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The Book Thief Close Readings – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 34 Close Reading Assignments
  • Graphic Organizers to Scaffold Learning
  • Literary Skills-Based & Common Core-Aligned
  • Digital Links for Google Slides™
  • Answer Keys!
Through the fiction close reading lessons, students will deeply engage with The Book Thief to develop a variety of reading and literary skills. 
 
Fiction Close Reading Lessons: Each chapter of the novel is filled with opportunities for literary analysis. The 34 close reading lessons focus on a particular skill and have students engage in a close reading of the text to develop their literary proficiency in that skill. Each assignment requires students to use textual evidence to support their claims. The Common Core aligned lessons focus on the following:
  • Analysis of point of view of the text
  • Author’s use of word choice to develop tone
  • Analysis of flashbacks and foreshadowing
  • Analysis of conflict and plot
  • Identifying and analyzing setting for mood and conflict
  • Character analysis
  • Development of motif and theme across the novel
  • Analysis of symbols for deeper meaning
  • Compare and contrast character experiences
  • Analyze figurative language for its deeper meaning
  • Analyze allegory and its deeper meaning
 
Answer Key: The key provides potential answers for every question asked in every lesson. Of course, not all analytic questions have just one answer! Part of the strength of the analysis question is the room they leave for students to demonstrate their unique thinking and use textual evidence to support their stance. Therefore, use the answers at your discretion but know they provide a solid foundation for the type of performance that makes for quality work. 
Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the student pages in Google Slides™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their work online. (NOTE: Not all assignments are conducive to digital completion; however, the pages are still provided in the digital format.) All they will have to do is create a text box! There are links for every student work page, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
The entire resource and its inclusive set of questions allows for multiple potential uses based on your determination about when and where it would be most helpful, either in-class or for homework. Regardless, every question is aligned to a relevant Common Core State Standard.
 
PLEASE NOTE: This resource is NOT EDITABLE! It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 9.72 MB
  • 127 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Contents

The Book Thief Close Readings – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 34 Close Reading Assignments
  • Graphic Organizers to Scaffold Learning
  • Literary Skills-Based & Common Core-Aligned
  • Digital Links for Google Slides™
  • Answer Keys!
Description
Through the fiction close reading lessons, students will deeply engage with The Book Thief to develop a variety of reading and literary skills. 
 
Fiction Close Reading Lessons: Each chapter of the novel is filled with opportunities for literary analysis. The 34 close reading lessons focus on a particular skill and have students engage in a close reading of the text to develop their literary proficiency in that skill. Each assignment requires students to use textual evidence to support their claims. The Common Core aligned lessons focus on the following:
  • Analysis of point of view of the text
  • Author’s use of word choice to develop tone
  • Analysis of flashbacks and foreshadowing
  • Analysis of conflict and plot
  • Identifying and analyzing setting for mood and conflict
  • Character analysis
  • Development of motif and theme across the novel
  • Analysis of symbols for deeper meaning
  • Compare and contrast character experiences
  • Analyze figurative language for its deeper meaning
  • Analyze allegory and its deeper meaning
 
Answer Key: The key provides potential answers for every question asked in every lesson. Of course, not all analytic questions have just one answer! Part of the strength of the analysis question is the room they leave for students to demonstrate their unique thinking and use textual evidence to support their stance. Therefore, use the answers at your discretion but know they provide a solid foundation for the type of performance that makes for quality work. 
Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the student pages in Google Slides™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their work online. (NOTE: Not all assignments are conducive to digital completion; however, the pages are still provided in the digital format.) All they will have to do is create a text box! There are links for every student work page, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
The entire resource and its inclusive set of questions allows for multiple potential uses based on your determination about when and where it would be most helpful, either in-class or for homework. Regardless, every question is aligned to a relevant Common Core State Standard.
 
PLEASE NOTE: This resource is NOT EDITABLE! It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
Format
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 9.72 MB
  • 127 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™
Rights
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
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The Book Thief Novel Study is a comprehensive set of standards-aligned instructional materials for teaching The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. With over 100+ materials, students will deeply engage with the novel and develop their literacy skills. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, color theory readings and extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, projects, and essays all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply what will be their growing understanding of the novel. They also provide numerous ways for you to DIFFERENTIATE learning for your students, allowing you to choose the assignments that best support your students’ learning while being conducive to any classroom model.

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The Book Thief Literary Analysis Questions

The 34 literary analysis assignments provide a framework for students to complete a deep analysis of each chapter grouping in The Book Thief. The assignments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. They are designed not only to have students practice literary skills but also to demonstrate their comprehension of the text. It could supply homework, facilitate guided reading groups, or stimulate whole class literacy discussions for each chapter.

Download a Preview
The Book Thief Assessments

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The Common Core-aligned assessments will help you measure your students’ comprehension of The Book Thief and their ability to apply the literary skills taught throughout the unit. The materials include 34 reading checks, 10 novel quizzes (1 for each part), 1 final literary assessment, and essay prompts.

Download a Preview
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The 4 nonfiction close reading lessons and 6 extension activities develop students’ background knowledge about color theory. With these informational texts, students will learn about the color wheel, harmony, and context of color. Each close reading includes questions that will develop essential skills aligned to the reading of informational texts under the Common Core State Standards. Meanwhile, the 6 extension activities take your students deeper, using color theory and applying it to aspects of The Book Thief. You know your students best. Based on their interests, the extension activities provide an avenue for your students to enhance their investigation into color theory and apply it to the world around them.

Download a Preview
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The vocabulary resources will engage students in varied activities to expand their vocabulary. The resources include materials to help teach challenging vocabulary words in The Book Thief that will then build your students’ vocabulary. With 3 vocabulary crossword puzzles, 3 quizzes, and graphic organizers, the materials provide opportunities for differentiation to suit the needs of the classroom.

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