Kenna Perri - NTS Literature Response Journal - 4437374 (1)

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: Kenna Perri

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 have 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”

Showś how Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came
into power in 1933 and began to blame the for all the bad
things. Starting in 1941, Jewish people were forced to get off
there houses and give away their business. They sent them
into faraway camps. In these camps over 6,000,000 jews
died. He joined forces with Japan and Italy. When the
Japanese 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? World war ll had Lots of people
made a lot of died from
Underground underground world war ll
Railroad movement

Helps the Underground World
slaves to Movements War II
escape the
people of that It was not a real
made them railroad but a
work. “series of homes”
that were really
safe for the slaves

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:
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords In the book ¨The Yellow Star¨ King Christian Xs
- Rewrite the question as a response to Yellow Star edict affected the citizens
statement using your own words of Denmark by creating a community of yellow
stars. According to the text, King Christian X was
A Answer the Question (green) frightened for his people and noted that ¨without
- Answer the question the yellow star to point them out, the Jews
*If there is more that one part of looked like any other Danes.¨ The King was was
the question, make sure to answer looking for an answer to protect his people and
ALL parts. his Country. The King called for his tailor to sew
a yellow star on his clothes and he rode on his
C Cite Evidence (yellows) horse through Copenhagen that morning with
- Use evidence from the text to the yellow star on. The King was trying to get the
support your answer. Danes to wear the yellow star so that everyone
-Include both paraphrased was wearing a yellow star. Further support can be
evidence and direct quotes support can be found on page 12, it states that
¨the subjects of King Christian understood what
Possible evidence starters: they should do.¨ All of the Danish citizens wore
According to the text… the yellow star so that the Nazis would not be
For example… able separate which ones were Jewish. The King's
On page ___ it says… plan to hide the Jews within their community to
Further support can be found... protect them from the Nazis.
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

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 because of the Nazi occupation. On page
- Rewrite the question as a 8 it states that “ There are German
statement using your own words soldiers on every corner.” For example
Annemarie and Ellen were racing each
A Answer the Question (green) other and ran into two Nazi soldiers that
- Answer the question yelled halt. This clearly shows a
*If there is more that one part of the difference because we don’t run into
question, make sure to answer ALL soldiers on our way back home from
parts. school. In this chapter there is an illegal
newspaper called “The Free Danes” that
C Cite Evidence (yellows) comes hidden in ordinary and they burn
- Use evidence from the text to it after they are done reading it. We do
support your answer. not have to conceal our newspapers
-Include both paraphrased because we have freedom in our country.
evidence and direct quotes At the end of chapter Kirsti wants to have
butter on her bread but there has been
Possible evidence starters: no sugar or butter for at least a year.
According to the text… Butter and sugar are easy to get at the
For example… supermarket. This clearly shows that life
On page ___ it says… here in Ohio is different than the life that
Further support can be found... happened in Copenhagen during the
In the article/ chapter it states... Nazi occupation.

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:

Some of the things I found in this book is that…
● They have a very kind king( King Christian X)
● “All danish children grew up familiar with fairy tales”
● Annemarie was telling a story to Kirsti about a King, Queen,

and a princess named Kirsten which is related to this picture
● King Christian rode his horse (jubilee) everyday and he has

no bodyguards, so an outsider asked”who rides that horse
everyday” and another man said that's our king. The outsider
said”Where's his bodyguard” And the other man answered”
all of us our his bodyguards.”

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 When we say “ Now I think all of Denmark
the question, make sure to answer must be the bodyguard for the Jews as well”
ALL parts. mean that All the danes should protect the Jews.
Here is some evidence to support this question.
C Cite Evidence (yellows) On page 20, They found Mrs.Hirsch's shop
- Use evidence from the text to closed with a sign in german that neither Kirsti
support your answer. nor Annemarie could read. Most of the Jews
-Include both paraphrased stores were closing because the Nazis want to
evidence and direct quotes get rid of all the Jews in Copenhagen.So the
Danes need to stop this occupation. For
Possible evidence starters: example, the Danes should have fought against
According to the text… the Nazis And this whole war would not have
For example… happened in the first place. It says on page 21
On page ___ it says… that there was a sign in german. If the danes
Further support can be found... were a bigger country they would have a lot
In the article/ chapter it states... more warriors. If they had more warriors they
could have fought in the war. One pages 7-8, it
E Explain (reds) says” the free Danes illegal newspaper. Peter
- Explain how each piece of text Nielsen got the newspaper over occasionally.
evidence supports your answer. When Peter Nielsen brought the newspaper he
had to hide them an ordinary books and then
Possible explain starters: Annemarie’s Parents had to burn the news
This clearly shows that… paper. According to the text, they had to hide a
This means that… legal newspaper inside their bushes. Then they
This further supports the idea that… have to go and burn the newspaper, so the
Nazis will not find the newspaper that they were
Sum it Up (green) reading.These pieces of evidence clearly shows
- Conclude your answer that they have to protect the Jews from the
- Link back to the topic sentence Nazis. Happy reading the book Number the
using different words Stars.

S 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:

● They were playing dolls and said that they “would go dance and watch the
fireworks.

● On Kirsti’s 5th birthday, Kirsti, Annemarie, and Ellen all thought of that the
booms were fireworks, but they were bombs.

● Annemarie and Ellen both saw the fireworks, but little Kirsti didn't.
Keywords to show this evidence
Boom, because fireworks go
crackle not to much of a boom
Explosions, because fireworks
don’t explode

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
They were disrespectful to the
They cared about the Jews Compared Jews because they like to scare
because Annemarie told her to the kids. It also said that the
hold still to take her necklace off, Feelings about the Germans like to threaten the
so the Nazis don’t know that she Jewish people Jewish kind. They don’t think
is Jewish. that they belong in denmark.

They are fun and friendly to Behaviour toward They are not friendly nor like the
children behaviour because they children behaviour of children because in
like to let the little ones play at the book it states that the a
night. They also appreciate german soldier “ grabbed a
children behaviour. handful of Ellen’s hair.”

The danes love the Jews and Treating the Jews The German soldier’s are mean
to the Jews because the Nazi
cared about them because in soldiers that were inspecting the
the book it tells you that lise had house ordered Annemarie and
dark brown curls as a baby. I Ellen out of bed to ask some
know this because Annemarie's questions.
dad found pictures that showed
evidence that they had 3
daughters and showed the
soldiers that they had nothing to
hide.

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:

● Annemarie's uncle( Henrik) loves cigarettes, so Annemarie's dad said
that her mom would bring him some cigarettes.

● Papa missed cigarettes and mama missed coffee
● There were no cigarettes in the stores because of the occupation
● The men that papa had in his office made faces. They also smoked

almost anything. One thing that was listed in the book are dried weeds
rolled in paper. Papa thought it smelled disgusting

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
A - Read the question or prompt
C
- Underline keywords
E
S - Rewrite the question as a War changes the people of denmark
statement using your own words because there is a lot of worrying,
protecting and dying in the war. Here is
Answer the Question (green) some evidence I found to support this
- Answer the question question. On pages 63-64, the Johansens
*If there is more that one part of have to keep hiding things and people
the question, make sure to answer from the Nazi soldiers. One example of
ALL parts. this is that Ellen had to get separated
from her parents because if her parents
Cite Evidence (yellows) were with Ellen they would all move to a
- Use evidence from the text to different location. Another example of
support your answer. this is the Nazi’s take up all of your night.
-Include both paraphrased The Nazi’s also what to know where the
evidence and direct quotes Jewish people are that are on a list
looking for them. Something that proves
Possible evidence starters: that the Nazis took up your whole night
According to the text… is that Annemarie’s and Ellen’s night had
For example… been so shortened by the Nazi’s because
On page ___ it says… they wanted to know where the rosens
Further support can be found... are. Finally, they try to take things that
In the article/ chapter it states... we all need to survive. Those things are
food, water and shelter. This clearly
Explain (reds) shows that the war has changed the
- Explain how each piece of text people of Copenhagen because they steel
evidence supports your answer. butter from the farmers. Obviously, The
war changed everything in the country of
Possible explain starters: Copenhagen.
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
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

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

Mama was brave because in the Bravery Annemarie was brave because
book it states that she told a lie Scared she asked questions, so mama
to all the kids because she Nervous and uncle Henrik can tell her the
wanted to protect them. truth. All annemarie wanted to
know is if mama and uncle
Mama was scared because she henrik were telling the truth or
and Uncle Henrik was scared to not.
tell Kirsti, Ellen and Annemarie
that there is no Great Aunt Birte Annemarie was scared because
the Nazi’s asked her a question
Mama was nervous about telling that she answer as a lie. Also
the truth to Annemarie. To tell she was scared because her
the truth she was lying. mom got hit in the face by a
soldier.

Annemarie was nervous
because she new there was no
Great Aunt Birte. She was
nervous to tell the truth she new
because of what she saw
before.

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 Sometimes it is important not to tell the
*If there is more that one part of truth. In this chapter the characters tell
the question, make sure to answer lies on purpose because they want to
ALL parts. protect others. Mama and Uncle Henrik
pretended that Great-aunt Birte died. On
C Cite Evidence (yellows) page 88, Peter had opened the casket and
- Use evidence from the text to it was stuffed with folded blankets and
support your answer. clothing. They lied to bring Jewish
-Include both paraphrased people safely Uncle Henrikś house and
evidence and direct quotes tell the Nazis there was a death that they
gathered together and pray. Another
Possible evidence starters: example is on page 78, Annemarie does
According to the text… not tell Ellen that there is no Great-aunt
For example… Birte so that would not be sad.
On page ___ it says… Annemarie did not tell her the truth
Further support can be found... because she didn't want Ellen to be
In the article/ chapter it states... frightened by the Nazis and then tell
them that there was no Great-Aunt Birte.
E Explain (reds) Peter gave a small, important package to
- Explain how each piece of text Mr. Rosen to give to Henrik but he did
evidence supports your answer. not tell Mr. Rosen why. This clearly
shows that Peter was trying to keep Mr.
Possible explain starters: Rosen from being frightened or in
This clearly shows that… danger. Clearly the lies told by the
This means that… characters were used to protect others
This further supports the idea that… from the Nazis.

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?

● Annemarie wanted to help her mom get hope and not hurt, just like the man in
the red bandana wanted to help all those people in need

● Mama was hurt so she told Annemarie to let her lean on Annemarie and let her
put Mamas arm on AnneMarieś shoulder. This relates to the book because the
man with the red bandana held a person, so that person can get to safety

● Mama spoke quickly so Annemarie can follow all the instructions. Mama said ¨
Go get a basket on the table. Quickly, quickly. Put an apple into it, and some
cheese. Put this packet underneath; do you understand. Hurry¨ This relates to
the book because the man in the red bandana made everybody go up the stair
super fast so he could get everyone to saftey.

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 The author included Little Red Riding
the question, make sure to answer Hood in the story because it relates to
ALL parts. Annemarieś journey through the forest
and Annemarie uses it to comfort herself.
C Cite Evidence (yellows) For example, Little Red Riding-Hood was
- Use evidence from the text to on her way to take a basket of food to her
support your answer. grandmother who was sick in bed. This
-Include both paraphrased relates to Annemarie because she was
evidence and direct quotes taking a basket of food and a packet to
Uncle Henrik. Little Red Riding-Hood
Possible evidence starters: lived deep in the woods where there were
According to the text… dangers. Little Red Riding-Hood was
For example… concerned about wolves and bears while
On page ___ it says… Annemarie was worried about Nazi
Further support can be found... soldiers. Both Little Red Riding-Hood
In the article/ chapter it states... and Annemarie confronted their fears.
On page 112, Annemarie was
E Explain (reds) remembering the story and said
- Explain how each piece of text ¨Something was following her, in the
evidence supports your answer. bushes. Little Red Riding-Hood was very,
very, very frightened¨. This clearly shows
Possible explain starters: how Annemarie was frightened by a
This clearly shows that… growl similar to Little Red Riding-Hood
This means that… in the story she told Kirsti. To Sum up,
This further supports the idea that… the author included the Little Red
Riding-Hood story because it was
S Sum it Up (green) relating to Annemarieś story.
- 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
R “Afterword?” Why is it important
A to read the afterword, especially
C Restate the Question (green) in historical fiction books?

E - Read the question or prompt
S
- Underline keywords

- Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words It is important to read the Afterword in
historical fiction books to learn which
Answer the Question (green) part of the story is true and which is part
- Answer the question of Lois Lowryś imagination. One
*If there is more that one part of example is Annemarie Johansen is a child
the question, make sure to answer of my imagination¨ but she grew from
ALL parts. the stories Annelise Platt to the author.
This confirms that Annemarie is not a
Cite Evidence (yellows) real person but someone like Annemarie
- Use evidence from the text to could have lived. On page 134, the author
support your answer. explains that King Christian X rode from
-Include both paraphrased the palace every morning unguarded and
evidence and direct quotes greeted his people. This clearly shows
that some parts of the story are actual
Possible evidence starters: events. The afterward tells us that the
According to the text… Danes ¨took them in, fed them, clothes
For example… them, hid them, and helped them along
On page ___ it says… to safety in Sweden.” This further the
Further support can be found... supports that the afterward is good place
In the article/ chapter it states... to look for additional information. For
this story it tells you that even the book is
Explain (reds) historical fiction it still could have
- Explain how each piece of text happened. Clearly this shows that the
evidence supports your answer. afterword is an important part of the
story.
Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
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