Introduction
We're heading back to the year 1943. A nine year old boy named Bruno lives together with his family in Berlin. One day they're moving to Poland due to the promotion of his father, commandant Ralf. Bruno isn't eager to leave Berlin and his friends behind but one day he meets a true friend at a fence. A fence that still exists all over the world. We hope you never have to cross such fences.
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Task
There a three different tasks you can choose from. The tasks have to be done in pairs. You can use the book or the internet. When you use the internet do not forget to refer to the websites you used!
Task for the whole class: Read the book before the 22th of May.
Task 1
Write an essay about John Boyne’s life (books he has written and awards he won) you can type this assignment in Word, at least 1,5 page, using Times New Roman 12, spacing 1.5
Task 2
Here are some quotes from the book. Write 500 words about each of them explaining their purpose within the story.
- “The thing about exploring is that you have to know whether the thing you've found is worth finding. Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone. Like a dead mouse at the back of the cupboard.”
- “Well you've been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we're all in the same boat. And it's leaking.”
- “The people I see from my window. In the huts, in the distance. They're all dressed the same.' 'Ah, those people,' said Father, nodding his head and smiling slightly. 'Those people...well, they're not people at all, Bruno.' Bruno frowned. 'They're not?' he asked, unsure what Father meant by that.”
Task 3
You are all aware of the cruel things that happened to the Jews in WWII. Almost all of them locked up in the camps died. Now I want you to look for a story of a Jew who survived the Nazi extermination camp. The explanation you can find with 'Process'.
Process
Task 1
1) Use the internet to find a story of a surviving Jew.
You can use one of the following links: http://archive.adl.org/children_holocaust/children_main1.html
http://www.thejc.com/news/topics/survivor-stories
http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaustsurivors/
Or you can use any other story you find on the web you like.
2) Write an essay about the story. You have to use at least 500 words.
3) Give an presentation in front of the class of your story. The duration of it should be at least 5 minutes.
- Give some extra information about the Holocaust.
- Situate where the extermination camps were situated.
- Tell the others what you know about Hitler and his background.
- Tell us what these concepts mean: - SS
- Gestapo
- Joseph Goebbels
- anti-Semitism
- You can present any other interesting fact that you find which you find interesting to mention.
Evaluation
What will the evaluation look like?
1) Reading test: you will get a reading test on the 22th of May. This reading test will count for 10 points on your final result.
2) Task: The task you chose will be evaluated for 20 points.
3) Language: Grammar, the use of correct vocabulary and the cohesion of your task will also be evaluated. This will count for 10 points.
NOTE!
Participation in class will also be evaluated! If you don't cooperate with your fellow classmates. You will get a zero out of 10 so keep that in mind.
FINAL RESULT
Everything together will count for 50 points. So make sure you come up with something original.
Good luck!
