Goals while reading The Book Thief
Essential Questions
- Develop abilities to annotate essential features of the story and make connections.
- Analyze the pieces of the story to better understand the deeper meaning of the text.
- Develop vocabulary. Please go to Quizlet to practice
Essential Questions
- How do author's use language to target an audience?
- What does the voice of courage look like?
- How do words get their power?
- What does it take to overcome power?
Prologue Notes
Part One
- Sets up the frame for the rest of the story.
- Death sees Liesel, the book thief, 3 times
- Notice the importance of colors: White, Black, and Red
Part One
- Introduces us to the main characters: Liesel, Hans, Rosa, and Rudy.
- Shows Liesel's struggle with reading and the beginning of her overcoming it.
- Teaches us about some of the history going on in Nazi Germany
Part 7: The Complete Duden Dictionary and Thesaurus
Part 8: The Word Shaker
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Chapter Take-Aways
After finishing each part in The Book Thief, we will create an artistic representation of that section based off of an important quote and add art that brings that quote to life. The more we can showcase the subtle pieces of the story the better.
Here is some art to get you thinking about what you can do:
After finishing each part in The Book Thief, we will create an artistic representation of that section based off of an important quote and add art that brings that quote to life. The more we can showcase the subtle pieces of the story the better.
Here is some art to get you thinking about what you can do: