She has received newbery medals for two of her novels, number the stars and the giver. Goodreads members who liked number the stars also liked. Weve also maintained the lessons on which we based an online discussion of the. Good people like henrik, peter, and annemaries whole family do things that are technically against the.
So that he can bring their belongings once they have settled in. Number the stars by lois lowry was written in 1943 in nazioccupied copenhagen, denmark. Annemarie decided to act like kirsti, her younger sister. Lowry was born in hawaii in 1937 and grew up in new. One morning, while getting the girls ready for school, mama notices that a button on one of kirsti s sweater has broken. Denmarks geographic proximity to sweden is also significant to the story, so students should have access to maps of this area of europe. Tenyearold annemarie johansen and her best friend ellen rosen often think of life before the war. Identifying number the stars theme storyboard that. Number the stars swbst analysis activity storyboard that. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
Its now 1943 and their life in copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the nazi soldiers marching through town. When running down the street, the girls are stopped by a nazi officer. Number the stars, lois lowry number the stars 1989 is a work of historical fiction by american author lois lowry, about the escape of a jewish family the rosens from copenhagen, denmark, during world war ii. This historical fiction book by lois lowry is published by dell publishing, a division of bantam doubleday dell publishing group, which has. Students are required to use a variety of higherlevel thinking skills as they explore this powerful novel. This story was suspenseful, educational and deeply emotional.
Free number the stars study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Expect some tense moments between kids and nazi soldiers, once on the street, other times in their homes, and another time a girl is alone in the country with soldiers who have two large dogs. But among all the fiction books, very fewer books are this much interesting and worthy of reading. Download number the stars pdf ebook free your pdfs. The templates focus on a wide range of topics related to number the stars by lois. The templates focus on a wide range of topics related to number the stars by lois lowrystory elements, themes and metaphors, research topics, vocabulary, and more. This number the stars study guide can help you take apart the novel and understand the main ideas in the book. The goonies and number the stars, together at last listen to sean astin talk about his plans to make a movie version of number the stars. Lois lowry was born in hawaii and grew up in new york, pennsylvania, and japan. Book trailer for number the stars created by sixth graders at lincoln using imovie app on an ipad. Sarah, victoria, eric, patrick what people thought of the book in the reading group for my opinion is that the book number the stars was easy to read. The story centers on tenyearold annemarie johansen, who lives with her mom, papa. Peter has been discovered as a resistance worker and killed by the nazis.
Number the stars kind of turns the idea of being a criminal upside down. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs. Number the stars novel study and book report project by. When the soldier found the packet, he opened it and saw only a.
Due to the content of this novel it seems best suited for upper elementary students. Number the stars 1989 is a work of historical fiction by american author lois lowry, about the escape of a jewish family the rosens from copenhagen, denmark, during world war ii. Ellen doesnt know the truth of whats going on, and tells annemarie and the others that shes sorry for their loss. Number the stars lois lowry lois lowry won two newbery medals for the book number the stars. Childrens book radio listen as our lovely author talks about writing for kids. Two solemnfaced men driving a hearse bring a large, gleaming casket into the house and set it in the middle of the living room.
Number the stars, by lois lowry, is an awardwinning novel that takes place during world war ii. On page 24 greenpurple book or page 26 black book, explain why the author might have chosen to write the last sentence. As the german troops begin their campaign to relocate all the jews of denmark, annemarie johansens family takes in annemaries best friend, ellen rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. With an age range of 5 yearsold to 88 yearsold in the car, this book managed to hold all of attention. The story centers on tenyearold annemarie johansen, who lives with her family in copenhagen in 1943. The example storyboard has scenes from the story that illustrate how characters in the book demonstrated bravery. Find books like number the stars from the worlds largest community of readers. See more ideas about number the stars, stars, reading is thinking. Through the eyes of tenyearold annemarie, we watch as the danish resistance smuggles almost the entire jewish population of denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to sweden. When annemarie and kirstialong with ellen stop by the shop, though, they find that it is closed. To learn more about lois lowry, visit her website at read an excerpt. Kirsti is asleep upstairs, but ellen and annemarie sit up in the living room with mama and uncle henrik.
Using the literature circle guides in your classroom each guide contains the following sections. About number the starsnumber the stars summarycharacter listglossarythemesquotes and analysischapters 12chapters 34chapters 57chapters 810chapters 11chapters 1415chapters 1617denmark in world war iirelated linksessay questionsquiz 1quiz 2quiz 3quiz 4citations. My favorite part was when annemarie needed to take a basket to uncle henrik, but the problem was that she had to go through the woods, by herself. The story of the danish resistance against nazi germany as told through the eyes of 10yearold annemarie johansen. This unit is designed to give students a view of the effects of this war across europe and in. Klaudia my favorite part of the book was when the war was over and they celebrated by putting flags all over the chopenhagen and when they got the leter from peter which was sad he wrote it the day. Learn reading chapter 12 number stars with free interactive flashcards. And download number the stars pdf ebook free via the download button at the end. Aerial view of the uss arizona memorial, pearl harbor, honolulu, oahu, hawaii pearl harbor oahu photos at frommers uss arizona memorial. Her family takes in annemaries best friend, ellen rosen, and protects her in their home.
But number the stars seems to have acquired its own long and vibrant life. The book concludes two years later, as world war ii is ending. Johansen stay at home when the rest of his family goes to henriks. Use the prereading questions and vocabulary builder to introduce students to number the stars by lois lowry. Just the themes throughout this book and diversity is beautiful. In the weeks following the jewish high holidays in 1943, nearly seven thousand of denmarks jews were smuggled across the sea to sweden.
When the jews of denmark are relocated, ellen moves in with the johansens and pretends to be. Remember, swbst stands for somebody wanted, but, so, then. He who would pass over the ocean must count the stars from a danish childrens song. A background information about the author and book a enrichment readings relevant to the book a literature response journal reproducibles a group discussion reproducibles a individual and group projects a literature discussion evaluation sheet background information and. Annemaries silvery blond hair flew behind her, and ellens dark pigtails bounced against her shoulders. The nazis are surrounding up the jews in the city for the stated purpose of relocation. Ellen hesitated, then nodded and shifted her own rucksack of books against her shoulders. When she came to the end of the path she saw nazi soldiers and their dogs. Lowry now divides her time between cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in maine. She tells annemarie to stop by the button shop around the corner after schoolthe shop is run by a woman named mrs. Number the stars book report by prezi user on prezi.
In this activity, students will identify a specific theme from the book number the stars, and support their choices with details from the text. Lowry has been the recipient of numerous awards for her fictional works including the bostglobehorn book award, the dorothy canfield fisher award, and many more. Annemarie then watches as the resistance smuggles 7,000 jews out of denmark to safety in sweden. Number the stars is about nazioccupied denmark and the treatment of jews during world war ii, so it would be both helpful and appropriate to provide historical background on world war ii and the holocaust.
Find summaries for every chapter, including a number the stars chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. To ask other readers questions about number the stars, please sign up. Choose from 500 different sets of reading chapter 12 number stars flashcards on quizlet. Number the stars is a story that honestly approaches the tragedy of the holocaust and uses the events of the war to show humanitys potential for courage and decency. I think readers of every age match themselves against the protagonists of books they love. In each description, follow the prompted questions, introducing a character, describing their goal, and the consequences of pursuing that goal. The second of the books that we listened to on my recent multigenerational, girls roadtrip, was number the stars. Number the stars is partly focused in the friendship of two 10year old girls but its really about the struggle of the danes in rescuing the jews from being relocatedkilled by the nazis.
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