Day 5

The Book Thief Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    The Word Shaker: The Fuhrer's Forest

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will be able to visualize the world Max creates in The Word Shaker, understanding of connotations of words and phrases, historical context

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

    Structure:

    Show a short clip of Hitler giving a speech, then pass out copies of one of Hitler's speeches (the speeches don't have to be the same; find a suggestion for a speech below). Have students read it aloud together as a class. As they read, students should highlight or...

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