Number The Stars

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: Elise Miller

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” shows

How Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came into power
in 1983 and began to pursued people that are Jewish.
Starting in 1941, Jewish people where killed by Hitler using
gas tanks. In these camps over 2 million people died. He
joined forces with japan and italy. When Japanese aircraft
bombed pearl harbor on Dec 7, 1941, the United States
entered the war and fought against the other 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. When

considering

world war II,
How have underground movements affected eventwse tend to
This was a think of all

throughout history? war between underground
the Nazis as being the
and the good guys
Danes When
considering
Underground
world war II,

Railroad we tend to
think of all

underground

Many A time Underground as being the
underground where Movements good guys
movements there were
sprung up slaves World
around world War II

war II trying to

get away

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 King Christian X’s response to the yellow star affected
- Rewrite the question as a the citizens of Denmark in many positive ways. One positive
statement using your own words way he affected the citizens of Denmark, was when he stood
up for his citizens and told the Nazis that he wouldn’t let the
A Answer the Question (green) Nazis keep the flag up on top of Denmark. King Christian X’s
- Answer the question didn’t like the flag being held up, so King Christian X’s sent a
*If there is more that one part of Danish soldier up to take down the flag. The Nazi’s didn’t
the question, make sure to answer like the idea that they took the flag down off of the palace. The
ALL parts. next day, a Nazi came back and complained that they
shouldn’t have taken the flag down. The Nazis said that they
C Cite Evidence (yellows) would put the flag up the next day. Then King Christian X said
- Use evidence from the text to that he would send another solder up there to take it down.
support your answer. The Nazis were so angry that the Nazis threatened to shoot his
-Include both paraphrased men. King Christian X said well ready your guns. The Nazis
evidence and direct quotes said to the people of Denmark if you are Jewish to wear a
yellow star. King Christian X was scared for his people. He
Possible evidence starters: has heard of the people who wore a yellow star and was never
According to the text… seen again. So he called in his tailor and told him what he ́ll
For example… have to do to help his people. The day after that night he wore
On page ___ it says… his finest clothes with a yellow star on his vest, but he wore
Further support can be found... the yellow star even though he wasn't Jewish. The day after,
In the article/ chapter it states... the king marched down the street his people realized that if
their king went down then they went down so that day all
E Explain (reds) Danes and Jewish wore a yellow star. That is why King
- Explain how each piece of text Christian X’s response to the yellow star affect the citizens of
evidence supports your answer. Denmark.

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) The characters’ that are in
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords chapter one lives are
- Rewrite the question as a different than areś. They are
statement using your own words different because there are
soldiers on the streat
A Answer the Question (green) telling people orders. Also
- Answer the question they don't have real tea or
*If there is more that one part of the coffee. Anuther reason is
question, make sure to answer ALL that they don't have school
parts. buses so they have to walk to
school.That is just some of
C Cite Evidence (yellows) the reasons that there lifeś
- Use evidence from the text to are different than areś
support your answer. today.
-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 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:

(Can be expressed in bulleted points or paragraph form)
● It looks like the fary tail that Annemarie told to Kirsti
● In the book it talks about how King christian X would never

be given orders to subjects unlike in the picture

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. It means that Denmark will protect
the Jewish people because they are
C Cite Evidence (yellows) getting there business is taken away from
- Use evidence from the text to them just like in the text it says “Mrs.
support your answer. Hirsch’s button shop was closed and
-Include both paraphrased there was a swastika on the dore. Then
evidence and direct quotes later that day peter came out after
Copenhagen’s curfew, the curfew was
Possible evidence starters: 8:00 p.m . Peter went to the johansen’s
According to the text… house to tell them that the “Germans
For example… have issued orders closing many stores
On page ___ it says… run by jews.” To sum up that is why they
Further support can be found... think all of Denmark should protect the
In the article/ chapter it states... Jewish.

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 whendrawing inferences from the text.

Chapter 4

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

(Can be expressed in bulleted points or paragraph form)
● This picture looks like the fireworks that the girls were talking about that is in

Tivoli
● Ellen remembers when her parents took her to Tivoli when she was a little girl

and the thing that she remembers the most is the fireworks
● Tivoli is closed now because the German occupation forces had Brown part of

it, perhaps as a way for punishing the fun - loved Banes for their lighthearted
pleasures

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 don’t like them
They feel like they Compared because they are
need to protect them different and they
Feelings about the
from the nazis. Jewish people think they are going
to harm them.

The danish have a Army size The nazis have a big
small army. army.

The danish have very The nazis have a lot
of money.
little money. Amount of money

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

Chapter 6

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

(Can be expressed in bulleted points or paragraph form)
When the dad was talking on the phone to Uncle Henrik he said that Inge
would bring him a carton of cigarettes. He said that because the Nazi’s could
hear their conversation and if they said Ellen was going to Uncle Henrik house
the nazi’s would find her and take her away.

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?
R Why?

Restate the Question (green)
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords
- Rewrite the question as a
statement using your own words

A Answer the Question (green) In the chapters 7-8 of the book
- Answer the question Number the Stars war changes people.
*If there is more that one part of Some of the ways war changed people
the question, make sure to answer are that the Jewish people are getting
ALL parts. taken away by the Nazis. Anuther reason
war changed people is the Nazis are
C Cite Evidence (yellows) taking all the butter and sugar for their
- Use evidence from the text to soldiers so the people could not hadley
support your answer. bake anything. The Nazis were also
-Include both paraphrased taking down all of the stores and shops
evidence and direct quotes that were owned by Jewish people. There
are many more wheys the people
Possible evidence starters: changed from war but I just said a couple.
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

Mama was brave Bravery She was brave
because she know because she know
that if she didn’t act she had to be for
normal the soldiers
would ack suspicious. Ellen.

Mama was calm Was scared because
because she did not
How they felt around she didn’t want to get
want to get cot.
the soldiers cot.

Mama was not sad sadness Annemarie said
because Aunt Birte “Annemarie felt a
surge of sadness”
was not real. pag[82] because she
had to tell the lie to

Ellen.

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 Telling the truth and lying
*If there is more that one part of was important. Telling the
the question, make sure to answer truth was important when
ALL parts. Peter opened the casket and
told the Rosen’s and Ellen
C Cite Evidence (yellows) that they were going to get
- Use evidence from the text to on a boat and get safety.
support your answer. Not telling the truth was
-Include both paraphrased important when peter gave
evidence and direct quotes Mr.Rosen the paket they did
not tell him what was in it
Possible evidence starters: because he might be in
According to the text… danger.
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?

My Thoughts:

(Can be expressed in bulleted points or paragraph form)

● When peter and mama tock the Rosens and Ellen
to the boat without any light.

● When Annemarie found mama outside laying on
the floor and saved her.

● When Annemarie said she would take the envilop
to Peter.

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 author's purpose to
- Answer the question include the story of the little
*If there is more that one part of red riding hood was because
the question, make sure to answer Annemarie remembered
ALL parts. telling the story to kirsti. She
remembers that because she
C Cite Evidence (yellows) was in the woods and that is
- Use evidence from the text to were the little red riding
support your answer. hood took place.
-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

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)
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords
- Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words The author included the
afterword because he
A Answer the Question (green) wanted to tell us how he
- Answer the question came up with the book and
*If there is more that one part of
the question, make sure to answer
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) the background of the real

C - Use evidence from the text to story. It is important to add
support your answer. an afterword in historical
-Include both paraphrased fiction books because if it is
evidence and direct quotes a historical fiction book it is

Possible evidence starters: a real story gust the people
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…

Further support can be found... are not real and they are
In the article/ chapter it states... made up people.

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