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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Study Review
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Writing style Third person-is a form of storytelling in which a narrator relates all action in third person, using third person pronouns such as "he" or "she." Third person point of view may be omniscient or limited. omniscientlimitedomniscientlimited Literary devices- any tool that an author uses to make the story more descriptive and interesting
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Genre Historical fiction-tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the main characters tend to be fictional.
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Setting Time- 1943 (WWII) Place - Denmark
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Theme- author’s key message Courage When mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus Friendship Annemarie risks her life for Ellen Sacrifice When Peter died (and Lise) Pride King Christian was very proud and Denmark was proud to have him as king
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Foreshadowing The author gives hints of events to come Loose step ………someone will trip Gnarled roots on the path……????
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Cliffhanger leaving you at high action Annemarie sees her mother “lying on the earth”
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Author’s purpose To entertain Why isn’t the author’s purpose to research? If you were going to do research you would want complete facts… not fiction
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Fact vs. Fiction Fact Sweden was Free during the war German soldiers would have been on the streets Electricity was rationed Fiction Ellen and her parents sailed to Sweden Lise was hit by a car Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen had “coffee”
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Central Idea what is it? One sentence that states what the rest of the article or text is about. It can always be supported with evidence or details from the text.
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NTS Central Idea: Ordinary People helped by doing small yet extraordinary things for the Jewish people. Supporting evidence G.F. Duckwitz was a Nazi soldier who warned the Rabbi about the arresting of the Jews Pg. 135 Supporting evidence Doctors and scientist developed a formula to alter the dogs’ sense of smell Page 125 Supporting evidence Fisherman transported Jewish people hidden in their boats to Freedom in Sweden Page 125
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Other Central Ideas It is easier to be brave when you don’t know everything Resistance Fighters joined together to help Jewish people
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Questions…. What was in the handkerchief? Cocaine and rabbit’s blood Which character was brave but sloppy? Uncle Henrik What did cigarettes stand for?” Jewish people What is the Resistance? A group of people who worked against the NAzis Who is the Giraffe? Soldier on the corner of Osterbrigade Nazi soldier that stopped the girls (chapter 1) What was the Danish money called? Kroner
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Questions Who was afraid of deep water? Mrs. Rosen Who had green shoes? Kirsti Who was Annemarie’s best friend? Ellen Which characters were in the resistance? Peter and Lise Who hid Jewish people in his boat? Uncle Henrik
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Questions Who rode through the streets of Copenhagen with all of Denmark as his guard? King Christian X Who owned a button shop until the Nazis came? Mrs. Hirsch Who was engaged to LIse? Peter Neilson Which character was stubborn and not afraid of the soldiers? Kirsti
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Questions Which country was not occupied by Germany? Sweden What did the resistance do to their own ships and why? Blew them up so the Nazis couldn’t use them Who told the Rosens they were in danger? The Jewish rabbi Who was Great Aunt Birte? A made of relative that was used as an excuse to have the gathering at the house
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Write Theme Paragraph the parts of a paragraph: topic sentence: one sentence that tells what the paragraph is about body: supporting sentences conclusion: wraps up paragraph and leaves reader with something to think about
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Step 1: write your topic sentence. One starter topic sentence is as follows: In the novel________________ by _________________ the theme is _________________. This is a simple yet clear topic sentence. Challenge: Try to earn style points by writing a more stylish topic sentence.
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Step 2: Find evidence to show the theme three big supporting details from the novel that show the theme as a list Courage When mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus When Annemarie went to the woods to deliver the package and is confronted by the soldiers Fisherman hid Jewish people in their boats and took them to Sweden
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Step 3: Write a conclusion. The beginning writer can restate the topic sentence. For the more sophisticated writer, the student should wrap up the conclusion and leave the reader with an interesting idea about the theme to think about after reading the paragraph.
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Step 4: write the paragraph Provide an evidence to show the theme. Use details from the storyProvide an evidence to show the theme. Use details from the story When the soldiers wanted to open the casket, mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus.When the soldiers wanted to open the casket, mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus. Add a sentence for each example to explain why it shows your chosen theme.Add a sentence for each example to explain why it shows your chosen theme. When the soldiers wanted to open the casket, mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus. It took courage for mama to lie to the Nazis because if they would have opened the casket and she could have lost her life for that lie.When the soldiers wanted to open the casket, mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus. It took courage for mama to lie to the Nazis because if they would have opened the casket and she could have lost her life for that lie.
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When adding evidence please make sure to use some transitional words so that the paragraph flows well. For example, When the soldiers wanted to open the casket, mama lied to the soldiers about great aunt Bertie dying of typhus. It took courage for mama to lie to the Nazis because if they would have opened the casket and she could have lost her life for that lie. According to the author, For instance, The author wrote, In chapter _, it said…
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Step 5: Edit. for writing conventions and then peer edit the paragraphs
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Step 6: Write a final copy of the paragraph. These paragraphs should be organized, full of supporting detail and have few grammar issues. paragraphs
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