The boy in the striped pyjamas

Information

• School – St. David’s High school
• Age – KS3
• Language – English
• Length of activity – 10+ hours

AOLE 1 Language, Literacy and Communication

AOLE 2 Humanities

Description including blended learning activities

The scheme of learning supports the study of the novel. The resources contain a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of John Boyne’s novel. It includes literacy starter activities and develops inference and deduction skills. It encourages empathetic writing, develops character knowledge and understanding and provides opportunities to analyse John Boyne’s use of language. The PowerPoint presentations can be placed on a schools’ own digital platform and pupil encouraged to record their work in google docs or office 365.

Cross Curricular Skills

Literacy

• Gwrando am ystyr / Listening for meaning
• Datblygu geirfa / Developing vocabulary
• Gwrando i ddeall / Listening to understand
• Strategaethau darllen / Reading strategies
• Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi / Understanding, response and analysis
• Eglurder a geirfa / Clarity and vocabulary
• Diben / Purpose
• Siarad cydweithredol / Collaborative talk
• Gofyn cwestiynau / Questioning
• Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg / Vocabulary, spelling, grammar
• Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen / Connectives and syntax
• Atalnodi / Punctuation
• Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella / Proofreading, editing and improving

Numeracy

• Rhesymu rhesymegol / Logical reasoning
• Cyfrifiad / Calculation
• Mesur / Measurement

Digital competence

• Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da / Identity, image and reputation
• Cyfathrebu / Communication
• Cydweithredu / Collaboration
• Cyfnewid a rhannu gwybodaeth / Storing and sharing