Final Thoughts

Now that we have finished reading the novel Number the Stars, let’s talk about the entire book. What was your favorite part of the novel? Why?

Number the Stars Webquest

Take a look at this website that a group of 5th grade students created for Number the Stars. After you have visited the website, come back here and comment on the website.  In your comment, talk about what you liked about the website.  What was your favorite part? Don’t look ahead to the chapters we haven’t read yet! 

Update on the blog

I made some changes to the blog.  You no longer have to put in an email address in order to leave a comment.  Just put in your first name and your response and hit the “submit comment” button. Keep up the good blogging!!! Remember, if you think of something else you want to add to a topic, you can submit extra comments from your computer at home.

 —Mr. Reilly

Chapter 5

This is a picture of a group of German soldiers.  These soldiers probably looked like the ones that went to Annemarie’s house in Chapter 5. Source: http://members.cox.net/beresan

What would you do if the German soldiers had come to your house? How would you feel? Respond by clicking on the comments below.

The First Few Chapters of Number the Stars

Talk about the first few chapters of Number the Stars. What do you think about the story so far? What do you think will happen next?

Reply to this post by clicking on the word “comment” below.  Include your first name in the name field.  You can put a fake email address in the email address box, like bob@aol.com

Welcome, Memorial Writers!

Welcome students and friends! On this blog we will be discussing Number the Stars, a book by Lois Lowry. Number the Stars is about a young girl, Annemarie, who is living in Denmark during World War II. On this blog, you will be posting responses to the chapters, discussing the narrative elements of the novel, and responding to each other’s posts. We will be using Google Docs and Spreadsheets to write and publish our posts for this blog.

So, grab your laptops and get ready for a fun ride!

—Mr. Reilly