YEAR 9 ENGLISH
Novel Study: The boy in the striped pyjamas
Boyne, J. (2019). Biography. Retrieved from https://johnboyne.com/about/
A brief biography of the author.
An interview with the author of The boy in the striped pyjamas. Recommended reading.
John Boyne. (2019). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from Britannica School database
Brief overview of other novels and short stories John Boyne has written.
The Text
PLOT, CHARACTERS & SETTING
The website will also provide a detailed plot summary and analysis of each chapter.
Character analysis
Setting analysis
THEMES
VIEWING
The Context
Search the Library Catalogue for books, ebooks, websites and videos using your keywords to locate information about the context of the film. The following topics and resources have been provided to get you started.
Use the search term “Holocaust” in the Britannica School Encyclopedia to retrieve an excellent article.
Explore what type of camps Nazi’s used and what life was like for those imprisoned inside them.
The “final solution” was a euphemism used by Nazi Germany’s leaders and it referred to the mass murder of Europe’s Jews.
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators. Learn more at this excellent website.
Other websites:
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
The official site of the memorial and museum at Auschwitz.
Holocaust encyclopedia.
Educating new generations about Holocaust history and its relevance today.
The Holocaust explained.
The complete introduction to the Holocaust, designed for schools.
A timeline of the Holocaust
Wider Reading & Viewing
NON-FICTION
Teacher Resources
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas: Teachers’ guide. (2011, December 15). Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/37455640/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas_Teachers_guide
Centre for Holocaust Education. (2013, September 16). Retrieved from https://www.holocausteducation.org.uk/
http://accessit.mlc.wa.edu.au?serviceId=ExternalEvent&brSn=48144&brKey=712699138
References
Boyne, J. (2019). The boy in striped pyjamas. Retrieved from https://johnboyne.com/book/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas-6/
Families marched out of warsaw ghetto [image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stroop_Report_-_Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising_06b.jpg



