Andrew Kerns - NTS Literature Response Journal - 4427490

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: AJ Kerns

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” ______

how Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came into power in
1933 and began to began to promote and persuade blame of
Jews in Germany. Starting in 1941, Jewish people were
relocated to concentration camps or took them to gas chambers.
In these camps over 6,000,000 died. He joined forces with
Japan and Italy. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 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? People who got The Danish
caught could get blowing up their
Underground executed ship so the
Railroad Nazis don't get
the file

Underground
Movements

More Not World
people everyone War II
would be will have
free the SAME
rights

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 When King Christian X wore the
- Underline keywords yellow star, it affected the
- Rewrite the question as a statement citizens when all of the kingdom
using your own words decided they would defend their
king in the fight for the Jews.
A Answer the Question (green) The Danes could fight because
- Answer the question the Nazi’s wanted to But, the
*If there is more that one part of the Danes were not going to take
question, make sure to answer ALL that. The king did not want to
parts. start a war so he wore the yellow
star. Then all of the jewish
Cite Evidence (yellows) people started to wear the
- Use evidence from the text to support yellow stars too. The jews felt
your answer. more protected because of their
-Include both paraphrased evidence and king was endangering himself
for them. In conclusion, this is
Cdirect quotes how King Christian X affected
Possible evidence starters: the kingdom in such a way.
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text

Eevidence supports your answer.
Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…
This further supports the idea that…

Sum it Up (green)
- Conclude your answer

S- 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) The characters’ lives are different
- Read the question or prompt from ours. The first reason why they are
- Underline keywords different from our lives is because
- Rewrite the question as a regularly there are not soldiers on the
statement using your own words streets giving children orders. In the
book Annemarie and Ellen were
A Answer the Question (green) running and then Annemarie started to
- Answer the question slow down and in front of her there
*If there is more that one part of the were two soldiers that yelled “Halte”.
question, make sure to answer ALL The second reason why they are
parts. different from us is because there are
soldiers on every corner. Ellen’s mom
C Cite Evidence (yellows) told Annemarie and Ellen to take
- Use evidence from the text to another way to school and back and
support your answer. Annemarie responded, “We will Mrs.
-Include both paraphrased Rosen, but why does it matter. There are
evidence and direct quotes soldiers on every corner.” My final
reason why their lives are different from
Possible evidence starters: ours is because they are poor because of
According to the text… the war. In the text Annemarie asks if
For example… they have any food and her mom
On page ___ it says… responded, “Take some bread and share
Further support can be found... it with your sister.” Then Annemarie
In the article/ chapter it states... asks if they had any butter and her mom
said no. After that Annemarie’s little
E Explain (reds) sister, Kristi, asks when there will be
- Explain how each piece of text cupcakes again. Her mom responds,
evidence supports your answer. “When the war ends.” You can clearly
see that their lives are much different
Possible explain starters: than ours. They had soldiers all around
This clearly shows that… them, but we do not have soldiers on
This means that… every street and/or corner. Today, most
This further supports the idea that… kids do not need to worry about not
having enough food to eat.
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:

● It could relate to the fairy tale that Annemarie told
● It could be King Christian
● It could be another king because in the book it says that he

does not live as luxurious as other kings do

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 Response:
the question, make sure to answer
ALL parts. “Now I think all of Denmark must
bodyguard for the jews” relates to what mama
C Cite Evidence (yellows) said about people helping friends. For
- Use evidence from the text to example, I was thinking about when mom
support your answer. said, “Friends will take care of them.” This
-Include both paraphrased means that basically all of Denmark are the
evidence and direct quotes Jews’ friends. Annemarie also asked if her dad
remembered what a boy said and he said,
Possible evidence starters: “yes.” A guard asked who a guy was and the boy
According to the text… responded, “Our king.” Then the guard asked
For example… where his guards were. Again, the boy
On page ___ it says… responded that “All of Denmark were his
Further support can be found... guards.” I was thinking that Annemarie
In the article/ chapter it states... partially knew that everyone in Denmark was
protecting the king so the king would protect
Explain (reds) them. Denmark also is a small country so I
- Explain how each piece of text think that there would be more friends. That
evidence supports your answer. means that there would be more Jews
protected. You can clearly see that Denmark
Possible explain starters: could easily protect the Jews.
This clearly shows that…
E 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:

● Something that Annemarie saw when she was younger
● The things that Kirsti saw when she was young and her mom said were

fireworks, but then they found out the disturbing truth
● The pretend thing they were playing when they were going to Tivoli

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
Dislike the Jews
Like the Jews Compared because they think
because they have that they are causing
not done anything Feelings about the
Jewish people problems
bad to them

Friendly and can play Friendliness Serious and mean
around business

Regularly they What they do in the They search for
probably just live like day Jewish people and
regular people unless guard streets with
rifles. They also go
they are Jewish and look for the Jews
which they could only

do certain things

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:

● Code word for Jews
● They have not had cigarettes in a long time because of the war
● Annemarie’s dad told Henrick to send some cigars back with them

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
- Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words The war changed people. It changed
people by them not having enough food
Answer the Question (green) supplies. One example of this is on page nine
- Answer the question when Annemarie asks for bread and then
*If there is more that one part of Kirsti says, “With butter” with hope, but her
the question, make sure to answer mom replies, “ No butter.” This further
ALL parts. supports that they have very few food supplies.
Another example of the war changing people is
Cite Evidence (yellows) that they are more tired and feel defeated. On
- Use evidence from the text to page 17 it says in the text, “ Papa had changed,
support your answer. too. He seemed much older and very tired,
-Include both paraphrased defeated.” This clearly shows that the war has
evidence and direct quotes put almost everyone in a sort of bad mood and
has just made them feel defeated. The last
Possible evidence starters: example of war changing people is that it is
According to the text… harder to be able to grow crops. On page 68
For example… Annemarie says, “ Don’t tell me that the
On page ___ it says… soldiers try to- what's the word- relocate butter,
Further support can be found... too.” This means that it is harder to grow crops
In the article/ chapter it states... because butter is made out of milk or cream.
Clearly, their lives were badly affected by the
Explain (reds) war.
- 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

She was protecting Situations The soldier was
the coffin saying that Calmness asking who died and
her aunt who was in Danger
she said my Great
the coffin had the Aunt Birte
disease typhus
Annemarie was
She was really calm somewhat calm, but it
even when she had
took her a little time
people’s lives in to answer
danger
Nothing too serious
If she did not protect but the question
that coffin, people's
lives could have been asked by the officer
was directed toward
in danger her, so she could’ve

been in danger

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 There are different situations when telling
*If there is more that one part of the truth is important and when not telling the
the question, make sure to answer truth is important. It is important to tell the truth
ALL parts. if let's say you are not going to come back. But
sometimes it is important to not tell the truth
C Cite Evidence (yellows) because you need to be brave. An example of
- Use evidence from the text to when not to tell the truth is on page 94. It says,
support your answer. “Annemarie realized, though she had not really
-Include both paraphrased been told, that Uncle Henrik was going to take
evidence and direct quotes them in his boat, across to Sweden.” This further
supports the idea when not telling the truth is
Possible evidence starters: important. An example of when it is important to
According to the text… tell the truth is on page 92. On page 92 Peter said
For example… that after he helps some people then he will be
On page ___ it says… gone. That is important to tell because
Further support can be found... Annemarie, Mama, and Uncle Henrik could be
In the article/ chapter it states... waiting for a long time for him. The last example
of when not to tell the truth is on page 77 when
E Explain (reds) Annemarie knows that something is up and
- Explain how each piece of text Uncle Henrik said that they were lying to keep
evidence supports your answer. her brave. This clearly supports that sometimes
not telling the truth is a good thing. Certainly
Possible explain starters: there are some times when telling the truth is
This clearly shows that… important and when not telling the truth is
This means that… important.
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:

● They both are brave and determined
● They both go into danger
● Something could stop them
● They need to be quick or else
● They know how to get a job done

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
forest?

A Answer the Question (green) The purpose of the author
- Answer the question including Little Red Riding-Hood in the
*If there is more that one part of story was to also make it close to what is
the question, make sure to answer happening to Annemarie. Further
ALL parts. support can be found on page 112 when
she is talking about the wolf in Little
C Cite Evidence (yellows) Red Riding-Hood. When she is at the
- Use evidence from the text to end of telling the story, she hears a noise
support your answer. in the bushes, which are dogs and
-Include both paraphrased soldiers. Another example of why she
evidence and direct quotes included Little Red Riding-Hood is to
build up suspense in the story. In the
Possible evidence starters: book the author tries to build up
According to the text… suspense a lot. The way it is building
For example… suspense is because the reader is getting
On page ___ it says… a clue of what is going to happen. An
Further support can be found... example of this is at the end of chapter
In the article/ chapter it states... 14 (page 112) when she heard a rustling
noise in the bushes. This clearly affects
E Explain (reds) the way the book is turning out and the
- Explain how each piece of text excitement of it. Obviously, it was very
evidence supports your answer. purposeful to include Little Red
Riding-Hood in the book.
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
Restate the Question (green) in historical fiction books?
R
A - Read the question or prompt
C
- Underline keywords
E
- Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words The author includes “Afterword” for
a good purpose. He includes it because he
Answer the Question (green) wants to include some information about
- Answer the question what was not in the book. For example,
*If there is more that one part of how are you going to find out more about
the question, make sure to answer the setting if you don't read this part. This
ALL parts. further supports the idea of reading
“Afterword” Another reason to read this
Cite Evidence (yellows) part is to understand the book more. You
- Use evidence from the text to can understand the book more by
support your answer. looking more about the history in this
-Include both paraphrased section. The final reason of why to read
evidence and direct quotes the “Afterword” is to be able to engage in
the book. It is kind of like understanding
Possible evidence starters: the book but you need to know when it
According to the text… was and what time to feel it. Clearly, you
For example… should for sure read the “Afterword”
On page ___ it says… section.
Further support can be found...
In the article/ chapter it states...

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