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Number the Stars A Novel Teaching Pack
Posted by Margaret Whisnant Conover, NC on 11/07/09
This sixty-eight page resource for teaching Lois Lowry's
1990 Newbery Medal Winner comes loaded with eight different
components.
(1)The detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES, written in bulleted
format for easy reference, provide a quick method for
becoming familiar with the material when time is limited
and for refreshing memory when using the novel from year to
year.
(2)PREREADING ACTIVITIES include a graphic organizer,
motivating discussion and research topics, and a bulletin
board idea.
(3)In the VOCABULARY section are word lists with
definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
(4)The chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS can be put
to use in a variety of ways including homework reading
guides. The questions require detailed, factual responses.
(5)The series of OBJECTIVE TESTS, which cover the novel as
chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test, do NOT
require story interpretation but rather check for
basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary
to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL
CONTENT in order to score well on these tests. The goal of
this component is to build a strong foundation for
progression to the higher level thinking skills. The pages
can also be put to use as whole-class discussion guides,
small-group or independent reading guides, homework, and
conferencing tools.
(6)The activities in THINK, WRITE, CREATE, both chapter-by-
chapter and whole book, require
students to engage the higher level thinking skills of
Bloom's Taxonomy. These open-ended activities cover a range
of difficulties from the most basic to challenges for
gifted students. The items are designed to spark divergent,
creative, and speculative thinking, build vocabulary,
inspire research, and encourage student interaction with
the story and its characters.
(7)The GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS are unique in that they are based
on specific novel events or characters rather than a
standard design. Each one offers opportunities for
practicing and improving writing skills.
(8)Full ANSWER KEYS are included.
Some pages are illustrated with black and white clip art.
Ideas/rationale for using each component included.
Download the free sample pages for a closer look.
Number the Stars A Novel Teaching Pack
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