Jan 12th Lesson Focus: The focus of this lesson will be to have students draw connections

between Night and The Book Thief. In addition, students will examine the
concepts of indirect and direct characterization and how they apply to both
novels.

Objectives:
Students will be able to identify uses of characterization in Night and The Book Thief.
Students will be able to understand the importance of the narrator in both Night and The Book
Thief.

Instruction
Opening (Hook or introductory activity):
Class will open with a short discussion of what we’ve read so far in Night.
Students will be given a few moments to get with their motif groups and present what they
learned thus far about their particular motif.

Instruction:
Students will be given a mini lesson over characterization. Students will be shown the
differences between direct and indirect characterization.

Students will receive a handout of the first two pages of The Book Thief. The Handout will be
read once aloud as a class, and then again individually. On the second time reading it,
students should annotate for examples of characterization and analyze it for evidence of who
the narrator is.

Students and teacher will discuss the significance of Death being the narrator.
-Consider how Night might be different if told from another character’s point of view
-Consider the relationship between Death and Night

Closing:
Students will use their chromebooks to access Padlet. Once on Padlet, students will answer a
discussion board post regarding direct and indirect characterization.

Assessment: Informal assessment/class participation

GA Standards of Excellence for Language Arts:

ELAGSE9-10RL6: 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.

ELAGSE9-10RL3: 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.