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The Book Thief
Reading Schedule

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Due Monday, April 8: Prologue & Part 1
Due Monday, April 15:  Part 2 
Due Monday, April 22:  Part 3 

Due Monday, April 29:  Part 4     
Due Monday, May 6:  Part 5 

Due Monday, May 13:  Part 6   
Due Monday, May 20: Part 7
Due Monday, May 27: Part 8
Due Monday, June 3: Part 9 
Due Monday, June 10:  Part 10 & Epilogue      
 


World Literature:
 


Please follow the reading schedule for  
"The Book Thief" each week. You will find the reading schedule to the left of this page.  

Your assignments are due MONDAY of every week.




About this book:  Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with the Hubermanns, a foster family, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger’s Handbook, a book that she stole from her brother’s burial place. During the years that Liesel lives with the Hubermanns, Hitler becomes more powerful, life on Himmel Street becomes more fearful, and Liesel becomes a fullfledged book thief. She rescues books from Nazi book-burnings and steals from the library of the mayor. Liesel is illiterate when she steals her first book, but Hans Hubermann uses her prized books to teach her to read. This is a story of courage, friendship, love, survival, death, and grief. This is Liesel’s life on Himmel Street, told from Death’s point of view.


Book Thief: What you will learn:

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Book Thief Vocabulary:
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VIDEOS

JESSE OWENS WINS THE GOLD
Charlie Chaplin's speech.. what Hilter should have been saying. 
HITLER YOUTH

COMMONPLACE BOOK

What is a commonplace book? 
A commonplace book is a “scrapbook” of quotations, main ideas, and connections that you created related to the book.

What goes into a commonplace book? 
Notes about what you are reading 
Images found 
Graffiti 
Pictures 
Quotations from characters 
Thoughts 
Drawings and sketches 
Cut-outs from magazines 
Lyrics   

And the list goes on!
How do I start?

Step 1: Decorate your book. You may decorate your book in any way you like. You have complete freedom as long as the pictures you use are not inappropriate.
Step 2. Attention readers! Make sure that you always read the book with a pen handy, so that you can underline any passages or words that you like. 
Step 3: Each week, fill at least 2 pages in your commonplace book. This should be a BALANCE between pictures and writing.
Step 4: Enjoy the process of reading and sharing your creativity with your classmates!
This is a graded project. Every Monday you will present your commonplace to the class.  I will also see each of you individually and grade your entry for that week. 

You will be graded on:
  1. Deep thought: Reactions, interpretations, or connections. Did you personalize your work with opinions, commentaries, or reactions to the text? Did you make connections to your or someone’s life, the world, other stories, songs, etc?
  2. Understanding/summary:  Did you show that you read and understood?  Did you mention the main ideas of the chapter? 
  3. Quotes or important words:  Did you choose quotes or words that were interesting or made you think?  Did you explain why you chose your quotes or words?
  4. Creativity:  How does it look?  Did you use pictures, drawings, cut-outs from magazines, graffiti, poetry, song lyrics, or any other creative ideas?
  5. Complete:  Is it complete?  Did you fill the page with a balance of writing and pictures?
  6. Neatness: Did you write clearly or type? Does it look nice?
  7. Effort:  Did you work your hardest and take pride in your work?

Tips and ideas to think about when you are writing your entry:
  • React to the text:  It surprised me that .... I can’t believe ... I’m shocked that ... This makes me (mad, sad, excited) ...
  • Create art:  Draw or sketch what you see in your mind.  Write a poem or lyrics connected to what you are thinking when you read 
  • Empathise with a character or situation:  I feel sorry for ... I am happy for ...  I’m angry that ... I feel hopeful for ...
  • Pick out a line or image that makes you think or wonder:  This line makes me think about ... I’m picturing this and it makes me think of ...
  • This line is important because ... This made me laugh because ...
  • Pay attention to how characters affect how you feel personally:  This part makes me think that _______ is a good person because .... I’m really annoyed at __________ when he/she does this because ...  I don’t know if I could do what _______ does because ...
  • Relate the text to other things in your world or your life:  The other day I heard something that reminded me of __________ in the book.  When I spoke to my mother/father/sister, it made me think about ...
  • React to what your classmates say:  We were talking about ________ today in class and it made me think ...
  • I’m still wondering about what __________ said about ... 
  • Re-read / underline / write more:  The first time I read this I thought _______ but now I think ... What I really want to say about ________ is ...I was looking back at what I wrote and I realised that ... 
  • Ask tough questions / wonder / try to answer your own questions:  Would I have acted differently if the same thing had happened to me?
  • Why do things like this happen? How could people do this to each other?  Maybe people act like this because ... 
  • Think: “So what?” Why is this text important to the world or your life?  This text is important because ... People should read this text because ... I don’t want to forget this text because ... This book changed the way I think about ...



Literature Circles

Each week, small temporary groups will be formed in order to discuss reading assignments. Groups will meet regularly on Monday each week. 

Each group with have a discussion director who will guide both the discussion. Literature circles should be used as a time to discuss topics that arise from YOU about the book so that you can have natural conversations, make personal connections, and critically think. I, your teacher, will serves as a facilitator but I will not be a group member or instructor, so discussion leaders, be sure to keep your groups on task and make this time productive as possible! 

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HOW WILL YOU BE GRADED?

You will be graded on the quality of your work:
Did you follow instructions on role card?
Was your role card was complete?
Did your role card show deep thought and critical thinking?
Did your role card show that the required section of the book was read?
Does your role card clearly related to what happened in the story in assigned chapter?

You will also be graded on your participation during the literature circle:
Did yo respect your classmates by listening to them attentively?
Did you participate and give meaningful input during the literature circle meeting?

LATE ROLE CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL RECEIVE A SCORE OF ZERO.  

BOOKS WILL BE NEEDED EACH MONDAY FOR DISCUSSIONS.

PLEASE FIND THE ROLE CARDS BELOW!

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discussion_director.docx
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artist.docx
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predictor.docx
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historian.docx
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character_analyser.docx
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poet.docx
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summariser.docx
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quote_finder.docx
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The Book Thief
Pre-reading Presentations


Each student will research one of the topics below and report to the class about their findings. 

Topic # 1

WWII    

Topic # 2

Nazi party

Topic # 3

Adolph Hitler     

Topic # 4

Holocaust    

Topic # 5

Hitler Youth

Topic # 6

Effects of WWII 

Topic # 7

Bombing of 
Munich

Topic #8

League of German Girls

Topic # 9

Mein Kampf


You will be graded on the following: 


1. Was your information was interesting and relevant?
2. Did make at least five slides, including an outline and sources?
3. Did you use a visual aid such as pictures or videos?
4. Did you use your time in the lab effectively?
5. Did you edit your work?
6. Did you use eye contact, voice projection and gestures when you presented?  
7. Was your presentation five minutes?


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