READERS3rdTERM:

OptionA:

Read the book

The Last of the Mohicans, Burlington Books Readers 1 BATX.
The
examison25May.

OptionB:

Read the book

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by
JOHN BOYNE, Oxford
Rollercoasters (or any other Publisher).
There is no exam
, you willhavetowriteashort
issueandprepareapresentationononeofthesuggestedtopics.Thedeadlineis26May.
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THEBOYINTHESTRIPEDPAJAMAS.
Makesureyouunderstandthefollowingvocabulary:
Fhrer, Auschwitz, Hitler Youth, antiSemitism, the Exodus, Nuremberg Laws, swastika,
Gestapo,deathtrains,deathcamps,WarsawGhetto,genocide,andresistance.
Now choose one of the following themes and work on it. You must use extracts from the
novel to justify your work. Only 2 people canworkoneachtheme,so,ifyou aretooslowto
choose, you may not be able to do this project. To choose thethemeyou wanttoworkon,
simpletellmeduringthenextweek.
You will have towritea document(2/3pages)andtoprepareapresentation(Powerpointor
similar).Thedeadlineis26MayYouwillnothavetodoandexam.
1.Charactersinthestory:
list all the characters and write
briefly about their personality (use adjectives and simple
sentences)
how do they change from the beginning to the end of the story? (use adjectives and
simplesentences)Selectextractsfromthenoveltojustifyyouropinion.

Whoisyourfavouritecharacterinthenovel?Explainwhyhe/sheisyourfavourite
2.BrunoandShmuel
WhydoesBrunoseemyoungerthannine?
Inchapter10,whatisunusualaboutShmuelsbirthday?
Bruno and Shmuel are more alike than different. Do you agree? When is this alikeness
mostdramaticallyshown?

3.BrunosmotherandBrunossister
:
Identify scenes from the novel that Bruno's mother isn't happy about their life at OutWith.
Do you think she is unhappy being away from Berlin, or she is angry about her husband's
position?(justifywithexamplesfromthenovel)
In chapter 7, why does Pavels behaviour changewhenBrunosmotherarrives?Howdoes
shetreatPavel?WhywontshetellBrunosfatherwhathappened?
At age 12, Gretel is the proper age for membershipin theLeagueofYoungGirls,abranch
ofHitler'sYouthOrganization.Whydoyouthinksheisnotamember?
Inchapter16,Howdoweknowalotoftimehaspassedsincethenovelbegan?
HowhasGretelchangedsincethestorybegan?

4.Background
:
Selectextractsfromthenoveltodescribethebackgroundofthestory(placeandtime)
WhatisitaboutthehouseatOutWiththatmakesBrunofeel"coldandunsafe"?
In chapter 10, what does Bruno say about Germany and how does he feel once he says?
What does Bruno discover about OutWith?What doesShmuelsayaboutwherehecomes
from?

5.TheHolocaustinthenovel:
SelectsomeextractsthatexplaintheHolocaust
In Chapter 5, why does Bruno go in to his fathers study? What is really going on in the
story,thatBrunoisnotawareof?
Bruno asks his father about the people outside their house at Auschwitz. What does his
fatheranswer?(p.53)Whydoyouthinkhesaysthat?
In chapter 12, what different attitudes do the boys have to the armbands? Bruno opened
his mouth to contradict him. Why doesnt Bruno believe Shmuels story? What happened
whenthesoldiersallcamewithhugetrucks?
In chapter 13, How does Bruno feel when helooksatPavel?HowhasPavelsappearance
changedsinceBrunomethim?
In this novel the narrator uses dark or solemn puns like OutWith and Fury to give certain
meanings. Bruno is simply mispronouncing the real words, but the author is clearly asking
the reader to consider a double meaning to these words. How do these words further
communicatethehorrorofthesituation?

6.Innocence:
Which characters represent innocence in the novel? Selectasmanyextractsasyoucanto
justify your opinion. Can you see any evolution in the innocence of these characters, from
thebeginningtotheendofthenovel?
DescribeBrunosreactionwhenhefirstseesthepeopleinthestripedpajamas

7.Friendship:
Whichcharactersrepresentfriendshipinthenovel?Selectasmanyextractsasyoucanto
justifyyouropinion.Canyouseeanyevolutioninthisfriendship,fromthebeginningtothe
endofthenovel?
In chapter 18, Why wasnt Shmuel at the fence for two days? What regrets do the boys
haveabouttheirfriendship?

8.ActionsandConsequences
Inthisstory,onethingleadstoanother.Whatarethekeymomentsthatleadupto
theclimaxofthestory?
Describeyourfavouritemomentinthenovelandsaywhyitisyourfavourite.