Number the Stars

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Number the Stars

• By Lois Lowry

WebQuest by Sunny Thornton
Click to Enter
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Overview

• Congratulations! You have been selected as a very
  smart fifth grader to work on a mission so
  important that when you complete it, you will be
  an EXPERT on Lois Lowrys novel, Number the
  Stars.
• In this mission, you will be asked to follow a
  series of web links and complete a series of
  projects. You are going to explore vocabulary
  used in the novel, the various places in Europe
  where the book takes place, information on the
  Holocaust and World War II, and even the Star of
  David and what it means to Judaism.
• Are you prepared to begin?

Yes! Sign me up!
No, thanks.
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Directions

• Follow all directions and all steps on each page.
• When you have completed a section, go back home
  and move on to the next section.
• Some sections will ask you to write in your
  Number the Starts (NTS) Notebook. The directions
  will be written in green. This notebook will be
  your assessment and will be due upon completion
  of the WebQuest.
• Remember All underlined words can be clicked on
  and will take you to another step or page. If a
  picture asks you to click, then it will also take
  you to another step or page.

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Table of Contents

1. Number the Stars Notebook
2. Information Page
3. Key Vocabulary
4. Map Skills
5. Country Exploration
6. The Holocaust and World War II
7. The Star of David
8. Compare the Rosens to the Johansens
9. Freedom
10. Additional Childrens Books about the Holocaust
11. Additional Resources for Teachers
12. References

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• You thought
• you would be
• funny,
• didnt you?

Im ready and excited!!
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Information Page

• In your NTS Notebook, make your first page an
  information page that includes the following
  information about Number the Stars
• Title
• Author
• Publisher
• Published Date
• Number of Pages
• Number of Chapters
• Awards

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Key Vocabulary

• -Click on each link to view the vocabulary from
  each chapter group.
• Chapters 1-4
• Chapters 5-8
• Chapters 9-12
• Chapters 13-16

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Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary
Write these vocabulary words and definitions in
your NTS Notebook.

• Nazi Member of the German Party
• Kroner Money used in Denmark and Sweden
• Halte Stop
• Occupation Taking control of an area
• Rabbi Jewish religious leader
• Rationed Controlled amount one can use

To Key Vocabulary
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Chapters 5-8 Vocabulary
Write these vocabulary words and definitions in
your NTS Notebook.

• Star of David Symbol of Judaism
• Exasperation Frustrated annoyance
• Specter A haunting or disturbing image a
  phantom
• Tentatively Not for certain or permanent

To Key Vocabulary
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Chapters 9-12 Vocabulary
Write these vocabulary words and definitions in
your NTS Notebook.

• Mourning A feeling of grief or sadness
• Typhus A severe infectious disease
• Surge Flood or spill over
• Staccato Hesitating

To Key Vocabulary
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Chapters 13-16 Vocabulary
Write these vocabulary words and definitions in
your NTS Notebook.

• Stricken Troubled with sorrow
• Donned To dress oneself
• Contempt The state of despising
• Tantalize To tease or torment by keeping out of
  reach

To Key Vocabulary
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Map Skills

• It is important to know where Number the Stars
  takes place so that when you read you will have
  some background knowledge on the setting of the
  story.
• Explore the map and search for the following the
  Baltic Sea, Belgium, Copenhagen, Denmark, France,
  Holland, the North Sea, Norway, and Sweden.

Click to view the map.
Once you have finished exploring the map,
continue on to the next page.
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Country Exploration

• Click on each link to learn about the countries
  in which Number the Stars took place
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Germany

In your NTS Notebook, make a page for each
country and include -Name of country -Picture
of the flag-Type of government-Languages
spoken-At least two things you found interesting
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The Holocaust and WWII

• Click on the link below to learn more about the
  Holocaust and why Ellen had to pretend to be
  Annemaries sister.

The Holocaust, Hitler, and World War II
In your NTS Notebook, write the questions and
answers to the following questions 1. In what
year did Adolf Hitlers ride to power begin?2.
In what year did Hitler gain complete control of
Germany under the Nazi Party?3. What were
Jews ordered to wear?4. Where were Jews forced
to live?5. How many Jews were killed by the end
of the war?
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The Star of David
The Star of David had to be worn by all Jews.
Find out what it means and more about it by
clicking here
In your NTS Notebook, draw a picture of the Star
of David and write about it. What is it? Why were
the Jews forced to wear it?
Click on the star
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Compare the Rosens to the Johansens
Rosens
Johansens
Copy this Venn Diagram into your NTS Notebook and
complete it.
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Freedom

• Click on the books below to explore the
  definition of freedom

1. Freedom
2. Freedom
In your NTS Notebook -Write your own definition
of freedom. What does it mean to you? -Write down
5 freedoms that you now enjoy. -Write a paragraph
about how you would feel if those freedoms were
suddenly taken away from you.
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Number the Stars Notebook

• -In your notebook, you will be asked to record
  various information from the WebQuest and from
  class discussions. -At the end of your WebQuest,
  you will turn in your notebook to be graded.

CATEGORY Unsatisfactory 1 Satisfactory 2 Excellent 3
Information Page 0-4 filled out correctly in notebook 5-6 filled out coreectly in notebook 7 filled out correctly in notebook
Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary No vocabulary written Some vocabulary written All vocabulary written
Chapters 5-8 Vocabulary No vocabulary written Some vocabulary written All vocabulary written
Chapters 9-12 Vocabulary No vocabulary written Some vocabulary written All vocabulary written
Chapters 13-16 Vocabulary No vocabulary written Some vocabulary written All vocabulary written
Denmark Not all of the information requested is provided Some information requested is provided or all information requested is required with mistakes All information requested is provided with no mistakes
Sweden Not all of the information requested is provided Some information requested is provided or all information requested is required with mistakes All information requested is provided with no mistakes
Germany Not all of the information requested is provided Some information requested is provided or all information requested is required with mistakes All information requested is provided with no mistakes
Holocaust and WWII Questions 0-2 questions answered correctly 3-4 questions answered correctly 5 questions answered correctly
Star of David No picture or little to no paragraph A picture is provided along with a 2-3 sentence paragraph of correct information A picture is provided along with a 5 or more sentence solid paragraph of correct information
Venn Diagram Not filled out/ not filled out correclty Few statements compared and contrasted Well organized and well thought out statements compared and contrasted
Freedom Little to no self-made definition of freedom, 1-2 freedoms enjoyed, little to no paragraph about freedoms being taken away A self-made definition of freedom, 3-5 freedoms enjoyed, a 2-3 sentence pararaph about freedoms being taken away A correct, self-made definition of freedom, 5 freedoms enjoyed, a solid 4-5 or more sentence paragraph about freedoms being taken away
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References

• Craney (2007). Mr. Craneys Home Page. Retrieved
  October 1, 2007. Web site http//teachers.plainfi
  eld.k12.in.us/jcraney/default.htm
• Cornish, J.(2003). Elementary Themes. Retrieved
  October 2, 2007. Web site http//www.stemnet.nf.c
  a/CITE/number_the_stars.htm
• Pearson Education (2007).Fact Monster. Retrieved
  October 1, 2007. Web site http//www.factmonster.
  com/
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  Retrieved October 3, 2007. Web site
  http//www.ushmm.org/
• Yellow Badge. Retrieved October 2, 2007. Web
  site http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_badge

Additional Childrens Books about the Holocaust
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Additional Resources for Teachers

• -Number the Stars Lesson Plans
• -Teaching Guide to the Holocaust
• -Teaching About the Holocaust

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Additional Childrens Books about the Holocaust

• No Pretty Pictures by Anita Lobel
• This book is a memoir of the years the
  author, brother and nanny spent eluding the Nazis
  in Poland. It also covers their capture and
  internment in a concentration camp. The author
  tries to come to terms with having to pretend to
  be Christians to survive and how difficult it was
  to get back to normal when they were reunited
  with their family at the end of the war.
• Clara's War by Kathy Kacer
• The Jews captured and deported from
  Denmark were sent to a ghetto in Terezin,
  Czechoslovakia. This novel is set in this ghetto
  and tells the story of how children made the most
  of their situation in order to survive.
• Hide and Seek by Ida Vos
• This novel tells the story of the
  experiences of an eight year Jewish girl and her
  sister during the occupation of Holland by the
  Nazis. After moving to escape capture, the family
  is separated and the children wonder if they will
  ever see each other or their parents again.
• Four Perfect Pebbles by Lila Perl and Marion
  Lazan
• Many Jewish children ended up in
  ghettos from which they were transported to
  various concentration camps and some to their
  last days on earth in death camps. This is the
  story of a girl who experienced, and because of
  the liberation by the Allies, survived one of
  these camps.
• Jacob's Rescue by Malka Drucker and Michael
  Halperin
• Many Jewish children escaped being
  arrested by the Nazis by hiding with Christian
  families. This novel covers one of these children
  and the family that saved him.