Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Study Review

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. § Literary devices- any tool that an author uses to make the story more descriptive and interesting

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.

Setting § Time- 1943 (WWII) § Place - Denmark

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

Foreshadowing The author gives hints of events to come § Loose step ………someone will trip § Gnarled roots on the path……? ?

Cliffhanger leaving you at high action § Annemarie sees her mother “lying on the earth”

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

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”

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.

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

Other Central Ideas § It is easier to be brave when you don’t know everything § Resistance Fighters joined together to help Jewish people

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

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

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

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

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

Step 1: write your topic sentence. § One starter topic sentence is as follows: § In the novel________ by _________ theme is _________. § This is a simple yet clear topic sentence. § Challenge: Try to earn style points by writing a more stylish topic sentence.

Step 2: Find evidence to show theme three big supporting details from the novel that show 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

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 theme to think about after reading the paragraph.

Step 4: write the paragraph • Provide an evidence to show 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. • 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 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…

Step 5: Edit. § for writing conventions and then peer edit the paragraphs

Step 6: Write a final copy of the paragraph. § These paragraphs should be organized, full of supporting detail and have few grammar issues.