The Book Thief Lesson Plan

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...