The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - 閱讀活動

在外國教育或香港傳統的國際學校，他們會利用電影或圖書等作教材再與學生討論；讓學生發掘當中學問及啟發問題；因此國際學校的text book 都短篇小說、故事、剪報或雜誌專訪等，這方面遲些再介紹。


先說電影：The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas


看了電影，老師會定討論題材引導學生找答案或問更多問題，引起他們學習興奮同時也培養他們自學的能力。

１。Lesson Plan
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS

SUBJECTS — World/WW II & Germany; ELA (irony);
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Human Rights; Friendship;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Respect; Responsibility; Caring.
Age: 13+; MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust; Drama; 2008, 94 minutes

Description:     The time is WW II; the place, Germany. Bruno is an 8 year old boy whose father is promoted to be commandant of a death camp. The family lives in a luxurious house isolated in the country. The only person Bruno's age to play with is Shmuel, a boy behind the barbed wire of the camp. Bruno is told by his family that the camp is a farm and refers to the uniforms of the incarcerated Jews as "striped pajamas." Slowly and reluctantly he comes to know part of the truth about the camp and his father. Bruno's attempt to make up for an earlier betrayal of his friend causes Bruno to don the "pajamas" and sneak into the camp to help search for Shmuel's lost father. While Bruno's father frantically searches for his son, the boys are herded with a group of inmates into one of the gas chambers. Holding hands, they die together.

This film is based on a work of historical fiction by Irish novelist John Boyne.
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For more about the fate of children in the Holocaust, see Learning Guide to Four Films About Anne Frank and the web sites listed in the Links to the Internet section below. For other films about the experience of children in the Holocaust, see Europa! Europa!, and Au Revoir Les Enfants.
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2。 Discussion topic

所以，我也會引入這套教學模式在仔仔身上及作為親子活動之一。