Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Number the Stars
5.0 (327 reviews)Reading and Responding to Number the Stars with Depth and Complexity! Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets…
- Grade
- Grade 6
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 24
- Answer key
- Not Included
- Teaching duration
- 4 Weeks
- Digital download
Description
Reading and Responding to Number the Stars with Depth and Complexity!
Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related “Core Question”. All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in multiple ways, and encourage textual support from the book.
This teaching tool can be applied in multiple ways…
*”Expert Group” Sharing
*”Jig Saw” Activity
*Whole-Class “Shared Reading”
*”Think-Pair-Shares”
*”Literature Circle” Activity
*Writing Prompts
*Assessments
➡FREE Depth and Complexity Posters
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IMPORTANT: This resource has recently been reformatted. Please read through the product description carefully and download the preview to see exactly what is included.
This resource was created based on the Depth and Complexity framework, which was developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement: 1996
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Reviews
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Fabulous! Will love using this!!
Very helpful for reading groups.
Can't wait to try!
This is a very in depth and advanced level skill review for this novel. It would be great to have a key to go along with some of the chapter reviews...thanks :)
Thank you for the feedback. An answer key is not included because the questions are intentionally open-ended and can be answered in multiple ways.
It is way to hard to start the year. I can not do several mini-lesson everyday.
<p>This resource is not designed around a particular scope and sequence since many teachers follow different timelines.</p><p>Since Daily Spiral Reviews cover all standards, students are exposed to concepts they may not have had formal instruction on. Unfamiliar content presents a great opportunity for you to build background knowledge and assess where your students are before you even teach a specific lesson.</p><p>The best way to use this spiral reveiw is to begin with whole-group lessons where you model and discuss each activity. I don't worry too much if there haven't been formal lessons on a particular concept; I treat those items more as a preview. After a few weeks, the students really start grasping the format, and you can begin to transfer the workload to them. Eventually, when the students work independently on the review, you will spend time correcting and discussing their work in class. </p><p>As mentioned above, students will encounter concepts they are unfamiliar with. This is a GOOD thing, I promise! We don't always have the answers or know the procedures to solve problems. It's beneficial to expose students to "unknowns"; they become less sensitive to the uncomfortable feeling of "not knowing" and are less likely to panic. </p><p>However, you can always use the editable version (open in PowerPoint) to remove/change any review items you like.</p>
Questions & Answers (6)
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Have you considered adding suggested answers to this resource? It would be really helpful.
Thank you!
Hello! Thank you for asking. These do not come with answer keys because the questions are open-ended and with multiple possible answers, and thus does not lend itself to an answer key.
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give all answers for chapter 6 please
Chapter 4
Does this include complete answer key with suggested answers for all questions/activities?
Hello! Thank you for asking. These do NOT come with answer keys. The questions are open-ended and with multiple possible answers, and thus does not lend itself to an answer key.
