Til'Death Due US Part

Til’ Death Due Us Standards Addressed in this Unit

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1. Reading Standard 2:Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it
emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
2. Reading Standard 3:Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact
with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

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3. Reading Standard 5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate
time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
4. Reading Standard 6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing
on a wide reading of world literature.
5. Writing Standard 1:Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of
substantive topics or a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that
establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence
for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns. c. Use

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reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the
English Comp./Lit. norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the
argument presented.
Grades 9-10. 6. Writing Standard 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of
technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
7. Speaking and Listening Standards 5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in
presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

What Do You Know? What Caused the War?

With a partner, answer this question
Many things happened that caused the war.
1. The Japanese Expansion.
What do you know about World War II? 2. The Fascist Parties (A.K.A Fascism)
What happened during the war? 3. Hitler rose to power.
4. The Great Depression in the U.S.

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 Who Were the Key Players?
1. The Allied Powers. They were made up of France, United States,
Great Britain, and were also helped by Russia.
2. The Axis Power. They were made up of Germany, Italy, and
Japan.
Rise To Power
Hitler rose to power by being very charismatic and
persuasive.
He was a good speaker and was able to draw an
audience’s attention
He also used the Jewish people as scapegoats.
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German Government
The German Government was a fascist government
during the war.
Hitler, their leader, named their party the Nazis and
used the Swastika as their insignia.
Who Won?
It was a long and difficult war between the two sides,
however, the Allied Powers were able to win the war.
Now take 5-10 minutes to answer question 6 on your
notes.
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 Terms to Remember Point of View Video

● Narrator: Action/process of narrating a story

● Types of Narrators:

1. 1st Person: Character tells story. Uses I, Me, We.

2. 2nd Person: Used in directions, narrator talks to reader uses You.

3. 3rd Person- Limited: Only knows thoughts and feeling of 1 character

Omniscient: Knows thoughts and feeling of All.

Terms To Keep in Mind Allusion video

Symbol- A thing that represents something else. It could be a

physical thing that represents something that is abstract.

Allusions- an expression designed to call something to mind without

mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. Like a
pop-culture reference.

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 Figurative Language & Focalization Important Characters

Metaphor- When saying something is another thing. Usually, the Liesel Meminger- The protagonist, a 10 year old German Aryan girl.
two objects are unlike things. She is also referred to as the Book Thief by Death.

Simili- Comparing to objects using the words “like” or “as”
Internal Focalization- When a third-person narrator says what a
character thinks or feels.
External Focalization- When a third-person narrator explains what
a character does
Hans Hubermann- Liesel’s adoptive father. He was in World War 1,
and likes to play the accordion. He is a painter for a living.
Rosa Hubermann- Han’s wife and Liesel’s adoptive mother. She
does others laundry to make money, has a bad temper and likes to
cuss.

Other Characters Video on Theme

Isla Herman- The mayor’s wife. Not a very social person after a
traumatic event takes place in her life.

The Mayor- A nazi member who lives in a large and nice home. His
home also contains a library.

Max Vandenburg- A Jewish man on the run from the Nazi’s.

Rudy- Liesel’s friend who worships Jesse Owens, the fastest runner.

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 General Themes Themes Part 2

Death/Life- Usually has a deeper meaning, what does it mean to Power/Power Dynamics- Deals with gender, and the role power
live, who decides life/death, etc. Sometimes is used with the Seasons plays between the two.

Wealth/Poverty: Usually has to do with who gets to be rich/poor,

why do the rich stay rich, and much more.

Race/Culture: Deals a lot with racism, cultural appropriation, etc.

Your Turn Now it is your turn

What other themes can you think of?
Where in literature or in media have you seen them?
Share with a partner what themes you remembered.
Make sure you write them down on your notes.
Take out a piece of paper.
Using the notes you just took, write your own story
using some of the themes and terms you just learned.

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