1. Number The Stars
By Lois Lowry

2. KWL chart
In the Reading section of your Writer’s Notebook, create a KWL chart. The topic is: World War II. Write at least 2 things you know about WWII and at least 3 things you want to know about WWII.

3. Partner Share
Share with a partner the things that you know about World War II. If there are things that your partner knew, but you didn’t, add them to your list.

4. Group Talk
What are some of the things you want to know about World War II?
Can anyone answer those questions with their KNOW column?

5. Background

6. Reader Response Journals
As we read, Number The Stars, you will be completing a reader response journal for each chapter. There are two different types of journals you will complete.

7. Chapters 1-4: Type 1 Journal Focus on note-taking, summarizing, questioning and commenting
Notes/Summary/Page Take notes or summarize a paragraph page passage chapter Include page and/or paragraph numbers
Questions/Comments ask questions/make comments Questions may be any of these: *explicit: found in text or other source *implicit: requiring inference *open-ended, abstract; go beyond the text

8. Example: Type 1 Journal
Chapter 1: Annemarie was racing her friend, Ellen down the street in preparation for the girls’ race next week. They are stopped in the street by two German soldiers. (pg 3) Annemarie, Ellen and Kirsti get home and Ellen goes into her own apartment. The sisters get to their apartment and find their mother and Ellen’s mother having “coffee”. Annemarie’s mom mentions that the soldiers must be tense because of the Danish Resistance effort. (pg 7-8)
Why do the German soldiers stop the girls? Why does Annemarie tell herself not to talk so much? It must be really odd to be stopped in the street for running around. I can’t imagine living in a police state, where the police can just do whatever they want without probable cause. As an American, I feel like we sometimes take our rights for granted.

9. Chapters 5-8: Type 2 Journal Focus on characterization or other literary element (e. g., setting, conflict or point of view)
Evidence/Context/Page quote from the text, context, page number
Inference/Commentary ________________ (inference) commentary (analysis, explanation, interpretation, etc.)

10. Example: Type 2 Journal
Evidence/Context/Page “That’s the worst thing in the world,” Ellen whispered. “To be dead so young. I wouldn’t want the Germans to take my family away – to make us live someplace else. But, still it wouldn’t be as bad as being dead.” Ellen is reflecting on Lise’s death (42)
Inference/Commentary frightened – Ellen is obviously frightened about the possibility of being taken away by the Nazis, but realizes that even being forced to move is better than being dead. She may be naïve to the fact that Jews in other countries that are occupied by the Nazis are actually being killed.

11. Chapters 9-16: Free choice (Type 1 or 2)
Notes/Summary/Page Take notes or summarize a paragraph page passage chapter Include page and/or paragraph numbers OR Evidence/Context/Page quote from the text, context, page number
Questions/Comments ask questions/make comments Questions may be any of these: *explicit: found in text or other source *implicit: requiring inference *open-ended, abstract; go beyond the text OR Inference/Commentary ________________ (inference) commentary (analysis, explanation, interpretation, etc.)

12. Chapter 17: Summary
Write a summary of Chapter 17 at the end of your reader response journal entries.

13. KWL chart
Go back to your original KWL chart on World War II and complete the What I Learned column.