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Presenting a Holocaust Narrative
Use the graphic organizer below and all of your previous work to plan your presentation with your small group. First, your group must work together to choose a passage. Then, you must agree on which dialogue you will use and how to describe the scene for the audience. Lastly, you will work together to write your theme statement.
Small group Roles
• Each person will play one role in the presentation:
• One person introduces the reading by setting the scene and reading any narration. • Two people play the roles of the boys and read the group’s chosen dialogue.
• One person reads the theme statement.
Work with your group and use the chart to prepare for writing your draft.
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Holocaust Theme
Setting the Scene
Dialogue & Descriptions
What specific passage demonstrates the Holocaust theme of “finding light in the darkness”? What is your theme statement?
What descriptions can you use to set the scene in the passage you’ve chosen?
What dialogue in the passage you’ve chosen best illustrates the theme?
Presentation Prompt
Write a draft of your presentation. Be sure to:
■ Describe how The Boy in the Striped Pajamas develops the Holocaust theme. ■ Include a theme statement.
■ Describe the scene in the passage you’ve selected.
■ Use the dialogue from your passage that best illustrates the theme.
■ Use pronouns and transitional words whenever appropriate.
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