Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Title:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
ISBN 978-0440227533 / Genre:
Historical Fiction / Text Structure:
Narrative Informational / Level:
U
Literacy Core Objective:
Sixth grade literacy standard
40060-07 Standard VII: Comprehension. Students understand, interpret, and analyze narrative and informational grade level text. / Enduring Understanding: Purpose for reading
Determine human rights and responsibilities in the world.
Content Core Objective:
Sixth Grade Social Studies Standard IV
Students will understand current global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world. / “I Can Statements” - Essential Questions:
What rights and responsibilities do we have in our world today?
What are essential human rights?
What civic responsibilities do humans have to one another in the modern world?
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.
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-of-europe.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:
·  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:
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/ElementaryWritingRubric.pdf / Activities:
Online quiz available at http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/numberthestars/quiz.html
Additional lesson plans and activities can be found at http://www.planetbookclub.com/kids/archive/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.