Ethan Reyes - NTS Literature Response Journal - 3863626

Number the Stars

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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” explained

how Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came into power
in 1933 and began to take their property. Starting in 1941,
Jewish people were . In these camps over 6 million people
died. He joined forces with italy and japan. 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.

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throughout history? movments Not all
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Movements

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path to the railroad War II
north star

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 King christian's Response To the
- Underline keywords yellow star order in the story
- Rewrite the question as a helped the citizens of denmark
statement using your own words because he basically told them
to help out the jews living in
A Answer the Question (green) denmark. All the people of
- Answer the question denmark once they saw the
*If there is more that one part of kings porder they all wanted to
the question, make sure to answer protect the jews and that's
ALL parts. exactly what they did. The way
they protected the jews is they
C Cite Evidence (yellows) all wore a yellow star and the
- Use evidence from the text to nazies thought that there were
support your answer. so many “jews” that they just
-Include both paraphrased didn't take any of them. So this
evidence and direct quotes is the way that king christian
protected the jews.
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

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) RESPONSE
- Read the question or prompt
- Underline keywords The way that the characters
- Rewrite the question as a lives are different from ours is
statement using your own words because… a. They have soldiers
barking orders at kids b. They
A Answer the Question (green) have Nazi soldiers flooding the
- Answer the question streets and closing stores and
*If there is more that one part of the yelling at people. The Nazis are
question, make sure to answer ALL like shutting down stores and
parts. telling kids to just go back
home because its 4:00. The
C Cite Evidence (yellows) reason they are shutting down
- Use evidence from the text to stores and barking at kids is
support your answer. because Nazis are strict. So that
-Include both paraphrased is why the kids lives are
evidence and direct quotes different from ours.

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)
The boy is the king's son

It's about the king from the story
It looks like the prince wants to be a adventurer but his parents

wont let him
Its looks like the story that Annmarie told her sister about the king

and the queen.

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. The quote about being a
bodyguard for the Jews means
C Cite Evidence (yellows) that the Danes need to protect
- Use evidence from the text to the Jews against the Nazies
support your answer. becuase all the Jews including
-Include both paraphrased Ellen would go to jail or
evidence and direct quotes somewhere else horrible. There
dad said that if the soldiers come
Possible evidence starters: to there house and they found
According to the text… Ellen that she would be taken
For example… away and go to jail. So the quote
On page ___ it says… about Denmark being a
Further support can be found... bodyguard for the Jews means
In the article/ chapter it states... that Denmark will protect the
Jews as much as they can.
E Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text
evidence supports your answer.

Possible explain starters:
wThis 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:

(Can be expressed in bulleted points or paragraph form)
This picture relates to the chapter because the fireworks stand for explosions that
Annemarie heard when she was sleeping and they woke her up and she asked her
mom what they were and she said that they were and she said they were just
fireworks.

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 hate the jews
They like the jews Compared

Feelings about the
Jewish people

They treat them good They treat them badly

Ways they treat the
jewish people

They think they are There thoughts about They think they
nice the jews should be kept in a

prison

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:

(Can be expressed in bulleted points or paragraph form)
These cigars were related to the story because a pack of cigars is code for a
bunch of Jews and uncle henrik says ok but only one he means only bring

one Jew which is Ellen.

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) The way war changes people is
- Answer the question by making new rules and
*If there is more that one part of changing their lives and if you
the question, make sure to answer don't have your normal life you
ALL parts. change. Example, when the war
came there were soldiers
C Cite Evidence (yellows) everywhere and Jewish and
- Use evidence from the text to Danish people ran because they
support your answer. were afraid of the soldiers. Like
-Include both paraphrased Ellen she hid at her friends
evidence and direct quotes house and her parents stayed at
peter's house. The reason that
Possible evidence starters: they all had to go to peters
According to the text… house was becuase the Nazies
For example… woulkd have taken tham away
On page ___ it says… otherwise Well the way war
Further support can be found... changed people was by making
In the article/ chapter it states... their lives different.

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

She felt worried that the Feelings about the She was a little
Nazies would find out Nazies scared
that the coffin was
empty

She lied and said that Actions about the She lied that it was
she died of a disease Nazies her great aunt birte

typhus that died

She said that they Things the said to She said that it was
could open the coffin them her great aunt birte
but she had a disease
that died

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 Times when telling the truth is important and times
*If there is more that one part of when not telling the truth is important are when
the question, make sure to answer someone wants to mabey know something or they
ALL parts. want to go somewhere or they want to see
something ect. and times when lying is good is when
C Cite Evidence (yellows) you either have to protect someone or they need
- Use evidence from the text to your help ect. The reason i say this is because when
support your answer. the soldiers came to the house for the funeral both
-Include both paraphrased annemarie and mama had to lie to make the soldiers
evidence and direct quotes go away. Also when the soldiers came to
Annemarie's house in chapter 5 her parents had to
Possible evidence starters: lie to save Ellen. The reason they had to lie to save
According to the text… Ellen was because if they did not lie the Nazi soldiers
For example… would take her away because she was Jewish. Times
On page ___ it says… when it is good to lie and times when it is good to
Further support can be found... tell the truth are when you're either protecting
In the article/ chapter it states... someone and/or something.

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)
Annemarie is like the boy from the story “The man in the red bandana”
because she is going back into Nazi territory so she can deliver the package

to the Rosens so she can save them.

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 of putting red
- Answer the question riding hood in annermarries run
*If there is more that one part of through the woods was to make a
the question, make sure to answer connection from “number the stars” to
ALL parts. “little red riding hood” because the
part where she was walking in the
C Cite Evidence (yellows) woods to go to uncle henrik is just like
- Use evidence from the text to the story little red riding hood. The
support your answer. way I know this is because it is very
-Include both paraphrased similar and the second i read this
evidence and direct quotes chapter i knew... that this chapter was
based off th little red riding hood. The
Possible evidence starters: purpose of including little red riding
According to the text… hood was to tell the reader that there
For example… was a big connection.
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 reason it is important
to read the afterword in
A Answer the Question (green) historical books especially
- Answer the question when they are fiction books
*If there is more that one part of
the question, make sure to answer
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) is because it will tell you

C - Use evidence from the text to what it is based off of or
support your answer. sometimes even who the
-Include both paraphrased characters really are. I know
evidence and direct quotes this because the end of
number the stars did just
Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…

Further support can be found... this, it told us what the book
In the article/ chapter it states... really was about and it told

E Explain (reds) us who the characters were
- Explain how each piece of text based off.
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