Porokoru Patapu (Johnny) Pohe was a daring and gifted pilot who flew bomber aircraft in the Second World War. Eventually, in 1943, after multiple missions, his aircraft was shot down and he was captured. This article tells the story of an ambitious prison escape that ended tragically. It includes information about Māori involvement in the Second World War and about the devastating impact of bombing civilians in Germany.

This pack contains wide range of response activities including:

• A guided reading plan exploring key literacy elements including inference and deduction, language use, making connection and text organisation, along with key questioning to promote emotional intelligence, metacognition and compassionate inquiry. 
• An independent learning contract complete with explainer videos for activity clarity
  
• A wide range of response activities to support developing and embedding key literacy skills including sentence and word work, spelling, and cloze activities. 

Themes explored include: bombers, bombing, courage, escape, flying, history, Hitler, internment, Johnny Pohe, Māori, Māori Battalion, pilots, prison camps, prisoners of war, RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Second World War, the Great Escape, tunnelling, war crimes, World War II, Social Sciences