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The Book Thief
English I: Free Association Assignment
Slide2Symbol
A
person, place, thing, event or pattern in a literary work that designates itself and at the same time figuratively represents or “stands for” something else.
Slide3Instructions:
Write your name on one side of a blank sheet of paper.
Turn it over and use crayons, colored pencils or markers to complete the assignment.
S
elect
one item from each category provided.
Represent your item
in the form of a picture or a written word.
Slide4Characters (choose one):
Liesel
Meminger
Hans
Hubermann
Rosa
Hubermann
Rudy Steiner
Max
Vandenburg
Ilsa
Hermann
Frau
Holzapfel
Death [Narrator]
The Fuhrer
Slide5Nicknames and name-calling:
Saukrel
Saumensch
Archloch
Book thief
Good girl
Bed-wetter
Maxi Taxi
Jewish fist
fighter
Jew lover
Fruit
stealer
Giver of bread and teddy bears
Black Magic
Best Friend
Triple Hitler youth athletics champion
Stupid
Cow
Slide6Objects:
Accordion
Cigarettes
Kerosene
Champagne Bottles
Paint
Newspapers
Crossword Puzzles
Metals
Key
ScissorsHairbrushKnifeFeathersTwigsTreeDrop sheetsPaint cansShoesSuitCookie plateToolbox
Seeds
Teddy Bear
Snowman
Cloud
Toy Soldier
Dominoes
Playing Cards
Dead soccer ball
Stamps
Slide7Food
Carrot
Pea-soup
Potato
Bread
Stale
bread
Bread with JamFruit (i.e. apples)FatMixed candy
Candy
Chestnut
CakeCoffeeFlour
Stale cookies
Champagne
Slide8Colors:
Black
White
Red
Dark, Dark Chocolate
Charcoal Brown
Lemon Yellow
Safe Blue
Dangerous Brown
Silver
Gold
Tooth-colored
Skull-colored
Gray
Orange
Bleached bedsheet-white
Slide9Symbols:
Burning Stars
Falling dominos
Bird
Nazi flag
Swastika
Yellow Star of David
Cracked window
Thirteen
Conductor
Accordion
Tree
Words
Factory-production
Slide10Places:
33
Himmel
Street
Hubermann’s
basement
Bomb Shelter basement
Frau Diller’s shopMr. Steiner’s tailor shopGrande StrasseMayor’s wife’s LibraryTrain StationFreshly fertilized sports field
Molching
Munich Street
Stalingrad snow
Stench-filled hospital (Stalingrad)
Sydney suburbs
Amper
River (freezing)
Town hall (book burning spot)
Pasing
France
Stuttgart
Boxing
ring
Koln
Cologne
Dachau
School
office
School courtyard
Gelb
Strasse
Laundry rafters
Essen
Slide11Activities:
Cutting Hair
Burning books
Push-ups
Parades
Reading
Writing
StealingRunningKissingBoxing
Playing soccer
Ironing
Painting
Killing
Dying
Nightmaring
Bombing
Watschens
Handwriting
Spitting
Slide12Books:
The Grave Digger’s Handbook
Faust the Dog
The Lighthouse
The Shoulder Shrug
The
Standover
ManThe WhistlerThe Word Shaker
The Grave Digger’s Handbook
Faust the Dog
The Lighthouse
The Shoulder Shrug
The
Standover
Man
The Whistler
The Word Shaker
Mein
Kampf
The Mud Men
The Dream Carrier
The Complete
Duden
Dictionary and Thesaurus
The Last Human Stranger
The Book
Thief
The Rules of Tommy Hoffman
Ilsa
Herman’s little black book
Slide13Time:
Birthdays (the Fuhrer’s,
Liesel’s
)
Cold night
The Great War (WWI
)
WWII battlesKristallnacht, the night of broken glassSummerWinterDark and murderous nightChristmasEnd of the world (Apocalypse)
Slide14Theme Topics:
Friendship
Sacrifice
Loyalty
Obligation
Abandonment
Fear
InnocenceSecret
Suffering
Punishment
Hate
Love
Triumph
Refuge
Forgiveness
Strength
Luck
Slide15Writing Instructions
Now that you have filled up your page with various symbols and objects, write about each item (2-3 sentences per item), on the back of the page or on a separate page. Explain how each item connects to the character you listed and/or how it is significance to the book as a whole.