The Book Thief Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included

This 10 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "The Book Thief (2013)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 37 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 37 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 - There are 5 extension questions briefly related to the movie, or World War 2 in general, in which the students answer questions and complete tasks based on the the viewpoint of a fictional German teen named Helga. Outline of the tasks below:

1. Helga is fond of reading. A German officer orders her to burn all her fiction books. Students to write what they think Helga might do.
2. Due to the war Helga needs to move to the countryside. Students to recount the journey from Helga’s home to the point where she meets her new family in the countryside. Include a description of her family.
3. After the nearby air raid shelter is destroyed, Helga needs to design and build one for her family in the garden. Students need to design, label and draw what they think Helga's air raid shelter may look like.
4. Helga and her best friend decide to run away. Students need to write a list of supplies, why Helga and the friend will need them followed by their step by step plan on running away.
5. The war ends and the students need to write what they think Helga would do to celebrate.

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Based on the novel by Markus Zusak, the movie is about a young girl named Liesel. While subjected to the experiences of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.

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How can movies help students learn English?

Learning from movies is motivating and enjoyable

- Sometimes students need a change in style, and movies are generally an integral

part of a student's life.

Movies provides authentic and varied language

- It's always a good idea to introduce students examples of English in real

situations. This includes accents different to your own.

Movies gives a visual context

- This gives the student the ability to interpret the language in full visual context.

To see such visual supports as facial expressions and gestures simultaneously.

Variety and flexibility

- Movies can also act as a springboard for follow-up tasks such as discussions,

debates on social issues, role plays, reconstructing a dialogue or summarising.