Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan
Title:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
ISBN 978-0440227533
Literacy Core Objective:
Sixth grade literacy standard
Genre:
Historical
Fiction
40060-07 Standard VII: Comprehension. Students
understand, interpret, and analyze narrative and
informational grade level text.
Text Structure:
Narrative
Level:
Informational U
Enduring Understanding: Purpose for reading
Determine human rights and
responsibilities in the world.
Content Core Objective:
“I Can Statements” - Essential Questions:
Sixth Grade Social Studies Standard IV
Students will understand current global issues and
their rights and responsibilities in the
interconnected world.
What rights and responsibilities do we
have in our world today?
What are essential human rights?
ELL Strategies:
Students reading at this level are likely to be quite
fluent speakers of English although they may need
more support with idioms, expressions, vocabulary,
and multiple meaning words. This will affect their
ability to draw conclusions and infer from the text.
Encourage these students to use sticky notes or a
notebook to jot questions they have while reading
to be discussed/clarified at the guided reading table
during the following session.
What civic responsibilities do humans
have to one another in the modern world?
Other ELL strategies can be found at
http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/pages/4x4activity.
htm
and tailored to the individual needs of your
students.
Before Reading
Vocabulary:
Tier 2 Vocabulary Words are high frequency words that are found across a variety of domains.
At a minimum, provide student-friendly explanations that tell what a word means in everyday
connected language. A wide range of vocabulary resources are available at
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/cbl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=35.
lanky
contempt
occupied
resistance
Activate/Build Prior Knowledge:
Using a map such as this one http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/world-war-ii-map-ofeurope.html help students identify European countries. You can also use resources available at
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/gcselinks/wars/secondwwlinks/chronology.html to help build
students’ knowledge of WWII.
Comprehension Strategy:
Synthesizing
During Reading
Using appropriate Guided reading strategies, students will be reading at their own pace and
teachers will be listening to students read, monitoring, giving feedback, taking anecdotal notes
and running records.
Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text.
After Reading
Discussion questions:
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In what ways does growing up in a time of war make the normal process of maturing more
complicated?
When Annemarie talks about being afraid, she is told that it is easier to brave when you don’t
know everything. She is also assured that she can be brave and scared at the same time. Do
you agree?
Why do you think the author uses references to Little Red Riding-Hood?
What do you learn about the history of Denmark from reading this book? Do you think
Annemarie and her family are patriotic?
Why do you think Annemarie decides to wear the Star of David necklace even though she’s
not Jewish?
Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text:
Content Core Integration:(Science, Soc. St., Math, etc.)
Assessment:
Activities:
Write a paragraph on the following topic:
What civic responsibilities did Annemarie’s family
take? What is a circumstance in your life where
you have taken a civic responsibility for another
person (e.g., classmate, sibling)?
Use the following rubric to evaluate:
http://cbp.theebizshop.net/images/ElementaryWriti
ngRubric.pdf
Online quiz available at
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/numberthes
tars/quiz.html
Additional lesson plans and activities can
be found at
http://www.planetbookclub.com/kids/archi
ve/stars.99/starsintro.html
*Not all activities will be done in each lesson. Some lessons may take multiple days to complete.
However, all students should be reading each time you meet.