Number of the Stars

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By:Kyle ryan thrasher

Building Background
Knowledge

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

Summary of the article:
The article “World War II and the Holocaust” tells

how Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came into power
in 1933 and began to harass the Juis. Starting in 1941,
Jewish people were sent to concentration camps. In these
camps over 600000 died. He joined forces with the Japanese
and the Italians. When the Japanese bombed the U.S on
Perl horber, 1941, the United States entered the war and
fought against the axis powers until sept 2ct 1945 when the
war ended.

Building Background
Knowledge

Underground
Movements

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Building Background
Knowledge

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 It confused the Nazis so the
- Underline keywords dains could be safe in the book
- Rewrite the question as a his decision to save them was
statement using your own words smart in the page where he
figure out what to do to hide
A Answer the Question (green) them with the others also it was
- Answer the question pretty risky and it worked like in
*If there is more that one part of the mentioned page's taylor was
the question, make sure to answer surprised at it so it helped the
ALL parts. jews in a good way

C Cite Evidence (yellows)
- Use evidence from the text to
support your answer.
-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

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) characters lives are different than us in
A - Read the question or prompt many ways because of their names
- Underline keywords and perspective my evidens ses that in
C - Rewrite the question as a statement a society where the authority figure
using your own words point guns at you! Also they are in a
corrupted government two and
Answer the Question (green) guards stand right outside of their
- Answer the question home in page 5 of chapter 4 i think
*If there is more that one part of the they are very different in many ways
queen, make sure to answer ALL parts to us because we're different from
tio. them goodby.

Cite Evidence (yellows)
- Use evidence from the text to
support your answer.
-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)
S - 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…

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:

I think the boy in the chapter is the red hat kid and king christian x
is the purple suit man and queen cristan is the green dress girl.

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 When they seed¨now I
ALL parts. think all of Denmark must
be bodyguard for the Jews¨
C Cite Evidence (yellows) I think it means all families
- Use evidence from the text to will protect the Jewels. They
support your answer. say that they'll give the
-Include both paraphrased Jewels food aka protecting
evidence and direct quotes them on page on page 24 of
chapter 3 I think that the
Possible evidence starters: text shows clearly that the
According to the text… families respect the Jews
For example… and will help them survive
On page ___ it says… against the Nazis So it
Further support can be found... clearly states this evidence
In the article/ chapter it states... on page 25 of chapter 3
when Annemarie stated
E Explain (reds) these facts My thoughts are
- Explain how each piece of text always right and never
evidence supports your answer. wrong so good by petty
mortal.
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 4

How does this picture relate to the chapter?

My Thoughts:

When she sed fireworks they meant the danes bombing their own ships.

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
ruthless
skard Compared

Feelings about the
Jewish people

giving harsh

questchaning

truthful fails

quick thinking

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:

This is a refers to when papa sed “smoked almost everything”

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?
A
Restate the Question (green)
C
- Read the question or prompt

- Underline keywords

- Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words

Answer the Question (green) I think in the book Number of the stars war
- Answer the question changes the characters in many different ways. Like
*If there is more that one part of in the last page it says “the happy visits to the farm
the question, make sure to answer in the past with summer daylight extending
ALL parts. beyond bedtime, with the children tucked away in
the bedrooms and the grown ups downstairs
Cite Evidence (yellows) talking But there was no difference. In earlier times
- Use evidence from the text to shehad always overheard laughter. Tonight there
support your answer. was no laughter at all.That means war makes you
-Include both paraphrased sad.So war gets rid of things people love like butter
evidence and direct quotes in page 68. When it sed “ not even henrik has
butter.War can also force people apart like the
Possible evidence starters: Rosins.I hoped you liked my response and learned
the things war can do the end.

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

Obbedent sort of Both feeling bad shocked
about the Nazis

quwik Slow but thinking

Both trying to be
quick to not talk to
the Nazis

Akting them Saying them

Lying for good

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 Touts)

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 athors purpose of incuding the story
the question, make sure to answer of little red riding hood was make it
ALL parts. realate to Annemarie’s story .In the
chapter all the red riding hood talk is
C Cite Evidence (yellows)
- Use evidence from the text to about Annamarie and her jorny to uncul
support your answer. henricks bout. In page 108 they even said
-Include both paraphrased
evidence and direct quotes wolves wich is the villan of little red
riding hood. In page 110 they even eat
Possible evidence starters: barrys like in little red ridding hood .in
According to the text… page 107 they said there gandma like in
For example… little red ridding hood.In my mind this is
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found... to realate to
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

A Answer the Question (green) It is a paseg of time so you know the
- Answer the question caricters a ending with out and akward
*If there is more that one part of part they kill so meny pepol like its
the question, make sure to answer infinity war of something. In pages 129
ALL parts. and 130 they kill Peter and lise diedso it
was to not end akwardly
Cite Evidence (yellows)
C - Use evidence from the text to
support your answer.
-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.

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 think you should never li
*If there is more that one part of except when it's dangerous
the question, make sure to answer to tell like in this If they did
ALL parts. not lie the plan to save the
rosins would not be a thing
C Cite Evidence (yellows)
- Use evidence from the text to which would cause them
support your answer. and the rosens to die like in
-Include both paraphrased this chapter if they told mr
evidence and direct quotes rosen what the likwid was
he would of blown his cover
Possible evidence starters:
According to the text… and endangered them lie
For example… can be important
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found... sometimes but in page 90
In the article/ chapter it states... he did not lie about the
likwid and did not take
E Explain (reds)
- Explain how each piece of text chances so it can be super
evidence supports your answer. bad to but if you need to for
safety then you need to but
Possible explain starters: if your being lazy and lying
This clearly shows that…
This means that… then no but it can be
This further supports the idea that… important to .

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