The Boy in the Striped

Pyjamas

by John Boyne

Summer Holiday Assignment

BRUNO, KARL, MARTIN AND

DANIEL (his hand)

BRUNO

SHMUEL

TWO UNLIKELY FRIENDS PLAYING AT THE MOST UNLIKELY PLACE – CONCENTRATION CAMP

2012-2013Grade 6

Summer Vacation Assignment

All Grade 6 students are required to do

Project 1: PosterProject 2: Written diary entry

and audio diary entry

First Project: Poster

Choose one Chapter to focus on

creating an advertisement poster.

Students can select one event from that

chapter as the focus of their poster.

Audience:teenagers 11-18 years old

PosterChoose one Chapter

Chapter 9:(i) Bruno the explorer,

adventurer (ii) Contrast pyjamas clad people

and Nazi soldiers

Chapter 10: I. first meeting Shmuel and

BrunoII. Different cultural

backgrounds – Shmuel, a Polish Jew; Bruno, a Nazi German

PosterChoose one Chapter

Chapter 11: The FuryI. The Fury is coming to dinnerII. Bruno meets the Fury and

Eva

Chapter 15: I. Lieutenant Kotler, the ideal

NaziII. Shmuel, a precious Jewish

boyIII. Bruno, an innocent Nazi boy

PosterChoose one Chapter

Chapter 16: I. Bruno’s grandmother’s

funeralII. Jewish prisoners in the concentration campIII. Shmuel laughs at

Bruno’s shaved head

Requirements for Poster

• A4; it will be laminated• Clear image(s)/ message• Colour (strong)• Write citations of where you

obtained your visuals from at the back

of your poster• Only visual images, no written

text• Communicate summary of the particular chapter

Requirements for Poster

The following poster samples have

text. Your posters will only have visual images, no written text.

Cite where you obtained your images from.

Citations in your poster and written diary Identify website(s) used for your poster, write at the back of your poster For poster, write citations on the back of your

poster. For the written diary entry, type or write it at the end of your work

www.librarythinkquest.com – concentration camp photos

Bright colours, black and white if appropriate, simplicity, relevance

Symbolism – hand reaching out, simplicity, slogan that supports what the hand is getting ready to do - SHOP

Again example where you don’t need to be great at art – colour, smart ideas that are relevant and glue

1. Advertising Posterassessment criteria

Effective use of visual text(s) to to replace written text(s) Use of colour to add to the

message Relevant and accurate

messageRelevant to the novel.

Connects message to the audience

How can I encourage young people to get interested in my message? balance youth pop culture with

education

Your work will be graded according to the above details

Effective use of colour to help enhance the message

Connects message to the audience

Connects images to the relevant novel event and chapter

Project 2: Audio Diary Entries

Select one event from one Chapter to prepare a written [1pg]and one audio diary entry[2mins].

First person perspective - Bruno

Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 15 Chapter 16

Audio Diary EntriesChoose one event

from oneChapter Chapter 9:

(i) Bruno the explorer, adventurer

(ii) Contrast pyjamas clad people and Nazi soldiers

Chapter 10: I. first meeting Shmuel and

BrunoII. Different cultural

backgrounds – Shmuel, a Polish Jew; Bruno, a Nazi German

Audio Diary EntriesChoose one Chapter

Chapter 11: The FuryI. The Fury is coming to dinnerII. Bruno meets the Fury and

Eva

Chapter 15: I. Lieutenant Kotler, the ideal

NaziII. Shmuel, a precious Jewish

boyIII. Bruno, an innocent Nazi boy

Audio Diary EntriesChoose one Chapter

Chapter 16: I. Bruno’s grandmother’s

funeralII. Jewish prisoners in the concentration campIII. Shmuel laughs at

Bruno’s shaved head

Sample: Chapter 1 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Maria’s packing: pp1-3 My father: pp4-5 Leaving Berlin: pp6-8 Our Berlin home: pp9-10

I have divided Chapter one into four smaller diary entries

Chapter 1 TBSPsample of a written diary entry for only part 1 of 4 parts Maria’s packing: pp1-3

After playing airplanes with Karl, Martin and Daniel, I was surprised to find Maria – our housemaid going through my clothes. “Excuse me, Maria, what are you doing with my things?”

Chapter 1 TBSPsample of a written diary entry for only part 1 of 4 parts Maria’s packing: pp1-3

Maria, didn’t say anything to me, she just pointed. Why do adults do that anyway – why is it acceptable for them to do that, but we need to look adults in the eyes and speak calmly. My eyes followed the direction Maria was pointing. She was pointing at mother. What does Maria packing my things, have to do with mother? I am going to find out….

Audio Diary Entries

After you have written the diary entries – self edit, before recording.

Things to remember:tone, volume, sound effects, allow your voice to express what people cannot see visually

Audio Diary EntriesAssessment criteria

Written diary entries: 1.word choice, 2.sentence fluency, 3.convention and 4. presentation Audio record your diary

entries:

1. tone2. volume3. sound effects – relevant4. word choice5. expression in your voice6. presentation

Audio

There are two audio samples:

1. Audio diary for Chapter 1: Maria’s packing

2. Audio diary for ‘The Diary of Anne Frank

To give you ideas