47.2 - BT Oliver Twist + Grammar CH1-2 + The Boy

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Today's lesson

• Booktest Oliver Twist
• Hand in Oliver Twist, receive The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Exercise grammar CH1-2
• Introduction The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Read CH1-7 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• If there's time: study for next week's test

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Study for next week's test

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Grammar exercises

Finished? Start reading The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas.

Read the title and look at the cover.
What do you think this book is about?

A book by John Boyne

John Boyne is an Irish writer who was born in Dublin in 1971. After graduating from Trinity College in Dublin with an undergraduate degree in English literature.

In 2006, he catapulted to international fame with the publication of his debut novel for young adults, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

What do you already know about World War II?

The Book

Type of work: Novel

Genre: Historical fiction / Holocaust fiction

Language: English

Published: 2006

Preface

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas offers a unique perspective on the horrors of the Holocaust, which is a term that refers to the German genocide of European Jews that took place during World War II. Boyne’s novel takes place at the infamous concentration camp known as Auschwitz ('Out-With'), and it tells the fictional story of a friendship between a German boy named Bruno and a Jewish boy named Shmuel. Bruno has moved with his family to Auschwitz so his father could take over as the commanding officer.

Characters

Bruno – he is a 9 year old boy who is very naïve and doesn’t understand what Auschwitz is. 

Shmuel – he is exactly the same age as Bruno, they were born on the same day.  He is a Jewish boy who is imprisoned in Auschwitz. 

Gretel – Bruno’s 12-year-old sister. 

Mother – she spends her time looking after the children and managing the house. She doesn’t agree with everything father wants to do for his career, but does go with him to Out-With.

Father/commandant – Bruno’s father is a commanding officer of the Nazi Party. Months before the novel begins he is promoted by Hitler to be the commandant at Auschwitz. 

Maria – she is the maid for Bruno’s family. 

Pavel – he is an elderly Jewish gentleman who is imprisoned at Out-With. 

Lieutenant Kurt Kotler – he is a German soldier who works for Father at the Out-With camp. 

Read CH1-7