Isaac Guevara - NTS Literature Response Journal - 4464574

Number the Stars

Reflection Journal

By: Isaac Guevara

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 1933. and began to harass the jews. Starting in 1941,
Jewish people were relocated. In these camps over 6 million
people died. He joined forces with Japan and Italy. When
Japan bombed on _____________, 1941, the United States
entered the war and fought against the ______ powers until
_________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
Unground
throughout history? movemen Not all

to help the movement

jews s are good

Underground escape people

Railroad

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
- Underline keywords
- Rewrite the question as a
statement using your own words

A Answer the Question (green)
- Answer the question
*If there is more that one part of
the question, make sure to answer
ALL parts.

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) There are some reasons why there
- Read the question or prompt lives are different than ours. In
- Underline keywords fact there lives are a lot more
- Rewrite the question as a different than ours. For example
statement using your own words on page 10 it says ¨glanced
through the window, down the
A Answer the Question (green) street corner where soldiers
- Answer the question stood. There faces impassive
*If there is more that one part of the beneath the metal helmets. When
question, make sure to answer ALL the soldiers leave.¨ And in the
parts. USA we do not have soldiers
around the streets. Another
C Cite Evidence (yellows) example is on page 2 it says
- Use evidence from the text to ¨HALTE! The soldier dered in a
support your answer. stern voice. And in the USA we
-Include both paraphrased also do not have soldiers on the
evidence and direct quotes street giving children orders. I
told you how their lives are
Possible evidence starters: different than ours. I told you how
According to the text… our soldiers do not give us orders
For example… on the street, and their soldiers
On page ___ it says… give children orders on the street.
Further support can be found... And I also told you about how we
In the article/ chapter it states... do not have soldiers out on the
streets, and how they do. So
E Explain (reds) basically there lives are a lot
- Explain how each piece of text different than ours.
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:
The picture can relate to the book because
when the sister is telling a story it said ¨There
once was a King and a Queen and a beautiful
daughter, and they lived in a palace.¨ But in the
picture here it's barely any different. There is a
King, and a Queen, and a hansom sun, and
they also live in a palace.

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 reasons that
the question, make sure to answer denmark could be helping the jews.
ALL parts. On page 21 it says ¨ The Hirsch
family had gone somewhere why
C Cite Evidence (yellows) else would they close the shop. I
- Use evidence from the text to thinks this means that the Hirsch
support your answer. family is going to help the jews and
-Include both paraphrased the sign where it says it is closed is in
evidence and direct quotes german. On page 24 it says ¨
Annemarie repeated. It Mrs. Hirsch
Possible evidence starters: jewish?”Is that why the button shop
According to the text… is closed? Why have they done that?¨
For example… So i'm pretty sure they went to go
On page ___ it says… help the jews. On page 24 it says ¨
Further support can be found... Then Annemarie thought of
In the article/ chapter it states... something else If they cant sell their
buttons, how will they earn their
E Explain (reds) livings? Friends will take care of
- Explain how each piece of text them mama said.¨ So that means
evidence supports your answer. that there friends could help them
while the Hirsch family is helping
Possible explain starters: the jews. That's why i think the
This clearly shows that… should be bodyguards for the jews.
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:
The picture can relate to chapter 4. On page 30 it says ¨ We

shall go to Tivoli to dance and watch the fireworks, and
maybe there will be some handsome men there!¨ And on the

pictures it shows fireworks and they said ¨ Tivoli to dance
and watch the fireworks.¨ On page 31 it says ¨ I remember
the fireworks the most.¨ That can also relate to the picture

because she was talking about her remembering the
fireworks the most. And on page 31 it says ¨ Annemarie
scoffed. You never saw the fireworks. So maybe she didn't
see the fireworks at all. Those are my reasons why I think

the pictures do relate.

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

The Danish Citizens are very Compared
helpful because they are trying
to help the jews get out of what Feelings about the I think the Nazi soldiers are
Jewish people threatening because they want
they are in, and that is being to take away the Jews from the
very helpful for the Jews Danish people. Because in
Denmark the Nazis only want
Danish people in denmark.

For the most part, Danes tend The way they dress The Nazis normally wore black
towards minimalism in their or brown uniforms. They would
clothes, especially their have a black or brown jacket,
professional-wear. They most of
the time wear button-down shirts hat, boots, and gloves.
casual blazers, tailored pants, Sometimes some Nazi soldiers
stylish usually white sneakers would wear black or brown long
are office staples. Paired with a
sharp jacket and jackets. That would be there
weather-dependent, a scarf and daily clothes that they would
hat. Bam that's the daily look!
wear.
The Danish people spoke a few Different Languages
different languages. They spoke And the Nazi soldiers only spoke
1 language. The Nazi soldiers
about 86% English and they spoke German.
spoke about 14% German.

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)
This picture can relate a lot. On page 53 it says ¨Im sending inge to you
today with the children, and she will be bringing you a carton of
cigarettes. On page 53 it also says ¨ But there are a lot of cigarettes
available in Copenhagen¨ And in both of these they are talking about
cigarettes and they can relate to the picture. And lastly on page 53 it says ¨
Annemarie was quite certain it wasn't true. Cigarettes were the things
that Papa missed the most, the way Mama missed coffee. Those are some
of the reasons why I think the picture can relate to chapter 6.

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?
Why?
Restate the Question (green)
R
A - Read the question or prompt
C
- Underline keywords
E
S - Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words The war changes many different

Answer the Question (green) people in different ways. On page
- Answer the question 62 chapter 7, it says ¨See the land?
*If there is more that one part of Way across there? That's sweden.
the question, make sure to answer The war changes people a lot. It
ALL parts.

Cite Evidence (yellows) makes people want to move. And if
- Use evidence from the text to they move that means they move
support your answer. away from their homes. On page 63
-Include both paraphrased chapter 7, it says ¨She looked
evidence and direct quotes

Possible evidence starters: around. You didn't see anyone, did
According to the text… you? You didn't talk to anyone?¨ So
For example… that means it probably makes them
On page ___ it says… scared to see anyone because they
Further support can be found...

In the article/ chapter it states... are so scared that they don't know if

Explain (reds) they are soldiers or not. On page 67
- Explain how each piece of text chapter 8 it says ¨ Through a haze of
evidence supports your answer. dreams Annemarie heard Henrik
rize and leave the house, headed for
Possible explain starters: the barn with his milking pail, at
This clearly shows that…

This means that… daybreak.This means they couldn't
This further supports the idea that… go to the store because all of the

Sum it Up (green) stores were probably closed because
- Conclude your answer everybody was so scared of the war.
- Link back to the topic sentence There is some evidence that the war
using different words can change people in many
different ways.
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 Annemaire
Being

Compared

On page 78 chapter 9 it How the feel On page 78 chapter 9 it
says ¨Ellen was silent, and says ¨Annemarie had
had a sad expression. I'm
listened and said nothing.
so sorry your aunt Birte So now I, too, am lyin, she
died, Annemarie heard her
say to Mama, who smiled thought, and to my very
best friend.¨
sadly and thanked her.¨

On page 83 chapter 10 it On page 82 chapter 10 it
says ¨ Mama whispered to says ¨I must go Annemarie
her in the hall, you may go stood in the wide doorway,

to bed if you want to. looking from the hall

What they said

On page 78 chapter 9 it What they see On page 78 chapter 9 it
says ¨ The gleaming says ¨and was surrounded
by fragile, papery flowers
wooden casket rested on that Annemarie and Ellen
supports in the center of the had picked that afternoon.¨

living room.¨

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 ways how the truth can
*If there is more that one part of be important, and there are many ways
the question, make sure to answer how the truth can't be important. On
ALL parts. page 88 it says ¨Annemarie blinked.
Across the dark room, she saw Ellen, too,
C Cite Evidence (yellows) peering into the narrow wooden box in
- Use evidence from the text to surprise. There was no one is the casket
support your answer. at all. Instead, it seemed to be stuffed
-Include both paraphrased with folded blankets and articles of
evidence and direct quotes clothing.So that means, that would be a
bad time to tell the truth because she
Possible evidence starters: would have been really mad and sad
According to the text… because she already had figured out that
For example… she was lying and so was Mama. On page
On page ___ it says… 88 it also says ¨Peter began to lift the
Further support can be found... things out and distribute them to the
In the article/ chapter it states... silent people in the room. He handed
heavy coats to the Man and Wife, and
E Explain (reds) another to the old man with the beard.
- Explain how each piece of text And at this point everybody at the
evidence supports your answer. funeral had already figured out it was a
lie, and everybody would be mad. So that
Possible explain starters: would also be another bad time to tell the
This clearly shows that… truth. On page 90 it says ¨A few drops will
This means that… be enough, then. It has no taste. She
This further supports the idea that… won't even notice. The mother tightened
her arms around the baby and looked up
S Sum it Up (green) at Peter, pleading. Please no, she said. She
- Conclude your answer always sleep all night. Please, she doesn't
- Link back to the topic sentence need it, I promise she won't cry. That
using different words would be a good time to tell the truth
because so then when the baby went
Possible summary starters: outside the baby wouldn't die. There are
Clearly Definitely Certainly some times when I think would be a
To sum up In fact Obviously good time to tell the truth and when
would not be a good time.

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:

On page 101 the chapter is called “Run! As Fast As You Can!” And in the book The
Man In The Red Bandanna when he is trying to help people get out of the building
he says “Run! As Fast As You Can!”. On page 101 it also says “I’m alright, really.
Don’t worry. And the Rosens are with Henrik. That’s the important thing.” That
can relate because in the book The Man In The Red Bandanna he wasn’t scared
for himself, he was scared for the other people in the building. That is why he was
helping them and not himself. On page 101 it also says “Henrik was there waiting,
on the boat, and he took them aboard and down below so quickly to the cabin
that they were in an instant. So Mama is trying to save other people. That is some
proof that she is only trying to save the Rosens. And in the book The Man In The
Red Bandanna he keeps going up and down the stairs to try and save people, he

isn’t saving himself at all, he is saving other people

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 was some purpose why the author
the question, make sure to answer was including the story of Little Red
ALL parts.
Riding Hood. On page 107 it says “Once
C Cite Evidence (yellows) upon a time there was a little girl, she
- Use evidence from the text to
support your answer. told herself sileTntly, who had a beautiful
-Include both paraphrased red cloak. Her mother had made if for
evidence and direct quotes her. She wore it so often that everyone
called her Little Red Riding Hood.The
Possible evidence starters: important part in that was because she
According to the text… was telling the story to Kirsti and they
For example… were talking about Little Red Riding
On page ___ it says…
Further support can be found... Hood and then Kirsti wanted a red hood.
In the article/ chapter it states... On page 107 it says “I want to take a

E Explain (reds) basket of food to your grandmother. She
- Explain how each piece of text is sick in bed. Come, let me tie your red
evidence supports your answer. cloak.”This part was important because in
the they are comparing what they did in
Possible explain starters: the book to what they did in the Little
This clearly shows that…
This means that… Red Riding Hood. On page 111 it says
This further supports the idea that… “Denly, as Little Red Riding Hood walked

Sum it Up (green) through the woods, she heard a noise.
- Conclude your answer She heard a rustling in the bushes.”This
- Link back to the topic sentence part was important because they were
using different words
talking about her on the way to her
Possible summary starters: grandmother's. Those are some of the
Clearly Definitely Certainly
To sum up In fact Obviously parts that I think are important.

S

Chapter 16-17 and
Afterword
Why does the author include the
“Afterword?” Why is it important
to read the afterword, especially
Restate the Question (green) in historical fiction books?
R
A - Read the question or prompt
C
- Underline keywords
E
- Rewrite the question as a

statement using your own words In this response I am going to tell you
about why the afterword was so
Answer the Question (green) important. The first reason the afterword
- Answer the question is so important is if you don't read the
*If there is more that one part of afterword you may not know what is
the question, make sure to answer going on in the next book. So it is best
ALL parts. that you read the afterword because once
again you may not know what will
Cite Evidence (yellows) happen in the next book.Another reason
- Use evidence from the text to the afterword is so important is because
support your answer. if you read the whole book and you don’t
-Include both paraphrased read the afterword then you are just
evidence and direct quotes wasting your time by reading the book.It
is really important to read the afterword
Possible evidence starters: because if you don’t there is no reason to
According to the text… read the book because the afterword is
For example… the most important part in the
On page ___ it says… book.Those are my reasons why I think
Further support can be found... the afterword is really important.
In the article/ chapter it states...

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