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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Number the Stars

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Use Number the Stars by Lois Lowry to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars, is the story of Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, who live in Copenhagen, Denmark, a European city under Nazi occupation. The girls are typical: they go to school and practice running in the local athletic meet. The year is 1943; they live under the weight of Nazi soldiers marching in their town, and shortages of coffee, sugar, and butter. When German troops begin their plan to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark, Ellen moves in with the Johansen family. Annemarie is a fictional character representing the many Danish people who were part of the Resistance and helped to save the Jews during World War II. Help readers understand how to determine theme with the Book Club lesson plans and resources focusing on finding evidence to support the universal theme in the story.
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Instructional Overview

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for determining theme, instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to the Number the Stars Book Club.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RL.5.5W.5.9RL.5.6L.5.4aRL.5.7L.5.5RL.5.9L.5.6RL.5.10RF.5.3RF.5.4RL.5.1SL.5.1aRL.5.2SL.5.1bRL.5.3SL.5.1cRL.5.4W.5.8
TEKS Alignment
  • 5.6D5.10G5.7F5.9E(i)5.6E5.13A5.7G5.9E(ii)5.6F5.13C5.8A5.9E(iii)5.6G5.13E5.8B5.9F5.6H5.13H5.8C5.1C5.10A5.6I5.8D5.1A5.10B5.7A5.9A5.1D5.10C5.7B5.9B5.6A5.10D5.7C5.9D(i)5.6B5.10E5.7D5.9D(ii)5.6C5.10F5.7E5.9D(iii)
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Management Resources

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Management Resources

The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
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Meeting 1

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a prefect text for a Book Club focusing on understanding theme. Theme is developed throughout the text, so reader will begin with documenting the important details of the plot and characters.
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Meeting 2

Author Lois Lowry presents big ideas in her novel, Number the Stars. Discussion focuses on exploring the ideas that are presented in order for students to understand the text and, ultimately, identify the book's theme.
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Meeting 3

When characters respond to challenges, the readers learns a lot about them. In Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, the characters encounter major challenges throughout the story. Tracking how characters change as a result of these challenges keeps the reader on track to determine the story's theme.
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Meeting 4

Discussion for this Number the Stars Book Club meeting centers around developing ideas about the story's theme by using the exposition, conflicts, and climax of the plot.
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Meeting 5

During this final Book Club meeting for Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, students will use what they have learned about determining theme to identify a theme for this story. While different themes are possible, students will need to support their thinking with evidence from the text.
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Vocabulary Connections with Number the Stars

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Vocabulary Connections with Number the Stars

This set of vocabulary development resources for Number the Stars highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.5.6L.5.4aL.5.5
TEKS Alignment
  • 5.7E5.7F5.3A5.3B
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Focus Assessment and Rubric

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Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with determining the theme.
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Running Record with Number the Stars

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Running Record with Number the Stars

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Number the Stars. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Management Resources - Spanish

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Management Resources - Spanish

The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
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About the Book

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Title: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Themes: History, Award Winners
ISBN: 9780812492972
Publisher's Summary:
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. In Copenhagen the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family. "Seamless, compelling, and memorable--impossible to put down; difficult to forget."
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