The Book Thief Reading Guide
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
10/27
10/28
10/29
10/30
10/31
Research
Discuss Color
Theory
Read 46-80
11/05
Read 81-122
Read 123-170
11/03
Discuss Annotated
Bibliography
Read 1-45
11/04
11/06
11/07
Annotated
Bibliography due
3+ level three
questions due
NO SCHOOL
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING DAY
Read 171-204
eZine #1
(epilogue- III)
EXTRA CREDIT
Due this week!
Read 205-238
PLAN test
(pre-ACT)
Read 272-303
Vocab. quiz 16B
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14
Read 305-350
Read 351-403
3+ level three
questions due
eZine #2 due
(IV-VII)
Read 405-455
Read 457-493
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
Read 495-525
Read 526-550
Work on MWDS
3+ level three
questions due
Work on MWDS
Socratic Seminar
MWDS due
11/21
eZine #3 due
(VIII-prologue)
Annotations due
Vocab. quiz 16C
11/24- 11/28 HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Read 239-271
We will begin MAUS II when you return.
Annotations- As you read, you are expected to annotate the text. Take notes on…
 Elements of Style (sentence structure, pace, diction, vocabulary, figures of speech, use of dialogue, point of view,
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character development, tone, word color/word sound, time sequencing/chronology, allusions, experimentation in
language, metafictional techniques)
Foster’s Ideas (Trips/Quests, Shared Meals, Vampires/Ghosts/Corruption/Evil, Intertextuality, Shakespeare Allusions,
Biblical Allusions, Fairy Tale Allusions, Greek Allusions, Precipitation, Violence, Politics, Christ Figures, Flying, Immersion in
Water, Geographic Implications, Seasonal Implications, Physical Markings, Blindness, Illnesses, Any other motifs/symbols)
Your eZine topic
Your own reactions/questions
Color Symbolism
Unfamiliar vocabulary
Level Three Questions- You have three due dates (11/03, 11/10, 11/19) to turn in 3+ level three questions. These should
be prepared for Socratic Seminar style discussion.
http://books.google.com/books?id=PX7nBGq6DHYC&pg=PA15&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false