1. Character Analysis

2. Role on the Wall
Draw around a child. Write things that the children know about the a character from the play around the outside of the figure, perhaps adding textual evidence to support their findings. On the inside of the figure, write the feelings and emotions of the character at a given point in the story.

3. Role on the Wall
Throughout the work, the role on the wall can be added to as the characters develop:
Josip
Anna
Mr Miah
Grandma

4. Role on the Wall
Josip
He misses his mother and father. In his dream he sayd he is looking for them.
friendly
He doesn’t know what the future holds. He doesn’t know if the Emperor's men will take him.
He doesn’t want to go home because ehe is afraid. He says to Mr Miah, “I no go back.”
anxious
Interested
He would like Anna to like him – he tries to make conversation with her.
Polite
angry
He is a boy who could have come from many dangerous places He says, “I am a boy from nowhere.”
He feels welcomed into no. 15 by Mr Miah., and later by Grandma Mr Miah says, “It is my job to look after you.”

5. See PSHE Investigating Identity for Nettie the designer’s use of painting to develop actors' characters

6. Biographies and Autobiographies
Using what you know about the characters from the play, create a time line to plan significant life events in chronological order.
You could write in the first person and produce an autobiography. Any character could be written about and additional fictional information could be included.
Grandma
Sister is not allowed entry into the country by the authorities
Anna is born
Leaves family home
Birth