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STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND THEN LEAVE

LESSON PACK

Lesson 1

Activity 1: Book theme

Activity 2: What if ...

Activity 3: Word web

Activity 4: Book expectation

Lesson 2

Activity 1: Recap about chapter 1-3

Activity 2: Book comparrison & youtube-clip

Activity 3: Character summary

Lesson 3

Activity 1: Picture connection

Activity 2: Discussion activity

Activity 3: Medical form - Shell Shock

Lesson 4

Activity 1: Mindmap

Activity 2: Update character summary

Activity 3: Street map

Lesson 5

Activity 1: Recap plot

Activity 2: Meaning of title

Activity 3: Choose an option

STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND THEN LEAVE LESSONS

Pre-reading

Lesson 1 In class: Book theme & expectations

Homework: Read chapters 1 - 3 & watch the propaganda video

While-reading

Lesson 2 In class: Trenches

Homework: Read chapters 4 - 7 and character summary

Lesson 3 In class: Shell Shock + trenches continued

Homework: Read chapters 8 - 11 and update character summary

Lesson 4 In class: Mind map & Damley road map

Homework: Read chapters 12 - end and update character summary

Post-reading

Lesson 5: In class: Expectation vs story comparison & story engagement activities.

Homework: None

LESSON 1: PRE-READING

Lesson goalIntroduce the students to the book, its setting ( World War 1 ) and trigger their expectations of the book.

Activity 1Hand out the books to the students and tell them to take a look at the book cover.Ask the students what they think the setting of the book is and have them fill in exercise 1.

Expected answer: World War 1Goal: Introduce the book setting to the students.

Activity 2Tell the students to individually do exercises 2 and 3.

Expected answer: A personal story short story.Goal: Getting the students to speculate on what they think they would do if they were in living in a time of war. Trying to create empathy for the book.

Activity 3Copy the word web from the student’s paper onto the board and ask students to come to the board and add one word from their paper to the word web on the board.

Expected answer:

Goal: Getting the students to think about what they know about the setting of the book ( World War 1 ). This exercise gets students involved by having them think of answers individually at first and add them to the board later.

Activity 4Show the book trailer to the students ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjy-6KUxaY0 ) and tell them to do exercise 4 individually. If they need a bit more guidance tell the students to look at the pictures below exercise 4.

Aeroplane BombingsDeaths Trauma

Bombing

Poverty

Guns

Tanks

Nurses

SoldiersTrenches

Rats Gas

Trenches

World war 1

Expected answer: Speculation on what the book might be about. It should involve some form of a child ( Alfie ) who’s father was sent off to war.

Goal: Getting the students to speculate on what they think the book might be about. Trying to raise interest in the book.

ReadingTell the students you are going to get started on reading the book together as a group. Read out the first few sentences, then have students take turns on reading.

Goal: Getting started on reading the book by reading as a group.

HomeworkRead chapter 1 - 3 and watch the following video about World War 1 propaganda:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t_Gwo3M-uc

LESSON 2: WHILE READING

Lesson goalThe students will learn what propaganda is and how it was used in WW1.The students can describe the different important characters in the book.The students will have discussed and learned the most important events happening in the first 3 chapters of the book.

Activity 1During the first exercise the students will write down in groups of four what they think are the most important events in the first 3 chapters of the book. After writing them down, they will discuss their findings with each other and write them in the middle of the placemat model.

When all groups are ready, gather all the information on the board. Each group can give one event. If one is already on the board they can tick it off. Repeat this until there is no more information left.

Activity 2After discussing their experiences with the book, the students can write down their gained knowledge about the youtube clip about ‘propaganda’. The students will compare the information in the clip with the information about propaganda in the book. At the end of the exercise discuss the findings with the students.

Activity 3The students are going to create a character summary. They will have to write down keywords of everything they know about the most important characters on the hand-out. From now on they will update this list during class until the book is finished.

Activity 4 & 5After finishing activity 3 the students can write down their homework and start reading the following chapters.

Homework- Watch the following clips about the fighting in trenches during WW1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBLZjBaNrFw- Look at the following website about the fighting in the trenches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z8sssbk#z8444wx- Read chapter 4 - 7 in the book.

LESSON 3 WHILE READING

Lesson goalThe students know several aspects of shell shock.The students understand specific events that happened during chapter 4 - 7.The students can listen to each others opinion.The students will begin to understand the difference between shell shock then, and PTSD today.

Activity 1Recap of the chapters the students read as homework. The goal is to check if the students understand the chapters.

Students need to link the photos to Alfie.

Expected answersPicture 1Robinson Crusoe - the book Alfie loves to read. A book with which Alfie can escape from reality. In addition to this, Alfie can link his feelings to his hero - surviving on your own and living independently.

Picture 2King’s Cross Railway Station - the railway where alfie went to go shoe shining. This is the station where Alfie found out about his dad being hospitalized.

Picture 3 (could be somewhat tricky)A picture of a poster which encourages men to enlist to the army. Alfies dad voluntarily enlisted. Alfie doubts the positive aspects reflected in the poster.

Picture 4A boy shoe shining. Alfie was shoe shining to help out his mother paying the bills. Because of his decision to go shoe shining, he later saw his father’s name on the hospital list.

Activity 2Discuss in groups the nature of alfie’s dad’s disorder.Expected answers will be somewhere in the range of:WarTrenchesBombingConfusing

Activity 3Goal is to teach the students some aspects of the disorder. If you feel comfortable you can show a clip on youtube about shell shock. The clips can be quite shocking. This is an example of a clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvTRJZGWqF8

Expected answers:

IPSWICH AND EAST SUFFOLK HOSPITALMEDICAL FORM OF PATIENT

Doctor: Student’s name Today’s date:

Name patient: Age patient:

Symptoms

ConfusionMoving irregularlyCan’t move wellAfraidWakes up screamingAfraid of sudden loud noises

etc.

Diagnosis: Shell shock

Homework1. Read chapter 8 - 112. Update summary of the characters

LESSON 4: WHILE READING

Lesson goalThe students can tell about the main events that happened in chapter 8-11.The students can describe the main characteristics from all the characters in the book.

Activity 1The students will make a list of the main events occurring in the last chapters they read. After writing them down they will explain the events in groups.They will each tell one event and explain it. If everyone had their turn, repeat the same exercise until all the written-down events have come to pass.

When finished collect all the different findings from the groups on the board.Evaluate if all the important facts have come to pass.

Activity 2Update the character summary.

Activity 3Homework and start reading chapter 12 - end.

LESSON 5: POST-READING

Lesson goalComparing the expectations of the book from previous lessons with what they know having finished the book.

Activity 1The students compare their expectations from lesson one to the story of the book and write down what things went as expected, and what things didn’t go as they expected.

Activity 2The students explain after reading the book what the meaning of the title is.

Activity 3Students will choose to either do the secret mission or an interview.

Student’s paper

OVERVIEW STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND THEN LEAVE LESSONS

Lesson 1

In class: Book theme and expectations

Homework: Read chapters 1 - 3 and watch the propaganda video

Lesson 2

In class: Trenches

Homework: Read chapters 4 - 7 and character summary

Lesson 3

In class: Shell Shock & trenches continued

Homework: Read chapters 8 - 11 and update character summary

Lesson 4

In class: Street map

Homework: Read chapters 12 - end and update character summary

Lesson 5

In class Stay where you are and then leave

Homework Choose an activity in duos

LESSON 1: PRE-READING

1. Looking at the cover of the book, what do you think the main setting of this book is?

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2. What if… your father would have to go to war…Write down what you would do if you father was sent off to war.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Use the word web below to fill in everything you know about ‘The First World War’.Add lines to connect everything you know to the word web.

4. Having seen the book trailer, what do you think ‘Stay where you are and then leave again’ is about? ( Use the pictures below if you get stuck. )________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Trenches

World War 1

Propaganda video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t_Gwo3M-uc

LESSON 2: WHILE-READING

Activity 1

What are the main events in chapter 1 - 3:

Other important facts? Write them down:

Activity 2

Fill in the similarities from the youtube clip about propaganda and the propaganda you can find in the book. You can write them down in the picture below.

Propaganda (youtube) Propaganda (book)

Activity 3

Character summary: Draw and write everything you know about the important characters in the book. The most important ones are given, but if you find some other characters which you believe to be important, you can write them down with the others.

Give a summary of the following characters: Alfie, Georgie, Margie, Granny Summerfield, Old Bill Hemperton, Joe Patience, Mr. Janácek, kalena Janácek

Any other characters that come to mind:

LESSON 3: WHILE-READING

Activity 1

What do you know about the pictures below? Write down a connection with Alfie.

Picture 1.

Picture 2.

Picture 3.

Picture 4.

Picture 5.

Activity 2

Discuss in groups of four what happened to Alfie’s Dad. (Tips: What was the cause? When was is caused?) Do you know what his condition is called today? Write down some points you discussed within your group.

Activity 3

What do you think a doctor would write about someone suffering from shell shock?

IPSWICH AND EAST SUFFOLK HOSPITALMEDICAL FORM OF PATIENT

Doctor: Today’s date:

Name patient:

Age patient:

Symptoms

Diagnosis:

(Symptoms are signs of the illness – like pain in your head can be a sign of a headache. Diagnosis is the conclusion of the doctor – what the doctor thinks the patient is suffering from.)

LESSON 4: WHILE-READINGActivity 1Create a mindmap about the main facts from chapter 8 - 11.

Activity 2Take your summary of the characters and finalise your summary. Think about characteristics, their day jobs, their connection to Alfie, what do you think about them?

Activity 3Put the names of the characters living at Damley road next to their houses and write down how they know Alfie: Kalena, Joe Patience, Bill Hemperton, Mr. Janácek, Granny Summerfield, Alfie, Mr. Asquith, Georgie.

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11

sweet store

13

6

10

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16

Damley road Road

LESSON 5: POST-READING

Activity 1 Was the plot of Stay Where You Are and Then Leave as you expected?( Fill in your answers in the 2 columns below. )

As expected: Not as expected:

Activity 2Now that you have read the book, try to explain what the title means:

Activity 3In pairs choose one of the 2 following activities:

A. Option 1: Secret MissionB. Option 2: Interview London Times

OPTION 1

TOP SECRETMISSION PLAN – SAVING DAD

Alfie’s dad was hospitalized because of shellshock. When Alfie saw what kind of place the hospital was and in what kind of shape his dad was, he decided to save his dad – to bring him home.

Alfie went on a mission to save his dad.

Now, you’re going to write a plan about a mission to save your dad. Think about what you would do and what you think should be important. Then fill in the mission plan below.

TITLE Add a catching title for your mission:

STEP 1, preparation. When you go on a mission, it is important to be well prepared. You will want to visit your dad beforehand to look around in the hospital.

What do you think is important to know before you are going to save your dad? Why?

STEP 2, transportationYou need to take your dad home safely. How would you travel?

By bus, train, on horse back, on foot or otherwise? Why would you choose this kind of transportation?

STEP 3, Saving dadWhen you arrive in the hospital to save your dad, you need to have a plan.

How would you go by the nurses unseen? (Distraction, dig a tunnel, sneak by or otherwise.) Remember that you have to take your dad along.Describe your plan:

STEP 4, Hiding dadWhen you arrive home with your dad, you have to find a place to hide him.

Where would you hide your dad? Why there?

OPTION 2

InterviewImagine you are a reporter of the London Times and you got word about what happened on Damley Road. Being the great reporter that you are, you naturally head out to find the

truth behind the story.

You want to know how WW1 affected the community at Damley road and you start by interviewing the people who live there.

Exercise:1. Choose one of the characters from the character list that you made in class.

Try to imagine what they have been through and create a list of questions that you want to ask.

2. Try to answer the questions as if you were the character from the book.

3. Rewrite the Interview into an article for the London Times.

Tips:● Look into the following sites which can help you to think of some good questions.

- http://thewritepractice.com/six-ways-to-ask-better-questions-in-interviews/

http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/humanitiessocialsciencesarts/departments/literatureLanguages/firstYearWriting/interviewQuestions.aspx

● When answering the questions, try to use the events and facts from the book as much as possible. Do not try to create your own story.

Questions and answers:

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London Times article:

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