Noah Bruns - NTS Literature Response Journal - 4495556 (3)

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: Noah Bruns

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” Explains

how Adolf Hitler set out to rule the world. He came into power
in 1933 and began to harass the jews . Starting in 1941,
Jewish people were brang to concentration camps . In these
camps over 6 million people died. He joined forces with japan
and Italy . When the japanese bombed on pearl, in 1941, the
United States entered the war and fought against the
japanese powers until the united states won. 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
Undergrou
throughout history? nd Not all
undergrou
movement
nd
s to help
movement
Underground jews
s are the
Railroad escape
good guys

Passagew Underground World
ay to the Movements War II
north for
slaves Not a
railroad

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 This affected the city of
- Underline keywords denmark because when the
- Rewrite the question as a people put the yellow stars on
statement using your own words they did not know who was who.
So they could not take everyone
A Answer the Question (green) so they had a really smart idea
- Answer the question so that they could not take
*If there is more that one part of everyone. This sums up the
the question, make sure to answer reason why they could not take
ALL parts. them.

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) In the book Number the Stars
- Read the question or prompt there are many ways that the
- Underline keywords characters lives are different
- Rewrite the question as a than ours. In the book it says
statement using your own words the soldier ordered in a stern
voice. In our lives we do not
A Answer the Question (green) have soldiers everywhere
- Answer the question yelling at kids. Another reason
*If there is more that one part of the their lives are different is in the
question, make sure to answer ALL book it says, “ she looked into
parts. the soldiers eyes as he ordered
her to halt”. Again we do not
C Cite Evidence (yellows) have soldiers yelling at kids in
- Use evidence from the text to our lives. I believe we do not
support your answer. have soldiers yelling at kids
-Include both paraphrased because soldiers in our lives
evidence and direct quotes are helping us by saving the
world. Another way their lives
Possible evidence starters: are different than ours is that
According to the text… they are living in a earlier time
For example… period than us, so they are
On page ___ it says… being sent to training camps.
Further support can be found... When they get sent to training
In the article/ chapter it states... camps they have to leave their
house and everything behind.
E Explain (reds) This sums up why the
- Explain how each piece of text characters lives are different
evidence supports your answer. than ours.

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:

In chapter 2 this picture can relate to the book in many ways. In
the book it says that there is a king, a queen, and a young boy. In
this picture that is exactly what it is showing. When this is
happening in the book the king is wanting something. In this
picture it looks like that is what is happening.

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 There are many things that
the question, make sure to answer Denmark could be doing to
ALL parts. be helping the Jews. On
page 21 it says, “ that the
C Cite Evidence (yellows) Harsh family has gone
- Use evidence from the text to somewhere why else would
support your answer. they close the shop.” I think
-Include both paraphrased that the Harsh family went
evidence and direct quotes to go help the Jews. The
reason I think that is
Possible evidence starters: because the letters on the
According to the text… door were written in
For example… German. Another reason
On page ___ it says… that Denmark could be
Further support can be found... helping the Jews is on page
In the article/ chapter it states... 24 it says that “ the Nazi
soldiers want to torment
E Explain (reds) the Jews. In the book it
- Explain how each piece of text states that the Denmark
evidence supports your answer. people helped the Jews by
putting a yellow star on
Possible explain starters: everyone so they did not
This clearly shows that… know who is who.Hopefully
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
This picture can relate to chapter 4 because in the text it
says, “ the Danes had destroyed there own naval fleet,
blowing them up one by one.” I think this relates to the book
because when the Danes blew up the naval fleets it sounded
like fireworks. So I think this means that Annemarie's mom
thought it was fireworks, but it was really the Danes blowing
up their own ships. Lastly, the Danes blowing up there naval

fleets kept Annemarie up all night.

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
I think the Nazi
The Danes are going Compared soldiers are harmful.
to protect the Jews In chapter 5 the Nazi
because they do not Feelings about the soldiers threatened
Jewish people Annemarie.
want them to get
taken away.

The Danish citizens They are both trying to The Nazi soldiers are
are worried. They are accomplish something. very threatening.
trying to save the They are threatening
Jews from the Nazis. to take people and
their families away
from each other.

The Danish citizens The kind of people The Nazi soldiers are
are very helpful each of these groups very bad and
because they are can be. unhelpful. They are
trying to break
helping the Jews not families up.
get hurt.

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 picture can relate to the book because on page 53 it
says, “ I’m sending Inge to you today with the children and
they will be bringing you a carton of cigarettes.” This means
that there are cigarettes in the chapter and that is why they
have a picture of cigarettes.

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) There are many different
- Answer the question ways war can change
*If there is more that one part of people.On page 69 it says
the question, make sure to answer that, “ The army will come
ALL parts. with gun’s and march down
its path.” This is evidence
C Cite Evidence (yellows) because this means that the
- Use evidence from the text to the people will be very
support your answer. worried. The people could
-Include both paraphrased also be scared if they hear
evidence and direct quotes this is going on. They may
have not been scared or
Possible evidence starters: worried before. Also it says
According to the text… that on page 72, “that there
For example… has been a death.” This
On page ___ it says… explains that the death
Further support can be found... could have happened in
In the article/ chapter it states... war. This sums it up there
are many different ways that
E Explain (reds) war can change people.
- 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 Being Annemarie
Compared

Mom is very nervous with They are both worried about the Anne Marie is very
the German soldiers at the soldiers being at the funeral. nervous about the
funeral. soldiers being there.

Mom is very frightened at They are both frightened Anne Marie is very
first but then she starts to somewhere throughout the frightened pretty
calm down after a while. chapter and more so Annemarie much the whole time
than Mama. she is scared.

I would say that Mama was They both have their own I would say the
a little bit more relaxed than character actions like Annemarie Annemarie is a little
Annemarie and that Mama is more scared than Mama. bit more frightened
is doing a good job of being than Mama and that
relaxed. Annemarie does not
have to be that scared
that the soldiers are at
the funeral.

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 many times to tell
*If there is more that one part of the truth and to not tell the
the question, make sure to answer truth. I am going to tell you
ALL parts. some of those times. First it
is not okay to lie when you
C Cite Evidence (yellows) do not want to get in
- Use evidence from the text to trouble. Second if our life is
support your answer. on the line then it is
-Include both paraphrased different. In the book it says,
evidence and direct quotes “ It was one more time,
Annemarie reailized, when
Possible evidence starters: they protected one another
According to the text… by not telling. If Mr. Rosen
For example… knew, he might be
On page ___ it says… frightened. If Mr.Rosen
Further support can be found... knew, he might be in
In the article/ chapter it states... danger.”This means that if
Mr. Rosen knew he would
E Explain (reds) be in danger. This clearly
- Explain how each piece of text shows when not telling the
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: This picture can relate to the chapter in many
ways. First the person in the picture is the man in the red
bandana. The man in the red bandana is a person who saved
people when the twin towers fell down. In the chapter
Annemarie's mom got hurt. When she got hurt Annemarie
helped her. This picture can also relate to the chapter
because when Annemarie's mom gets hurt she helps her
mom just like the man in the red bandana.

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 There are many reasons that the
the question, make sure to answer author could have added Little
ALL parts. Red Riding Hood. Today I will be
telling you some of those reasons.
C Cite Evidence (yellows) The first reason is that Annemarie
- Use evidence from the text to was in the woods just like Little
support your answer. Red Riding Hood. So I think the
-Include both paraphrased author added little Red Riding
evidence and direct quotes Hood to make the book more
interesting. Another reason is it
Possible evidence starters: says that, “Annemarie ran through
According to the text… the woods with a basket to give to
For example… her grandfather.” This is just like
On page ___ it says… what Little Red Riding Hood did
Further support can be found... when she was going to her
In the article/ chapter it states... grandfather's. Lastly Little Red
Riding Hood and Annemarie had
E Explain (reds) a lot of things in common this
- Explain how each piece of text chapter. For example they were
evidence supports your answer. both scared in the forest. This
sums up some reasons why the
Possible explain starters: author may have included Little
This clearly shows that… Red Riding Hood's story.
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 There are many reasons
why the afterword is
A Answer the Question (green) important to read. The first
- Answer the question reason the afterword is
*If there is more that one part of
the question, make sure to answer
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) important to read is the

C - Use evidence from the text to afterword is how the story
support your answer. came into idea. It also is
-Include both paraphrased found at the end of the
evidence and direct quotes literature. The second
reason the afterword is
Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…

Further support can be found... important is that you need
In the article/ chapter it states... to read all of the book

E Explain (reds) including the afterword.
- Explain how each piece of text The third reason that the
evidence supports your answer. afterwood is important to
read is if the book is in a
Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…

This further supports the idea that… series you have to read the

Sum it Up (green) afterword or you will not

S - Conclude your answer know what is happening in
- Link back to the topic sentence the next book. Lastly the
using different words afterword is important to
read for Number The Stars
Possible summary starters:
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously

because it has a lot of