Reading

We have finished up our Shared Reading experience with Number the Stars. They really loved the story, and I hope your child shared with you about it at home. If they haven't please ask them. It's a very moving story, and we spent time discussing how an author develops theme in the story. We explored how this author uses suspense, visualization, and character development to tell the story, and catch the reader. At the end of EVERY chapter, they were hungry for more.

We also discussed a lot of non-ficiton information about the Holocaust and read great picture books about many experiences of those who went through this terrible time in history. We also learned a lot about how the Danish people became real allies to their Jewish neighbors, and saved 90% of their Jewish population. Here is a link to a great non-fiction piece we shared with the students as part of our learning. Also here are some links to the great books we used to help us synthesize our learning and understanding.

https://www.history.com/news/wwii-danish-jews-survival-holocaust


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/273794.The_Yellow_Star

http://www.ruthvanderzee.com/erikas-story, https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56846-176-2


https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-439-43540-6, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWHjMhutlws&disable_polymer=true

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-202306-5


Next week students will work on a final project to show their understanding of the story and it's many themes.

After break we will work on non-fiction texts, with a focus o main ideas and details that support.