Ashley Plaga - NTS Literature Response Journal - 4427702 (1)

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: Ashley A Plaga

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) Mrs. Rodriguez’s Example
- Read the question or prompt In the book, The Composition,
- Underline keywords Pedro, his family, and their entire
- Rewrite the question as a community are negatively affected by
statement using your own words the dictatorship government. One
example from the text of the problems
A Answer the Question (green) that the dictatorship caused can be
- Answer the question found on page 8. Don Daniel was
*If there is more that one part of dragged down the street by two men
the question, make sure to answer who were “pointing machine guns at
ALL parts. him.” This clearly shows that the
dictatorship is treating the people in
C Cite Evidence (yellows) the community poorly by threatening
- Use evidence from the text to them with weapons. Pedro’s parents
support your answer. lived in fear that they would be caught
-Include both paraphrased going against the government. They
evidence and direct quotes had to turn their radio down very low
so that they wouldn’t be caught
Possible evidence starters: listening. Pedro’s mom was so scared
According to the text… that she “cried silently at the table.”
For example… This is further evidence that the
On page ___ it says… government was making the people
Further support can be found... live in fear and even their daily tasks
In the article/ chapter it states... are being impacted. Finally, Pedro
himself was negatively affected by the
E Explain (reds) government. He was put in the
- Explain how each piece of text position of having to lie on his
evidence supports your answer. composition so that his parents
wouldn’t be caught. The dictatorship
Possible explain starters: tried to turn children against their
This clearly shows that… own parents. Obviously, the
This means that… dictatorship created fear and
This further supports the idea that… hardships for everyone that Pedro was
close to in his life.
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

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” proves 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
forced to get off there houses and give away their business.
In these camps called concentration camps where more than
6000000 Jews died. He joined forces with Germany and
Japan. When Japanese aircraft bombed Pearl harbor on
December 7, 1941, the United States entered the war and
fought against the Axis powers until September 2, 1945 when
the war ended.

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? Make the It affected
jews leave the jews
Underground their history
Railroad homes to
flee

Underground
Movements

Helped Helped World
free people War II
slaves realized
that
everyone
is equal

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?

R Restate the Question (green) Team Response:
A - Read the question or prompt
C - Underline keywords King Christian X’s response to the yellow star
- Rewrite the question as a order in the story affected the citizens in a
E statement using your own words positive way, here are some reasons why.
S The first reason it affected the citizens in a
Answer the Question (green) positive way, it is when King Christian saw
- Answer the question the flag he thought that it was not good.
*If there is more that one part of When the king saw the flag he was worried
the question, make sure to and thought that if he took it down his
answer ALL parts. citizens would feel more safe, so he took it
down. One more reason is that it affected all
Cite Evidence (yellows) of the Jews in Denmark where order to put
- Use evidence from the text to on a yellow star, so they could identify you,
support your answer. and he responded in a good way. The king
-Include both paraphrased did not know what to do, until an idea hit
evidence and direct quotes him. So the king called his taler and told him
his great idea, and the taler agread. The next
Possible evidence starters: day the king wore a yellow star on his
According to the text… clothes, and all of the people new what he
For example… was doing. And followed him. The last
On page ___ it says… reason is that the king's idea helped the
Further support can be found... citizens but also put them in danger. For
In the article/ chapter it states... example when the kind order the taler to put
the yellow star on his clothes the taler could
Explain (reds) have gotten in trouble. Then when the king
- Explain how each piece of text went on his ride in the capitol with the
evidence supports your answer. yellow star on his cote, and when the citizens
whent by him they could have been shot.As
Possible explain starters: you can see, King Christian's response to the
This clearly shows that… yellow star order affected the citizens in a
This means that… good way.
This further supports the idea that…

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

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) They are different from are
- Read the question or prompt lives in many ways, I am
- Underline keywords going to tell you some of
- Rewrite the question as a them. One is when
statement using your own words Annemarie and Ellen were
racing. When they got to
A Answer the Question (green) Osterbrogade one of the
- Answer the question soldiers Said “Halt” and
*If there is more that one part of the started telling Annemarie
question, make sure to answer ALL what to do, he was looking
parts. in her stuff an asking her
about her! The next one
C Cite Evidence (yellows) that I found is on page 9,
- Use evidence from the text to was that they do not have a
support your answer. lot of money. I think this
-Include both paraphrased because it says :take some
evidence and direct quotes bread and give some to
your sister. And the sister
Possible evidence starters: asked if there was butter,
According to the text… and her mom said “no there
For example… is not going to be butter in a
On page ___ it says… long time you know that.” As
Further support can be found... you can see we are very
In the article/ chapter it states... different in many ways.

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 2

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

One of my thoughts are when Annemarie was asking Kirsti what
story she wanted Kirsti said “can you tell me about the king and a
queen and they had a beautiful daughter.” that is how this picture
is related to Number the stars.

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

R Restate the Question (green) Chapter 3
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords “Now I think all of Denmark
- Rewrite the question as a must be the bodyguard for
statement using your own words the Jews as well.” What does

A Answer the Question (green) this mean?
- Answer the question
*If there is more that one part of I am going to tell you what
the question, make sure to answer “Now I think that all of
ALL parts. Denmark must be the
bodyguard for the jews as
C Cite Evidence (yellows) well” means. On page 25 it is
- Use evidence from the text to referring to this statement. It
support your answer. says “that all of Denmark will
-Include both paraphrased ported the king.” So I could be
evidence and direct quotes like this but for the Jews. On
page 25 there is more that I
Possible evidence starters: need to tell you. She says “Now
According to the text… I think that we should protect
For example… the Jews.” So she wants to
On page ___ it says… protect the Jews. My last
Further support can be found... reason is that Annemarie
In the article/ chapter it states... thought different than others.
Why do I think this, it is
E Explain (reds) because Annemarie thought
- Explain how each piece of text that if other people helped the
evidence supports your answer. Jews they would be stronger.
In Conclusion I think that the
Possible explain starters: girl wants to protect the Jews
This clearly shows that… as the citizens would protect
This means that… the king.
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?

I think that in the game that the girls are playing says “Come
Scarlett, we shall go to the Tivoli to dance and watch the
Fireworks, and maybe there will be some handsome men
there.” and that proves my point that there could be
Fireworks when they were playing. I also found that on page
31 thar is something that says “I remember the Fireworks
best of all. Said Ellen. Momy, it was Fireworks for my
birthday, said Kirsti.” That also proves my point.

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 Citizens and Nazis.
The first attribute has been chosen for you. Choose at

least two additional attributes to compare.

Danish Attributes Nazi Soldiers
Citizens Being
Wanting to kill Jew’s
Wanting to protect Compared
Jew’s
Feelings about the
Jewish people

Wanting them to Wanting them to
leave invade all of the

Feelings about the countries
german soldiers

Hoping that thar king Feelings about the Hoping that the king
will do something King of Denmark will give them all of

his Jew’s

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 are that their Dad used to smoke because in the text it says
“Cigarettes were the thing that Papa missed, the way Mama missed
coffee. He complains option - like yesterday - that there are not Cigarettes
in the store.” That is what I think.

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?
Restate the Question (green)
R - Read the question or prompt I am going to tell you how war
- Underline keywords changes people and why, I think
- Rewrite the question as a that it affected them in a bad way.
statement using your own words

A Answer the Question (green) I found that the Nazis are taking
- Answer the question things. In the text it says “Don't
*If there is more that one part of tell me the soldiers try to - what’s
the question, make sure to answer that word? - relocate butter to.” So
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) the war changed how the people
- Use evidence from the text to eat. The other thing I found was
support your answer.

C -Include both paraphrased that war affected was the Jews and
evidence and direct quotes the people of Denmark. I know
this because on pages 64 and 65 it
Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…

For example… says “Where is my necklaces? I hid
On page ___ it says… it in a safe place and no one will
Further support can be found... find it.” They want no one to find
In the article/ chapter it states...

E Explain (reds) it because, Ellen (the owner of the
- Explain how each piece of text necklace) is Jewes and they do not
evidence supports your answer. whant the Nazis to find her. The
last reason is that war can affect
Possible explain starters: people and their belongings. I say
This clearly shows that… this because in the war they had to
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

Sum it Up (green) give up food clothes and even thar

S - Conclude your answer houses. So war is affecting people
- Link back to the topic sentence and their blongeyes.As you can
using different words see it affected them in a bad way,

Possible summary starters:

Clearly Definitely Certainly both humans and thar belongings.
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

Tricked the soldiers Lied about who or
what was in it
How they felt about
who or what was in
the cript

Say that she had a keeping calm so the
medical condition soldiers did not think

How they rated when that she was
the soldiers said “let suspicious
us take one last look
at great aunt Birte”

Was thinking that this Was confused
was part of the plan

When the funeral
was held

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

R Restate the Question (green) Chapter 11
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords When is telling the truth
- Rewrite the question as a important? When is not
statement using your own words
telling the truth important?
A Answer the Question (green)
- Answer the question I’m going to tell you when is
*If there is more that one part of telling the truth important
the question, make sure to answer and when not. On page 92 it
ALL parts. might have something
important on it. I think that
C Cite Evidence (yellows) Peter is keeping a secret
- Use evidence from the text to because it says “As soon as I
support your answer. deliver my group I must move
-Include both paraphrased on. There is other work to be
evidence and direct quotes done tonight.” The next one is
why they were letting
Possible evidence starters: strangers in their house. I
According to the text… think that they let them in the
For example… house because they might be
On page ___ it says… Jews and they are hiding. I
Further support can be found... think that the other’s are
In the article/ chapter it states... hiding something and the kids
do not know. I think that they
E Explain (reds) are hiding the truth and they
- Explain how each piece of text think that they are hiding it
evidence supports your answer. for the good of the kids.I think
that telling the truth is
Possible explain starters: important but at the right
This clearly shows that… time.
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?

My thoughts are when the mom was helping the people in to the bote, and
when Annemarie found the packet she told her mom and ran as fast as she
could to give it back. Those are my thoughts.

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

R Restate the Question (green) Chapter 14-15
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords What is the author’s purpose of
- Rewrite the question as a including the story of Little
statement using your own words Red Riding Hood during
Annemarie’s run through the
A Answer the Question (green) forest?
- Answer the question
*If there is more that one part of I think that the purpose was to
the question, make sure to answer trick the soldiers like little red
ALL parts. riding hood did. I think this
because she did trick the
C Cite Evidence (yellows) soldiers. In the text it if you sum
- Use evidence from the text to it up it is referring to I am bring
support your answer. bread to my uncle and in little
-Include both paraphrased red riding hood that is treats for
evidence and direct quotes the grandma. Another reason
that the author did this is
Possible evidence starters: because Annemarie did not want
According to the text… to be caught. So she did what
For example… little red riding hood did and she
On page ___ it says… did not get caught by the
Further support can be found... German soldiers. My last reason
In the article/ chapter it states... is that like little red riding hood
she was in the forest and was
E Explain (reds) alone. For example, Annemarie
- Explain how each piece of text was bring food to her uncle and
evidence supports your answer. little red riding hood was bring
food to her grama and the
Possible explain starters: author made the condition when
This clearly shows that… she was writing the book.That is
This means that… why I think that the purpose was
This further supports the idea that… to make Annemarie not get
caught by the soldiers.
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) The author included the
- Read the question or prompt afterwords for a reason and it is
- Underline keywords
- Rewrite the question as a
statement using your own words

A Answer the Question (green) important to read the
- Answer the question afterwords and I am going to
*If there is more that one part of tell you why. In the text it says
the question, make sure to answer “how much of Annemarie's
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) story is true? I think that she put
- Use evidence from the text to that to tell us that it is historical

C support your answer. fiction and that will always be a
-Include both paraphrased part of history. Another reason
evidence and direct quotes is that some people may be
confused on what is true and
Possible evidence starters: not. So she put the afterwords to
According to the text… make all of it come together
For example… and make sense. My last reason
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

Explain (reds) is that this book is about history

E - Explain how each piece of text and not. It has fake characters
evidence supports your answer. but some are based off of real
characters. The history is really
Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…

This means that… and the author want back and
This further supports the idea that… told us about the history and so

S Sum it Up (green) we could read them and know
- Conclude your answer what really happened. As you
- Link back to the topic sentence can see the author included the
using different words afterworld for a good reason
and it is important to read the
Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

afterword.