The Book Thief Lesson Plan

Literary Techniques: Simile, Metaphor, Personification

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to examine and analyze Zusak's use of literary devices to create visuals.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2

Structure:

When you read, whether it is a novel, short story or poem, you have your own internal movie reel or video that turns the words on the page into images in your mind.

Authors use a variety of different written techniques to bring their written words alive for the reader. Some of the literary techniques that Markus Zusak employs in The Book Thief are...