Writing assignment on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Now that you have read the first two chapters of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, you are going to write a letter to Bruno, the main character.

The full story can be read here: http://www.anderson5.net/cms/lib02/SC01001931/Centricity/Domain/222/The%20Boy%20in%20the%20Striped%20Pajamas.pdf 

After the second chapter, he has just come to a place he calls Out-With. What is this? His father has a very important job and Fury has big things in mind for him. What kind of job does Bruno's father really have? And who is Fury?

Write a letter of at least 200 words in a Word online document or a Google document where you explain to Bruno what you know about the Second World War and the Holocaust. 

Practice words on Quizlet before you start writing and include as many of the words as possible. Here is a link to the study set: https://quizlet.com/_2utewe 

When it comes to writing a letter, follow the pointers below: 

Always start your letter with:

Dear [in this case, it is Bruno], 

and then use some of the phrases below:

Starting your letter (Paragraph 1)

How are you?
How are things?
Hope you're OK.

Commenting on something (Paragraph 1)

In this case it is what you have read in the first two chapters of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. 

I'm so sad to hear ...
It's awful to hear ...
What horrible news about ...

Moving the topic on (Paragraph 2)

Now I am going to tell you what I know about...

Ending your letter (Paragraph 3)

Well, that's all for now
Hope you can write back to me
Hoping to hear from you again

All the best,
Best wishes,
See you soon,
Take care
Yours,
Love,
Lots of love,
Best regards,

You don't use all the phrases in the same letter. Choose those that suit your letter the best.

Before you hand in your letter, have a look at the pre-handing in checklist below and also have a friend read through your letter and give feedback on it. 

Pre-handing in checklist 

Does my letter have… 

A greeting to start? 

A comment on what you have read?

An ending 

A final greeting?  

Linking words such as the ones below to connect my ideas? 

Addition:
And, furthermore, what is more, in addition, also, as well as

Reason:
For this reason, because of, the main reason why, since, therefore

Order:
First, firstly, in the first place, to begin with, second, after that, 

Example:
For example, for instance, such as

Summary:
Finally, in conclusion, to sum up, to conclude

·         Any spelling mistakes? 

Avoid making these mistakes: 

There: där, their: deras, they’re = they are: de är 

Much: mycket, many: många 

How: hur, Who: vem 

No: nej, Know: veta 

Want to: vill, will: ska

Where: var (plats), were: var 

Mind the spelling of these words: with, because, of course, beautiful, couldn’t, wouldn’t 

·         Any grammar mistakes? 

Det finns: There is (1) There are (2->)

Det fanns: There was (1) There were ( 2->) 

Grading rubric:

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Formulera sig i skrift	I muntliga och skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig enkelt, begripligt och relativt sammanhängande.	I muntliga och skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig relativt varierat, relativt tydligt och relativt sammanhängande.	I muntliga och skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig relativt varierat, tydligt och sammanhängande.