1. Reflect Consider the following topics:
Words and Propaganda, Thievery, Humanity and Dehumanization, Cowardice and Bravery, Abandonment and Survivor's Guilt, and Colors
Select the topic you believe is most intriguing, in terms of The Book Thief and explain why
Reflect

2. Please Consider the Major Topics in Front of You
Next week, we will be participating in student-led discussions about the novel
Although these discussions are student-led, each student leader must:
pick a topic and subtopic of focus from the following list
generate 3 thought-provoking questions about that topic/subtopic in order to generate group discussion 
Have three quotes/passages on hand to reference as the conversation goes
You may work with a partner if you choose
Please Consider the Major Topics in Front of You

3. Rubric:
/5 My three questions are original (not taken from the back of the book or the online) thought-provoking, logical, and relevant
/5 My three pieces of evidence are relevant to my questions, and strengthen the conversation
/5 I kept the discussion moving along, focusing on my subtopic and questions, was the obvious student leader of this discussion, and facilitated open conversation rather than conversation exclusive to my friends in the class
/5 I came to class prepared, my slide is neat and well-organized (includes name of topic and subtopic, three questions, and three pieces of evidence)
/5 While others present, I am quiet and attentive to their presentations and the conversations that follow. I participate and weigh in on at least three other peoples’ questions in an informed and respectful way.
Total:
/25
Assignment: Select one of the subtopics as your focus and develop three thought-provoking questions tied to three pieces of textual evidence about this subtopic. You will be facilitating an in-class discussion on your subtopic next week.

4. Topic: Words and Propaganda
Subtopics:
Max’s relationship with words
Liesel’s relationship with words
Ilsa’s relationship with Liesel through words
Topic: Words and Propaganda

5. Topic: Thievery Subtopics: Rudy’s Thievery Liesel’s Thievery
The Thieving groups (Arthur vs. Viktor)
Topic: Thievery

6. Topic: Humanity and Dehumanization
Subtopics:
Max’s Dehumanization
Max’s Humanity (how he gets it back living with the Hubermanns)
Han’s Dehumanization
Death’s Humanity
Topic: Humanity and Dehumanization

7. Topic: Cowardice and Bravery
Subtopics:
Liesel’s bravery
Hans’s bravery
Rudy’s bravery
Topic: Cowardice and Bravery

8. Topic: Abandonment and Survivor's Guilt
Subtopics:
Liesel’s survivor’s guilt
Max’s survivor guilt
Ilsa’s survivor guilt
Frau Hotlzapfel and Michael Holtzapfel’s survivor gulit
Hans’s survivor guilt
Topic: Abandonment and Survivor's Guilt

9. Topic: Colors Subtopics: Symbolic value of white skies
Symbolic value of red skies
Symbolic value of black skies
Topic: Colors

10. Film Mini-Project I do require you to film your monologue
I would like you download GoogleDrive in order to share it with me, once it is filmed
Your written monologue is due by 11:59 on Thursday
I expect you to be practicing your monologue in class tomorrow, or else continuing to work on developing your discussion question and evidence for next week
Film Mini-Project

11. Use the rest of class to plan for your discussion portion next week
Finish the book by tomorrow for your final sticky- note check