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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This resource was alright, geared toward a much younger age group. However, well layout and organized. save a lot of prep time.
Thanks!
I originally got the 5th grade version of this resource. I LOVED IT. So, I decided to get the 3rd grade version. It has most of them same things as the 5th grade version. For example, we teach compound sentences in both 3rd and 5th grade. I assumed that the 3rd grade version would be tailored down to meet a 3rd grade level or standard....but it was the exact same as the 5th grade version. I am a little disappointed that I spent so much money on something that I already had!
Hi Katy,
The type and format of the resources are the same, but the content is entirely different. The 3rd Grade version is based on 3rd Grade CCSS standards, and the 5th Grade version is based on 5th Grade CCSS standards. There may be a few units on the same topic; however, the upper-level versions either act as a review or go deeper into the particular case. But again, the content is not the same.
The individual MP 1-8 posters are great. But the one listing them all, which I wanted to blow up for a full anchor chart has too much promo information. I'll keep looking.
The formatting is difficult for students to understand. There is a lot of scrolling back and forth for students between the questions and the answer places.
I love the simplicity of the graphics
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.
number the stars
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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.
