Student Work

Students drew postcards to demonstrate the setting of a short story, "Breaker's Bridge."

Summarizing Activity: Stretch to Sketch--Students had to choose an important part in the novel Number the Stars and draw a picture of this scene. Then they had to write a brief summary of this part of the novel, using their picture for inspiration. 

Summarizing Activity: Summary Star--Students had to answer questions on the six points of the Star of David to help them to develop a summary for the novel Number the Stars, which is set during the Holocaust.

Number the Stars Final Project: Letter Option--One of the options that the students could choose for their final project was to write a letter from one character in the novel to another. In this letter the student had to include a summary of the novel as well as the five Story Elements (characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme) as represented in the novel. This student chose to make a letter-scrapbook. 

Number the Stars Final Project: Poster Option--One of the options that the students could choose for their final project was to create a poster. The poster had to include a summary of the novel, as well as five Story Elements (characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme) as represented in the novel, and relevant images that represented the main ideas of the novel.