1. Where did Shmuel live before the camp? 

2. How did life change for Shmuel before he was brought to the camp? 

3. What different attitudes do the boys have to the armbands? 

4. “Bruno opened his mouth to contradict him.” Why doesn’t Bruno believe Shmuel’s story? 

5. What happened when “the soldiers all came with huge trucks”? 

6. What differences do you notice between Bruno and Shmuel? 

7. Why does Bruno decide not to tell his family about his new friend? 

  

Tuesday – read chapter 13 and answer the questions briefly.  

Chapter 13 

  

1. What jobs do the boys want when they grow up? 
2. What is Shmuel’s opinion of soldiers? 
3. Describe the friendship the boys have. 
4. How does Bruno feel when he looks at Pavel? 
5. What mistake does Lieutenant Kotler make in conversation? 
6. What view does Bruno’s father have of people who left Germany in 1938? 
7. What happened that was both unexpected and extremely unpleasant? 
8. What does Bruno decide he had better do in future? 

Activity 

Debate: Do people with power ever abuse their power? Discuss. 

  

Friday – read chapter 14 aloud in small groups. Answer and discuss the questions and the book so far. Talk about what you like, dislike, puzzles you and reminds you of.  

Chapter 14 

  

1. When Shmuel has a black eye, what does Bruno think happened? 

2. What does Bruno ask Shmuel every day? 

3. What does Bruno have to say about the striped pyjamas? 

4. What does Bruno let slip (tell a secret) to Gretel? 

5. How does he try to get out of it? 

6. Why is Gretel sarcastic to Bruno? 

7. What did Shmuel say about his Grandfather? 

  

Activity 

Point of view: Different people see things differently. Imagine you are Gretel. What is your opinion of your brother Bruno? 

  

Week 13 

Monday – we will listen to chapter 15 and you will talk about the chapter in pairs, in groups and in the whole class.  

Chapter 15 

  

1. What prevented Bruno and Shmuel from seeing each other? 

2. Why is Bruno worried about his friend? 

3. Bruno’s mother is spending a lot of time with Lieutenant Kotler. What 

examples of this are we given? 

4. What reasons does Bruno have for disliking Lieutenant Kotler? 

5. How does Lieutenant Kotler treat Bruno? 

6. Why is Shmuel in the kitchen? 

7. Describe Shmuel’s hand. 

8. Why is Shmuel afraid to eat the chicken? 

9. Why does Bruno deny knowing Shmuel? 

10. What would you have done in Bruno’s position? 

  

Tuesday – writing about Shmuel 

Activity 

1. Diary Entry: 

Imagine you are Shmuel. Write in your diary describing how you feel about the day’s events. 

Friday – finish writing about Shmuel and read chapter 16  

Week 14 

Monday and Tuesday – finish reading the book, page 176-216 

Chapter 16 

  

1. How do we know a lot of time has passed since the novel began? 

2. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler? 

3. Why does Bruno think his friendship with Shmuel is strange? 

4. How has Gretel changed since the story began? 

5. What does Bruno ask Gretel? 

6. What explanation does Gretel give? 

7. Why does Gretel scream and how do their parents deal with this problem? 

  

Chapter 17 

1. Bruno says his mother is unhappy at Out-With. Why do you think this is? 

2. What do Bruno’s parents argue about? 

3. How is his mother behaving? 

4. What decision does Bruno’s father make? 

  

Activity 

Dialogue: 

Write the conversation that took place between Bruno’s parents during the 

argument. 

  

Chapter 18 

1. Why wasn’t Shmuel at the fence for two days? 

2. What regrets do the boys have about their friendship? 

3. What plan do the boys make? 

  

Activity 

Personal Reflection: 

Write about what you consider it means to be a good friend. 

  

Chapter 19 

1. What almost ruins their plan on Friday? 

2. What does Bruno do with his clothes? 

3. How do the boys feel when they’re finally on the same side of the fence? 

4. How did Bruno imagine the camp? 

5. What does Bruno see in the camp? 

6. What two types of people are there in the camp? 

7. What does Bruno tell Shmuel after they march? 

8. What happens to the boys at the end of the chapter? 

Friday - discussion about the book. The conversation will be recorded and assessed. 

Week 16 

Writing an essay.