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Group Discussion 1. Do you think you are a brave person? 2. Should friends always protect each other no matter what? 3. Do you think war can be necessary? 4. What would you do if your government mistreated a group of people based on their race or religion? © Presto Plans

Do You Agree? Stand up if you agree when I read the following: 1. Bravery means having no fear. 2. Prejudice and racism are still a problem in the world today. 3. You should always defend your country/government no matter what. 4. Sometimes it is okay to lie. © Presto Plans

Novel Title / Cover What do you think the title, Number The Stars, means? Look at the picture on the front cover: Describe the cover in detail. What does the cover indicate about what may happen in this novel? © Presto Plans

Author: Lois Lowry Pay attention while I go through some biographical information about Lois Lowry, the author of Number The Stars. You may be asked to recall this information when I am done © Presto Plans

Author: Lois Lowry was born in Hawaii in 1937, but spent most of her childhood in Pennsylvania. Because of her father’s employment as a dentist in World War II, she moved all around the world. She lived in New York, Massachusetts, and Tokyo! © Presto Plans

Author: Lois Lowry After high school, Lowry attended Brown University. She married a Naval officer in her sophomore year, dropped out of college, and moved to California. © Presto Plans

Author: Lois Lowry She ended up in Maine with four children under the age of five. After her children grew up, she went back to school and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Southern Maine. © Presto Plans

Author: Lois Lowry She wrote her first book after completing her BA in English Literature. She wrote a children’s book called “A Summer To Die” in 1977, and received the Newbery Medal for her novel The Giver in 1994. © Presto Plans

Author: Lois Lowry The Newbery Medal honors the author of the year’s most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. Number The Stars won the Newbery Medal in 1990. © Presto Plans

Author Information: Were You Listening? 1. Where was Lois Lowry born? 2. Why did she move around so often as a child? 3. What Universities did she attend? 4. What did her husband do? 5. How many children did she have? 6. How many Newbery Medals did she win? © Presto Plans

Author Information: Were You Listening? 1. Where was Lois Lowry born? Hawaii! 2. Why did she move around so often as a child? Her father was a dentist during WWII 3. What Universities did she attend? Brown University and The University of Southern Maine 4. What did her husband do? He was in the Navy 5. How many children did she have? 4 6. How many Newbery Medals did she win? 2 (one for Number The Stars and one for The Giver). © Presto Plans

Novel Genre Number the Stars is considered a historical fiction because it contains fictional characters in an otherwise historical setting (Denmark during the Nazi occupation). © Presto Plans

Number The Stars Lois Lowry traveled to Copenhagen to conduct research and interviews for the novel. In fact, the picture of the girl on the cover was a photo she took what she was there. © Presto Plans

Number The Stars The novel contains historically accurate information because Lowry did a great deal of research on Denmark during the war. She learned about King Christian X riding the streets on his horse, the Danes sinking their own navy, rabbis warning Jews that the Nazis had their names, and the efforts of the Danish Resistance to get the Jewish population to Sweden. © Presto Plans

Number The Stars The main character of this novel is based on a girl named Annelise Platt, a friend of Lowry’s. She was a child in Denmark during WWII who told Lowry stories of what life was like at this time. © Presto Plans

Number The Stars The book has received numerous awards and has been one of the best-selling children's books of all time. In 2001, it was the 82 nd best-selling children’s book in the United States with sales of over 2 million. Sales have remained solid years after its first publication. © Presto Plans

Number The Stars Click the image or link below to watch a video of Lois Lowry discussing her novel, Number The Stars. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. Si. AZMILs. Hw © Presto Plans

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