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NTS2

NTS2

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: Your first and last name

Building Background
Knowledge

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast two or more
characters, settings, or events in a story, drawing on specific
details in the text.

Background of this Story:
In some countries around the world the government is

called a dictatorship. In a dictatorship, one person or a small
group of people have complete control of the country. In
many cases the military enforces the control.If a person does
not follow the rules, they may be arrested, threatened,
scared, or tortured. The citizens of that country are not
allowed to talk or act against the dictatorship. A person can
be rewarded if they tell the dictatorship about other people
who are against the government.

Interpretive Question: How does the dictatorship
system of government in the story affect Pedro, his
family, and the citizens it governs?

R Restate the Question (green) In the book, The Composition,
- Read the question or prompt Pedro, his family, and their entire
- Underline keywords community are negatively affected by
- Rewrite the question as a the dictatorship government. One
statement using your own words example from the text is when Don
Daniel was dragged down the street by
A Answer the Question (green) two men who were “pointing machine
- Answer the question guns at him.” This clearly shows that
*If there is more that one part of the dictatorship is treating the people
the question, make sure to answer in the community poorly. Pedro’s
ALL parts. parents lived in fear that they would be
caught being against the government
C Cite Evidence (yellows) they had to turn their radio down very
- Use evidence from the text to low so they wouldn’t be caught
support your answer. listening. Pedro’s mom was so scared
-Include both paraphrased that she “cried silently at the table.”
evidence and direct quotes This is further evidence that the
government was making the people
Possible evidence starters: live in fear. Finally, Pedro himself was
According to the text… negatively affected by the government.
For example… He was put in the position of having to
On page ___ it says… lie on his composition so his parents
Further support can be found... wouldn’t be caught. The dictator ship
In the article/ chapter it states... tried to turn children against their own
parents. Obviously, the dictatorship
E Explain (reds) negatively affected everyone Pedro was
- Explain how each piece of text close to in his life.
evidence supports your answer.

Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence
using different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Building Background
Knowledge

Underground
Movements

Learning Target: I can explain the relationships or interactions
between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific
information in the text.

How have underground movements affected events

throughout history? Made the Gave the
NAZI’S other side
Underground very an
Railroad sneaky advantage

Made a lot Underground World
of slaves Movements War II
go free
Made a lot
of
inspections
between
families

Building Background
Knowledge

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast two or more
characters, settings, or events in a story, drawing on specific
details in the text.

Background of this Story:
“For centuries, the Star of David was a symbol of Jewish

pride. But during World War II, Nazis used the Star to
segregate and terrorize the Jewish people. Except in
Denmark. When Nazi soldiers occupied his country, King
Christian X of Denmark committed himself to keeping all
Danes safe from harm. The bravery of the Danes and their
king has inspired many legends. The most enduring is the
legend of the yellow star, which symbolizes the loyalty and
fearless spirit of the king and his people.”

Source: Peachtree Publishers

Interpretive Question: How did King Christian X’s
response to the yellow Star order in the story
affect the citizens of Denmark?

In the book, The Yellow Star, King In the book The Yellow Star, King
Christian X’s response positively affected Christian X’s response to the yellow
the citizens of Denmark. An example of star order positively affected the
how the king's response affected the citizens of Denmark. Also, at the
citizens positively is that the author’s note author’s note states that only 51 jews
states that only 51 jews from Denmark from Denmark died during the yellow
died during the yellow star order. This star order. This number would be far
number would be far greater if it were not greater if it were not for King
for King Christian’s wise and timely Christian’s wise and timely action.
action. The text says,“The king of According to the text,”If King
Denmark, with courage and defiance, Christian called on the tiny Danish
rode alone through Copenhagen.” Also, army to fight, Danes would die. If he
According to the text,”If King Christian did nothing , Danes would die.” This
called on the tiny Danish army to fight, means that King Christian does not
Danes would die. If he did nothing , Danes have a choice but to react to the
would die.” This means that King German threat in a clever way. He
Christian does not have a choice but to refused to give up his country’s jews
react to the German threat in a clever way. just because they worshipped god in a
In the book king Christian X stated this different way than other people. The
one night when he was looking up at the story states that he got a brilliant
stars “If you wished to hide a star, solution to the problem on his hands
wondered the king to himself, “where when he was looking at the night sky
would you place it?” His eyes searched the full of stars. According to the text, it
heavens. “Of course!” he thought. The says this: “if you wished to hide a star,
answer was so simple.“You would hide it … you would hide it among it’s sisters.”
among its sisters.” This clearly shows that So he had all the citizens wear a yellow
King Christian’s reaction to the yellow star star so they all looked like Danes. This
order had a positive effect on the jews and made it so the Nazis cannot identify a
Danes from Denmark. As you can see, the single jew. This resulted in no jews
Jews weren't taken and the Nazis were being taken away. According to the
fooled by their own trap! text, it says: “once again in the country
of Denmark there were only Danes.”
This clearly shows that King
Christian’s reaction to the yellow star
order had a positive effect on the jews
and Danes from Denmark.

Building Background
Knowledge

World War II and
the Holocaust

Learning Target: I can provide a summary of the text that
includes the main ideas and key details, as well as other
important information.

Summary of the article:

The article “World War II and the Holocaust” shows

how Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came into power

in 1933 and began to promote and encourage persecution of

the Jews in Germany. Starting in 1941, Jewish people were

relocated. In these camps over 6 million Jews died. He joined

forces with Japan and Italy. When Japan bombed the United

States on December 7, 1941, the United States entered the

war and fought against the Axis powers until September 2,

1945 when the war ended.

Number the
Stars

Interpretive
Question
Responses

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 1

How are the characters’ lives
different than ours?

R Restate the Question (green) In the book Number the Stars, the
- Read the question or prompt characters’ lives are different than ours
- Underline keywords in many different ways. One example is
- Rewrite the question as a statement on page#2 when Ellen and Annemarie
using your own words are running down the sidewalk racing
when two soldiers yell “Halte!” This is
A Answer the Question (green) clearly different from our lives because
- Answer the question in our neighborhoods, we do not have
*If there is more that one part of the soldiers walking in every nook and
question, make sure to answer ALL cranny. For example, if we race our
parts. friends down the street, the worst that
could happen would be our parents
C Cite Evidence (yellows) yelling at us for not watching the road
- Use evidence from the text to and also hurting ourselves. The German
support your answer. soldiers were holding rifles and trying to
-Include both paraphrased evidence intimidate them. This is very different
and direct quotes from our lives today. Another example is
on page#6 where it says that they have
Possible evidence starters: no coffee. According to the text, “Mrs.
According to the text… Rosen, Ellen’s mother, was there, too, in
For example… the opposite chair. They’d been having
On page ___ it says… coffee together, as they did many
Further support can be found... afternoons. Of course, it wasn’t really
In the article/ chapter it states... coffee…. There had been no real coffee
on Copenhagen since the beginning of
E Explain (reds) the Nazi occupation.” In our lives, there
- Explain how each piece of text is no scarcity of coffee or tea for most
evidence supports your answer. people. The country is not poor but Nazi
occupation drained supplies and making
Possible explain starters: everyday things scarce. Clearly, their
This clearly shows that… lives are much different than ours in
This means that… MANY ways.
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence using
different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 2

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

This picture relates to the chapter by when Annemarie thinks
about the king making a wise choice by not sending the army to
fight the Nazis. When the person is informing them and the king is

making a wise choice.

Learning Target: I can determine a theme of a story from details in the text,
including how characters in a story respond to challenges.

Chapter 3

“Now I think all of Denmark must
be the bodyguard for the Jews as

well.” What does this mean?

R Restate the Question (green) In the book Number the stars, the
- Read the question or prompt phrase in chapter 3 says: “Now I think
- Underline keywords all of Denmark must be the bodyguard
- Rewrite the question as a for the Jews as well.” This means that all
statement using your own words of Denmark will be the caretakers for
the jewish people as they would be for
A Answer the Question (green) King Christian. Some text evidence is in
- Answer the question chapter 3 on page 24 where
*If there is more that one part of Annemarie’s mom says this: “Friends
the question, make sure to answer will take care of them,” “That’s what
ALL parts. friends do.” This clearly supports the
idea that the Danes will be taking care
C Cite Evidence (yellows) of the jews. Also, the text states that the
- Use evidence from the text to Danes would make them feel
support your answer. comfortable until they are ready to
-Include both paraphrased open their store. This means that the
evidence and direct quotes phrase “Now I think all of Denmark
must be the bodyguard for the Jews as
Possible evidence starters: well.” means that the Danes will be
According to the text… taking care of the jews as opposed to
For example… saying this.
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

E Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text
evidence supports your answer.

Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence
using different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 4

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

● Fireworks are supposed to be happy and when Ellen and Annemarie
talked about fireworks, they were happy

● Fireworks blow up and Kirsti blew up about her new shoes (in a bad way)
● They heard the explosions go off and fireworks blow up

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or
events in a story, drawing on specific details in the text.

Chapter 5

Compare and contrast the Danish
and Germans. *Choose at least
three attributes to compare.

Danish Attributes Germans
Being

Compared

From Denmark Where they’re from From Germany

Not yelling at people Personality Being mean to
not mean people whenever

Everybody should be Belief they can
treated equally
All Jews shouldn’t
live

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 6

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

● When annemarie's dad spoke on the phone to uncle henrik and said that
annemarie's mom will bring cigarettes

● Annemarie's dad missed cigarettes
● The people in Annemarie's dads office would smoke anything they could

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 7-8

How does war change people?
Why?

R Restate the Question (green) In the book, Number the Stars,
- Read the question or prompt there are many examples of war
- Underline keywords changing people. One example is that
- Rewrite the question as a statement on page 66 it says “But there was a
using your own words difference. In the earlier times she had
always heard laughter. But tonight there
A Answer the Question (green) was no laughter at all.” This clearly
- Answer the question shows that war drains the happiness out
*If there is more that one part of the of people. Also, on page 71, uncle Henrik
question, make sure to answer ALL says that “Tomorrow will be a day for
parts. fishing.” He says this in a secretive way.
This is because he is speaking in a secret
C Cite Evidence (yellows) code to mean that it is perfect time to
- Use evidence from the text to take Ellen and her family to Sweden.
support your answer. War can also make people secretive and
-Include both paraphrased evidence speak in a suspicious manner.
and direct quotes Clearly, war changes people in many
different ways.
Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

E Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text
evidence supports your answer.

Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence using
different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Learning Target: I can determine a theme of a story, from details in the text,
including how characters in a story respond to challenges.

Chapter 9-10

Compare and contrast Mama and
Annemarie and how they faced the
challenges when the German soldiers

came to the “funeral.”

Mama Attributes Annemarie
Being

Compared

Stayed calm Thought it was a
nightmare
Reaction

Stayed calm Screamed in joy

What happened
when the nazis left

Great-Aunt Birte Great-Aunt Birte
having typhus being a real person

What they lied about

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 11

When is telling the truth
important? When is not telling

the truth important?

R Restate the Question (green) In the book Number the Stars,
- Read the question or prompt telling the truth is sometimes important
- Underline keywords and it is sometimes not. One example
- Rewrite the question as a statement on page#84 where Annemarie says to
using your own words the
Nazi soldiers when they asked who died.
A Answer the Quest “ My Great aunt Birte. She lied for the
ion (green) sake of the family. Another example is
on page#4 where it says that Annemarie
- Answer the question told Ellen’s name to the soldier. She told
*If there is more that one part of the the truth but not the full truth. If telling
question, make sure to answer ALL the truth can harm someone in any way
parts. it is important to not tell the truth.
However, telling the truth is important
C Cite Evidence (yellows) in all other situations. Telling the truth
- Use evidence from the text to makes you an honest person, and helps
support your answer. others trust you. Clearly telling and not
-Include both paraphrased evidence telling the truth is important and not
and direct quotes important under certain circumstances.

Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

E Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text
evidence supports your answer.

Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence using
different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Learning Target: I can determine a theme of a story, from details in the text,
including how characters in a story respond to challenges.

Chapter 12-13

How does this text relate to Number the stars and
particularly Annemarie in chapter 13?

In the book The Man In The Red Bandanna, Welles is a hero
to the people trapped inside the tower. He rescued a lot of

people on the upper floor . In Number the Stars,
Annemarie’s family is a hero to Ellen’s family. In chapter 13,
Annemarie says a quote that is also in the book The Man In

The Red Bandanna. “I know the way.”

Learning Target: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 14-15

What is the author’s purpose of including the
story of Little Red Riding Hood during
Annemarie’s run through the forest?

R Restate the Question (green) In the book Number the Stars, the
- Read the question or prompt author includes the story of little red
- Underline keywords riding hood when Annemarie is walking
- Rewrite the question as a statement through the forest carrying a basket of
using your own words lunch for her uncle Henrik. One reason
the author includes the story is because
A Answer the Question (green) when Annemarie is walking through the
- Answer the question woods, she is scared of what she is
*If there is more that one part of the doing. So, she thinks of the story to
question, make sure to answer ALL distract herself. According to the text, it
parts. says on page # 107, “Annemarie smiled,
feeling her way through the dark
C Cite Evidence (yellows) remembering how Kirsti always
- Use evidence from the text to interrupted stories to ask questions.”
support your answer. She is also relating her walk through the
-Include both paraphrased evidence woods to the little red riding hood story
and direct quotes as she also walks through the woods to
take food to the grandmother. The story
Possible evidence starters: states that just like the little red riding
According to the text… hood heard a growl, Annemarie does
For example… too. This clearly shows that Annemarie
On page ___ it says… is trying to distract herself by thinking
Further support can be found... of her sister and the story. Therefore,
In the article/ chapter it states... the author’s purpose is for Annemarie
to think of something other than her
E Explain (reds) task to be brave and be able to continue
- Explain how each piece of text by thinking herself in the place of red
evidence supports your answer. riding hood.

Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence using
different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Chapter 16-17 and
Afterword

Why does the author include the “Afterword?” Why
is it important to read the afterword, especially in

historical fiction books?

R Restate the Question (green) It is important to include
- Read the question or prompt the afterword in historical
- Underline keywords fiction because you can see
- Rewrite the question as a statement where the author got the story
using your own words from . It is important to read
the afterword because you get
A Answer the Question (green) a little background knowledge
- Answer the question of the story.
*If there is more that one part of the
question, make sure to answer ALL
parts.

C Cite Evidence (yellows)
- Use evidence from the text to
support your answer.
-Include both paraphrased evidence
and direct quotes

Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

E Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text
evidence supports your answer.

Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

S Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer
- Link back to the topic sentence using
different words

Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

Learning Target: I can analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to
the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text.

Miracle at Midnight

Do you think the book or the movie is better?
Why?

Before Discussion After Discussion
I think the movie is
better because it
makes a lot more
sense.


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