Number the Stars

Summarizing the Edublog experience

My experience with using the edublog while reading the book, "Number the Stars", has been immensely positive and informative.  I learned how to effectively participate in a literature circle and also how to look at other readers' points of view.  The book that we were given to read proved to be a great tool to use in the classroom for integrating literature into other content areas.  I discovered that the edublog could be a great alternative way to conduct book discussions with the students, aside from the traditional classroom literature lessons.  Students would love to work on the computer when sharing their thoughts and findings on various books, which would ulitmately spark motivation.

Overall, I believe that this experience has given me great insight on how I could effectively use this project for literature ideas and content integration in my future classroom.  I enjoyed sharing the book with my fellow classmates and commend all of them on their participation and thoughtfulness with the edublog literature circles.  I look forward to using this experience as a resource when conducting literature circles in the classroom.

Fear, TMP

Learning Reflections:  What do you think the minimum age should be to read this book to students without scaring them to the point of nightmares?

Chapter one- JC

The first chapter basically lets the reader get the feel of what was going on in the beginning of the war.  Annemarie and Ellen were racing to get home from school, being normal 10 year olds.  When they heard the Nazi solidier yell, "Halte", they both froze in their tracks.  Ellen a couple of yards behind Annemarie because it was much more dangerous for her to approach the solidier, being that she was Jewish.  This chapter lets us see just how much control that the Germans were getting over Denmark at that time.

When the girls arrive home, they reluctantly tell their mothers and the mothers looked concerned.  I believe that the first chapter gives us insight or lets us predict that the worst is yet to come.