Who is the narrator of The Book Thief?

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Who is the narrator of The Book Thief?
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If you were turning The Book Thief into a movie,
how would you begin it?
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Every story has 1 major conflict/problem to which
every character contributes.Predict the major
conflict in The Outsiders.
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Every story has 1 major conflict/problem to which
every character contributes.Predict the major
conflict in The Book Thief
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Connections are similarities between what you
have read (listened to) and your own
experiences.These connections should deepen your
understanding of the reading.Make a connection
with The Book Thief.
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Connections are similarities between what you
have read (listened to) and your own
experiences.These connections should deepen your
understanding of the reading.Make a connection
with The Outsiders.
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Does your book introduce too many characters too
quickly? Why or why not?
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Pick one object that you think will play an
important role later in the book. Explain your
answer.
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Are there such things as unnecessary
characters?Explain your answer, using examples
from the book.
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A FOIL is a character that highlights the
qualities of another character, usually the main
character. Who is/are the foil(s) in the book?
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Good writers dont rush the brain.Explain,
using examples from the book.
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Reading Strategies

• Making Connections
• Questioning
• Visualizing
• Predicting

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Describe a choice made by one of the characters
that you would have made differently. Explain
your answer.
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Reading is a shared experience, even while you do
it alone. What does this mean?
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Please write a response to this quote.
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Every sentence in a book should either develop
the plot (story) or the characters.Give an
example of a sentence that develops plot.
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Every sentence in a book should either develop
the plot (story) or the characters.Give an
example of a sentence that develops character.
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Is your book more like this or this?
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How is reading like a tree?
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Every book youve ever read is just the same 26
letters rearranged.-A. KeizerDiscuss.
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An allusion is a reference to another piece of
writing in a piece of writing. Find an example
of an allusion in your book and explain why the
author chose to use that allusion.
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Fairy tales are more than true not because they
tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell
us that dragons can be beaten.-G. K.
ChestertonDiscuss.
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Reading Strategies

• Analyzing
• Determining Importance
• Synthesizing
• Inferring

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What is a chapter? Why do they exist?
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Text Features are features of the text that help
us understand the content of the text. Give 10
examples of text features from your book.
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Metaphors compare 2 (or more, often dissimilar
things) to each other to highlight the
characteristics of one or both things. Ex.
the supernovae exploding in my
brainGoodbye I say through my curtain of
shame.Find a metaphor in your book.
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Which character are you most similar to? Why do
you think so?
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List 5 differences between the book and the movie.
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Summarize The Book Thief in 5 bullet points.