Noah Bruns - NTS Literature Response Journal - 4495556 (2)

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 yours. 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 is in the book it says “ she
question, make sure to answer ALL looked into the soldiers eyes as
parts. he ordered her to halt”. Again
we do not have soldiers yelling
C Cite Evidence (yellows) at kids in are lives. I believe we
- Use evidence from the text to do not have soldiers yelling at
support your answer. kids because soldiers in are
-Include both paraphrased lives are helping us saving the
evidence and direct quotes world. Another way there lives
are different then are’s are they
Possible evidence starters: are living in a earlier time
According to the text… period than us and they are
For example… being sent to training camps.
On page ___ it says… And then they found there self
Further support can be found... affected and distracted because
In the article/ chapter it states... of the soldier's. And pretty
obviously the soldier's made
E Explain (reds) the girls sad.
- 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:

In chapter 2 this picture can relate to the book in many reasons. In
the book it says that there is a king and a queen and a young boy
and in this picture that is exactly what it is showing and, when this
is happening in the book the king is wanting something and 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. helping the jews. On page
21 it says “ that The harsh
C Cite Evidence (yellows) family has gone somewhere
- Use evidence from the text to why else would they close
support your answer. the shop. I think that the
-Include both paraphrased harsh family went to go
evidence and direct quotes help the jews. And the
reason I think that is
Possible evidence starters: because that the letter’s on
According to the text… her door were written in
For example… german. Another reason
On page ___ it says… that The denmark’s could
Further support can be found... be helping the jews is on
In the article/ chapter it states... page 24 it says that “ they
want to torment the Jews”. I
E Explain (reds) think this means that the
- Explain how each piece of text denmark people are
evidence supports your answer. helping the jews so they do
not get tormented Clearly
Possible explain starters: this means that the jews are
This clearly shows that… in trouble.
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 had
sounded like fireworks. So I thinks this means that

Annemarie's mom thought it was fire works but it was really
the danes blowing up there 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

Compared

The Danes are going Feelings about the I think the Nazi
to protect the jews Jewish people soldiers are
because they do not threatening because
want them to get in the beginning of
taken away. the chapter Ellen as
worried that they
Worried about the They are both trying to were gonna get
jews because they do accomplish something. taken.
not want them to get
hurt at all. The Nazi soldiers are
very threatening
because they are
threatening to take
people and their
families.

The Danish citizens They are both very The Nazi soldiers are
are very helpful trying to accomplish very bad and
because they are what they are doing. 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 relates to the book because on page 21 it says,
“ Im 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 that is why this picture
relates to the chapter.

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 it
down its path.This is
C Cite Evidence (yellows) evidence because this
- Use evidence from the text to means that the the people
support your answer. will be very worried and
-Include both paraphrased scared if they hear this is
evidence and direct quotes going on and they may have
not been scared or worried
Possible evidence starters: before. Also it says that on
According to the text… page 72 that there has been
For example… a death.This explains that
On page ___ it says… the death could have
Further support can be found... happened in war . This
In the article/ chapter it states... sums it up there are many
different ways war can
E Explain (reds) 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 Annemarie
Being

Compared

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

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

I would say that Mama was They both have their own I would say the Annemarie
a little bit more relaxed than character actions like is a little bit more frightened
Annemarie and that Mama Annemarie is more scared than Mama and that
is doing a good job of being than Mama. Annemarie does not have
relaxed. 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 lie. First of
the question, make sure to answer all it is not ok to lie just
ALL parts. because you do not want to
get in trouble. You should
C Cite Evidence (yellows) never really lie but if your
- Use evidence from the text to life's on the line then it is
support your answer. very different. And third
-Include both paraphrased telling the truth can be very
evidence and direct quotes important because if you do
not tell the truth you can be
Possible evidence starters: putting someone else in
According to the text… danger. But like I said if
For example… your life is on the line it is a
On page ___ it says… little bit different than just
Further support can be found... trying to not get in trouble.
In the article/ chapter it states... Hopefully this sums it up
for you and you have
E Explain (reds) learned when it’s ok to lie
- Explain how each piece of text and not by.
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 book because in chapter 12-13
it says that mama is hurt so the man in the red bandanna is a
person who helped people when there was a fire and this is
what Annemarie did when her mom was hurt so this is how

this picture relates to the book in hand.

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 question, make sure to answer the author could added red
ALL parts. riding hood and I will be telling
you some of those reasons. The
C Cite Evidence (yellows) first reason is that Annemarie
- Use evidence from the text to was talking red riding hood. So
support your answer. I think the author added red
-Include both paraphrased riding hood to make the book
evidence and direct quotes more interesting. Also it says
that Annemarie ran through the
Possible evidence starters: woods with a basket to give to
According to the text… her grandfather. Just like what
For example… little red riding hood did when
On page ___ it says… she was going to her
Further support can be found... grandfather's house. This
In the article/ chapter it states... clearly sums up some reasons
why the author may have
E Explain (reds) included red riding hood's story
- Explain how each piece of text in the book number the stars.
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 There are many reasons
that the afterwood is
A Answer the Question (green) important to read. The first
- Answer the question reason it is important to
*If there is more that one part of
the question, make sure to answer
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) read the afterwood is

C - Use evidence from the text to because if the book is in a
support your answer. series you need to read all
-Include both paraphrased of it or you will not know
evidence and direct quotes what is happening in the
next book. My second
Possible evidence starters:
According to the text…
For example…
On page ___ it says…

Further support can be found... reason is you need to read
In the article/ chapter it states... the afterword because the

E Explain (reds) afterword usually has the
- Explain how each piece of text most important stuff you
evidence supports your answer. have been waiting to know
since the beginning of the
Possible explain starters:
This clearly shows that…
This means that…

This further supports the idea that… book. This clearly states

Sum it Up (green) some of the reasons why the

S - Conclude your answer afterword is important to
- Link back to the topic sentence read.
using different words

Possible summary starters:

Clearly Definitely Certainly

To sum up In fact Obviously