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Number the Stars
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read an introduction to the novel Number the Stars. Students read about the how the author, Lois Lowry, researched about the Danish Resistance.
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Number the Stars Activities
In this Language Arts worksheet, students participate in a variety of activities related to the novel Number the Stars. For example, students write a list of words form the book in alphabetical order and complete a star-shaped word search.
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Number the Stars, Lesson 10
Students analyze the literary element mood in Chapter 10 of the novel Number the Stars. They explain why the literary element mood is a feeling that a story creates in readers. Students share their thoughts on the topic of mood and its...
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Number the Stars, Lesson 11
Students analyze point of view in the novel Number the Stars. Their writing prompt is how would this chapter(11) be different if Peter were telling the story? Students create a class concept web about pride on the board.
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Number the Stars, Lesson 3
Students consider how an author creates a feeling of suspense in a reader's mind. They analyze characters in the story. Students make a character map for Peter. They discuss how suspense unfolds in the novel Number the Stars.
Penguin Books
An Educator's Guide to The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Jack the Ripper terrorized London in the late 1800s. An educator's guide for the novel The Name of the Star places the historical figure in a modern context. Readers complete a pre-reading activity before answering a series of discussion...
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Number The Stars
In this language arts worksheet, middle schoolers examine the book called Number The Stars. They write the summary while following the directions at the top of the page.
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Number the Stars Chapter 12
In this Language Arts worksheet, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 12. The questions include 4 literal,1 inferential, and 1 opinion question.
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Number the Stars Chapter 10
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 10. The questions include 4 literal, 2 inferential, and 3 opinion questions.
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Number the Stars Chapter 11
In this Language Arts worksheet, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 11. The questions include 2 literal, 2 inferential, and 1 opinion question.
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Number the Stars Chapter 15
In this Language Arts worksheet, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 15. The questions include 1 literal, 1 inferential, and 1 opinion question.
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Number the Stars Chapter 14
In this Language Arts worksheet, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 14. The questions include 2 literal, 2 inferential, and 1 opinion question.
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Number the Stars Chapter 13
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 13. The questions include 2 literal, 1 inferential, and 2 opinion questions.
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Number The Stars: Character Sketch
For this literacy worksheet, students create a graphic organizer for the character of Anne Marie from Number The Stars. Then they write a description of her.
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Number The Stars
In this chapter eight worksheet, students discuss and brainstorm four literal comprehension questions, two inferential questions and two opinion questions from the novel Number The Stars.
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Number the Stars Chapter 6
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students demonstrate their understanding of Chapter 6 of the novel Number the Stars.Students answer 6 literal questions, 2 inferential questions and one opinion question.
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Point of View in Number the Stars
In this reading worksheet, students discuss the third person point of view in Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars. Students write their own version of one of 7 events from the point of view of the character given.
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Unanswered Questions in Number the Stars
Students read a book, "Number by the Stars." Students explore the internet and search engines. Through guided internet research, students find answers to questions posed in the book. Students share their internet experiences and discuss...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 12
Class members compare the final 30 minutes of Lucas's Star Wars: A New Hope with Act V of Doescher's play, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope and consider how the choice of media influences viewers' impression of the...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 4
Class members have an opportunity to compare how a film and a play handle the same source material by viewing the opening chapters of George Lucas's Star Wars: A New Hope and acts I and II of Ian Doescher's play, William Shakespeare's...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Days 8 and 9
How does an author's choice of artistic medium influence an audience? What about how an author chooses to transform original source material? These are the questions class members grapple with as they compare scenes from episode IV...
Discovery Education
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
After reading Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, class members view the 1975 film version and then craft a critical review in which they compare the two versions and evaluate the success or failure of Milos Foreman's...