The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Novel Study Guide - Grades 7 to 8 - eBook - Lesson Plan
Description
Experience this powerful story about childhood innocence, friendship and suffering set at Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II. Assess students' comprehension of the novel and explore their personal reactions to the events of the book. Imagine what Bruno sees from his bedroom window that makes him feel cold and unsafe. Explore Bruno's state of mind by detailing the lesson he learns from his conversation with Maria, and what experiences he thinks he shares with her. Identify statements about the story as either Bruno or his mother's description of Herr Roller. Match vocabulary words from the novel with their meanings. Describe how Bruno's perspective is different from Gretel's because he is getting to know Maria, Pavel and Schmuel. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.
About the Novel:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a classic story told from the point of view of a young German boy as he befriends a Jewish boy at a concentration camp. Nine-year-old Bruno lives with his family at Auschwitz Concentration Camp. They move there when Bruno's father is prompted to Commandant. While at his new home, Bruno meets and befriends a young boy named Shmuel who lives on the other side of the wire fence that surrounds the camp. One day, Bruno's mother convinces his father to let the family move back to Berlin. Before they leave, Bruno disguises himself and sneaks into the camp to help his friend find his missing father.
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Product Reviews
I love that there are activities for before reading and after reading.
This was great! I left it for my sub to use while I was gone and she had no problems.
My lower level 8th grade reading students did great with this!
useful for middle school
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Love the before and after reading resources
My class will start reading The Boy in The Striped Pajamas next week. I'm super excited to use the Chapter response pages. I'm pleased to see a packet that's not overdone. My class will do the chapter questions, vocabulary & journal prompts. Thanks for doing a great job with this packet!
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