Number the Stars PRE & POST reading: Background History, Vocabulary, Review Game
by Kiwious About VocabTHIS MEGA-BUNDLE INCLUDES PRE READING DIGITAL INTRODUCTION, VOCABULARY FOR ALL CHAPTERS, AND POST REVIEW CARD GAME FOR NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY.
1. Pre:
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5
GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension
AUDIENCE: whole or small group for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms. This product is ideal for preparing READ ALOUD, LITERATURE CIRCLES, or BOOK CLUBS.
HISTORICAL POWERPOINT: Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.
• Opening slides
-genre, author photo and short bio.
-audio link
•Setting slides
-Location facts, photos, maps
-Time period facts, photos and links
-Link to period music
-Links to historical video clip
*Assessments -Pre and Post historical assessments
2. Pre:
Animated Vocabulary slides (definition, photo, part of speech) for EVERY chapter in the novel
Vocabulary quizzes - one quiz for EVERY 5 chapters
8 PDF printable graphic organizers for all Vocabulary
3. Post:
REVIEW GAME post-reading activity for novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
This interactive card game has been specifically designed to review the novel with comprehension questions and answers woven into the playing of "THE RESISTANCE" review card game.
This printable card game is made for groups of 2-4 players with 64 playing cards and 32 question/answer cards. The game is made to be played similarly to the card game "WAR". *Cards can be printed in COLOR or BLACK and WHITE.
USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage
· Add to electronic notebook
* Review for test
Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.
Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!
NUMBER THE STARS-Historical Background Introduction & CHAPTER Vocabulary PPT
By Kiwious About Vocab
This product provides digital pre-reading resources: factual historical background context (photos, maps, music and links), complete vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment PPTS for the historical fiction novel, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5
GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards
AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support and ESL or virtual classrooms
PDF FILE Each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 6 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson!
POWERPOINTS: Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.
• Title slide
-genre, author photo and short bio.
• Historical Background PowerPoint
-setting slides
-Location photos with maps
-Time period photos
-Live link to period music clip
-Link to historical video clips
• Vibrant Vocab PowerPoints divided by chapter
-bold photos appear without word for inference making
-vocab word which 'slides in' so photo can be first WITHOUT the word
-part of speech
-concise definition
***Differentiated Worksheet-**to be used as a pretest, posttest, or practice.
*Quizlet practice link
*Part of speech and connotation sort
Click the link below to view Number the Stars Vocabulary included in this lesson!
Number the Stars Vocabulary
ACTIVITIES:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Group discussion/prediction
· Predictions for text
· Distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Individual electronic handouts-
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Test review
· Writing assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech/Word Study
Printables for word wall and interactive notebooks
This lesson is also available in Google Slides.
Number the Stars, REVIEW GAME playing cards with question/answer cards PDF
By Kiwious About Vocab
REVIEW GAME post-reading activity for novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
This interactive card game has been specifically designed to review the novel with comprehension questions and answers woven into the playing of "THE RESISTANCE" review card game.
This printable card game is made for groups of 2-4 players with 64 playing cards and 32 question/answer cards. The game is made to be played similarly to the card game "WAR". *Cards can be printed in COLOR or BLACK and WHITE.