Number the Stars Lesson Plan

Read Chapter 4, "It Will Be a Long Night"; Chapter 5, "Who Is the Dark-Haired One?"; and Chapter 6, "Is the Weather Good for Fishing?"

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
   Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7
   Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.8
   Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources;...