Webquest The boy in the striped pyjamas



Task on the book and the author (John Boyne)You chose this task because you want to get to know the author, John Boyne, and because you want to know more about the book. Look at these covers. They are all covers of the book ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’. A.B.C.41148001441452057400144145114300144145 Which of these do you like the most? Why?Which of these do you think suits the story best? Why?Creative assignment: If you had to invent another title for the book, what would it be? Motivate your answer in 5 lines.Go to this website: . Click on the topic ‘Biography’. 4567555320040Based on the biography of John Boyne on this page, describe John Boyne and his life in your own words in 4 lines.John Boyne How many prices did John Boyne win for the book ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’? Name them.In how many languages was it translated?Name the three other books for young readers John Boyne has written.Which of these would you like to read? Why? (you can find summaries under ‘fiction’ at the top of the webpage.) Click on the blue button ‘Bibliography’ on the top left-hand side.Does John Boyne only write novels? If not, name the other types stories he writes and give one example for each category. Go back to the topic ‘Home’. There you can see different books in a circle. Search for the book ‘The boy in the striped pyjamas’ and click on it. Just above ‘Reviews’ you see ‘You can read an interview transcript about the writing of this novel here’. Click on it. Scroll down until you find the interview that starts with ‘questions’.How old was John Boyne when he decided he wanted to be a writer?How long did it take John Boyne to write ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’? And to re-write it?What was so special about the writing of this book?What gave John Boyne the idea to write this book?Why did the producers cast 8-year-olds for the film, when in the book, Bruno and Shmuel are 9-year-olds?Put the events in the right order on the timeline.1. Bruno’s clothes are found at the fence. 2. Bruno meets Schmuel. 3. Bruno and Schmuel die in a gas chamber. 4. the Fury comes to dinner. 5. Bruno and Schmuel are going to look for Schmuel’s father. 6. Bruno has to move house to Poland.Now take the following quiz on ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ on this website: and print-screen your score here. ................
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