1. Starter
The book is called The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Have we met anyone yet who you think this could be? If not, why do you think Boyne has delayed the meeting for so long?

2. L.O. To analyse Bruno’s opinions. To explore the character of Shmuel.
Chapter 10
L.O.
To analyse Bruno’s opinions.
To explore the character of Shmuel.

3. Chapter 10
The Dot That Became a Speck That Became a Blob That Became a Figure That Became a Boy.

4. Shmuel
From the description of Shmuel on pages 106-7, draw a detailed picture of him.
Label it with quotations.
What is he wearing? What’s his
facial expression like? What’s his
hair like? What colour eyes do you
think he has?

5. The film makers chose a boy called Jack Scanlon
The film makers chose a boy called Jack Scanlon. Does he look like the boy Boyne describes? What about now?

6. Questions
What does Bruno say that proves he still has no idea what’s going on at Auschwitz? (p. 110 or 115)
When the boys talk about which country they’re from Bruno says, ‘We’re superior,’ because he has heard his father say it. How does he feel after he has said it and why? (p. 112)
What do the two boys say the other’s name sounds like? (p. 108)
p. 110
p. 112

7. Bruno and Shmuel
Similarities
Differences

8. What do you think this picture is trying to say?