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

Resources
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