Number The Stars Grade 7 Assessment
Life in Denmark, 1943 You will experience life Copenhagen, Denmark, during the German Occupation from the perspective of a Danish Jew. How was life really like for people like the Rosen family in Number the Stars?
Task 1 Imagine yourself as a Danish Jewish family. Identify the following terms to help us understand your religious beliefs: Rabbi, synagogue, Star of David, Judaism, Torah, Rosh Hashanah, Kosher. Jewish History http://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.whoare.html
Task 2 As a group visit the websites on the next slide to get a better understanding of what basic privileges the Jews had gradually lost before the war begun. Imagine yourself as a Danish Jewish family and list and discuss 3 of those privileges you've lost. Be sure to stay in character when describing the events and your feelings. Record your conversation on photo booth.
Task 2 Continued Harsh Rules http://www.graceproducts.com/frank/harsh.html Holocaust Timeline http://remember.org/educate/mtimeline.html
Task 3 The war has escalated- your family is in immediate danger and will have to go into hiding. You are allowed to bring 1 small suitcase. As a family, draw and describe in detail the items that you would bring, and why.
Last Task!!! Your group will choose a scene to act out. Your group will first write a summary of the the skit. (Each person needs a copy) Your group will read the summary and act out the skit . This will be flip video taped and shared with the class.