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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
Knud Pedersen and The Churchill Club
by: Phillip Hoose
J. Mongelli, D. Davis, A. Ciaravino
8th Grade Reading
Unit 3 Core
Introduction
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud
Pedersen and the Churchill Club is the
remarkable true story of a small group
of courageous Danish teens whose acts
of sabotage against the German military
inspired their country to rise up against
the Nazi occupation.
Introduction – long description
At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist
German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation’s
leaders, fifteen-year old Knud Pedersen resolved with his
brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action
against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their
secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots
in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of
sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the
boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not
in vain: the boys’ exploits and eventual imprisonment
helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance in the latter
years of the war.
Video/Pictures
Introduction Video
German invasion of Norway and
Demark 1
Brainstorm
“He alone who gains the youth,
owns the future”
- A. Hitler
- What does this statement mean to you?
- Do you agree with this statment
Reading Journal (Intro/Ch. 1)
In chapter one the author
explains how Knud and
his friends felt about
many of the teachers at
their school being
German sympathizers.
How does this anecdote
help the reader
understand the
relationship between the
Danish people and the
German soldiers?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to determine
the meaning.
conviction pg. 10
endeavor pg 10
barracks pg 11
convene pg 13
occupation pg 15.
Reading Question Ch 2
Why was Denmark so
important to the Nazi’s.
Refer to the pages 16-24.
The author includes the
newspaper article entitled
“Hitler and Bicycles.
Explain why it was important
for the author to introduce this
in the text.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to
determine the meaning.
agitated pg 19
indoctrinated pg 19
insignia pg 21
saboteurs pg 22
Reading Question Ch. 3
Briefly
Describe the club
members and their
plan.
What was surprising
about the plan model
they developed
Compare the Pedersen
brothers
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text, use context
clues to determine the
meaning.
• enviously pg. 26
• monastery pg. 27
• jeering pg. 31
• placate pg. 32
• profusely pg. 32
• adjourned pg.33
• gravitated pg. 36
Reading Question Ch 4
In chapter 4 the “club”
members complete a mission
against a Danish company
who was a German
sympathizer. Describe their
actions and feelings when
they carry out this mission.
What contradictions are we
beginning to see expressed
by the Danish people?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text, use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• solidarity pg. 39
• facilitate pg.39
• Liberating pg. 42
• Traitorous pg. 42
• Stooges pg. 43
Reading Question Ch 5
The boys discuss killing
a German soldier as part
of their show of
patriotism. What does
this discussion and the
resulting decision tell us
about the young men
and the ideas behind
their club.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text, use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• reconnaissance pg. 46
• irreverent pg. 47
• adjacent pg. 48
• affront pg. 48
• woefully pg. 50
• forum pg. 50
• brigade pg. 51
Reading Ch 6
Why do you think
the witnesses to the
“Club’s” actions stay
silent?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text, use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• combustible pg. 54
• unanimous pg. 55
• happenstance pg. 58
• teemed pg. 59
Reading Ch 7
What is the
significance of the
the theft of the
machine gun?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to determine
the meaning
colossal pg. 61
pitted pg. 61
exposure pg.61
Reading Ch 8
Explain why Eigil
wants to stop the
mission.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to determine
the meaning
Raucus pg. 71
Bedlam pg. 71
Pyrotechnics pg. 73
Reading Ch 9
Describe the
mission led by
Borge. Why didn’t
the follow through?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to determine
the meaning
Reconnaissance pg. 79
Cordial pg. 79
Reading Ch 10
What was the
significance of the
Danish firemen’s
actions?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to determine
the meaning
• Saboteurs pg. 83
• Ore pg. 85
• Sentry pg. 85
• Pyre ph 86
Reading Ch 11
What was the
catalyst that tipped
off the police that
lead to the capture
of the boys?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they
are used in the text, use
context clues to determine
the meaning
Elated pg. 89
Brusquely pg. 92
Reading Ch 12
Why was the trial of
the boys such a
delicate situation?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text, use context
clues to determine the meaning
Irreverent pg. 98
Censorship pg. 102
Unconscionalbe pg. 102
Ire pg 104
Reading Ch 13
Explain why Judge
Andersen had tears
on his eyelashes
right after
sentencing the boys
to such harsh
sentences.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text; use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• inept pg. 109
• wanton pg. 110
• henchmen pg. 113
• spirited pg. 114
Reading Question Ch 14
In your opinion, was it
fate that caused the
boys to get caught at
4am, or could they have
made wiser decisions to
avoid that situation?
Elaborate.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text; use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• harrumphed pg. 117
• decommissioned
pg.119
• allegedly pg. 120
• bedeviled pg. 121
Reading Question Ch 15
Reflect upon how Eigil,
Jens, Uffe, and Knud
each chose to use their
garden plot. How do the
garden plots compare to
each boy’s personality
and state-of-mind at this
stage of their prison
stay?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text; use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• confiscated pg. 123
• monotonously pg. 125
• insidious pg. 125
• despondently pg. 125
• censorship pg. 128
• languished pg. 129
• nemesis pg. 132
Reading Question Ch 16
Compare the prison
picture on page 140 to
the way Knud felt in the
last sentence on pg.
141. Is Knud truly free?
Explain your answer.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text; use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• saboteur pg. 137
• retooled pg. 138
• populace pg. 139
• naively pg. 139
Reading Question Ch 17
Compare Knud’s lost
social network (pg. 153)
to a modern day social
network. Show the
comparisons and
contrasts in a T-chart.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text; use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• cavernous pg. 143
• stigmatized pg. 143
• teetering pg. 144
• brandished pg. 145
• attuned pg. 150
• rant pg. 152
Reading Question Ch 18
Big Question: What
surprised you in this
chapter?
Vocabulary
Write a definition for the
following words as they are
used in the text; use context
clues to determine the
meaning
• transitioning pg. 159
• relieved pg. 161
• mulled pg. 162
• publicizing pg. 164