StarterMake the following sentences as emotive as possible by adding adverbs and adjectives.

The boy walked.

The girl sang.

The tree grew.

Sam reached out.

The thin, shaking boy walked slowly and sadly.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Chapter 4What they saw

through the window

Learning objectives:

• To make predictions using small pieces of information.

• To develop the skill of skim reading.

• To analyse language features in an extract.

Chapter 4What they saw through the window

What can we infer from these quotes?

• “ They were everyone.”

• “About twenty feet further along from the garden ... everything changed.”

• “a pair of grey striped pyjamas with a grey striped cap on their heads.”

Write a sentence or two about what you think each of these might mean in the context of the story.

Make guesses from evidence

Chapter 4

• Let’s read chapter four.

• As we read, think about the following:– How does Bruno show his naivety? – Relationship between Bruno and Gretel.– The suggestions the children make about the

camp and why they make these assumptions.

InnocenceInexperienceImmaturityYouthfulness

Extract Chapter 4

In the extract, see if you can find examples of the following:– Alliteration– Adjectives– Emotive verb– Adverb– Opposites Dark and light, love and hate, rich and poor.

The wind whisked her hair.

Under the blood-red sun.

Marched, slung, wept.

He laughed coarsely; she stared wonderingly; he barely moved.

Extract from Chapter 4

Everywhere they looked they could see people, tall, short, old, young, all moving around. Some stood perfectly still in groups, their hands by their sides, trying to keep their heads up, as a soldier marched in front of them, his mouth opening and closing quickly as if he were shouting something at them. Some were formed into a sort of chain gang and pushing wheelbarrows from one side of the camp to the other, appearing from a place out of sight and taking their wheelbarrows further along behind a hut, where they disappeared again. A few stood near the huts in quiet groups, staring at the ground as if it was the sort of game where they didn’t want to be spotted. Others were on crutches and many had bandages around their heads. Some carried spades and were being led by groups of soldiers to a place where they could no longer be seen.

adjectives

alliteration

opposites

adverb

Emotive verbs

Now read the extract again by yourself and answer the question below using evidence from the extract.

Q. How is this place presented in the extract?

Try for at least two PEE paragraphs.

(Hint: Think of how atmosphere is created.)

Now read the extract again by yourself and answer the question below using evidence from the extract.

Q. How is this place presented in the extract?

Aim for at least two PEE paragraphs.

(Hint: Think of how atmosphere is created.)

Sentence Starters:

In this chapter, the place is described as …For example, it says, “……”This shows that ….The use of the word … suggests that…

Extension:Write yours withoutsentence starters.

Self Assessment

You are experts at PEE paragraphs and marking now!Mark your paragraphs and give them a level:

Level 4 – small, general explanation.Level 5 – more detailed explanation focusing on the

evidence.Level 6 – detailed explanation that focuses on one key word/language feature.Level 7 – impressive, precise explanation of how John Boyne has used language to affect the reader.

The Structure of the Novel

• Using the skill of skimming, flick through chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 and find at least 3 phrases that are repeated.

• The story is told from Bruno’s perspective. What do these repeated phrases tell us about Bruno?

Repeated Phrases

Characters

• Bruno, nine• Gretel, twelve• Commander (Bruno’s father)• Elser (Bruno’s mother)• Lieutenant Kotler• Schmuel• Pavel

Write down the list of characters.

Bruno• Adventurous and likes to

explore.

• Innocent and naïve about what is happening around him.

• Protected from the horrors of war by his parents.

Gretel

• Twelve years old.

• Likes to impress her father and is interested in Nazi policies.

• Tries to act mature around Lieutenant Kotler.

Commander (Bruno’s Father)• Nazi commander

with considerable power.

• Knows Adolf Hitler and welcomes him.

• Strict, and demands obedience.

Elser (Bruno’s mother)

• Wife of Nazi commander.

• Tries to protect her children from the Nazi ideology and the horrors of war.

Lieutenant Kotler• A soldier sent to

protect Bruno’s family.

• Gretel looks up to him.

• A typical Nazi soldier. He provides us with some idea as to how they would have behaved.

Schmuel• Quiet and shy at first.

• Longing for further information.

• Innocent to what’s happening around him.

• Regrets that his family has been separated but does not understand why.

Which character would you most want to sit by on the bus? Why?

Character Pick