Number the Stars Assignment - Character Diary Writing in Lois Lowry's Novel

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Number The Stars Assignment Character Diary Writing - Have your students take on the perspective of Peter, Ellen, Mrs. Rosen, or Uncle Henrik from Lois Lowry's best-selling novel, Number The Stars, with this fun and creative assignment. The novel reveals a great deal about Annemarie, but some of the other characters' thoughts, feelings, and opinions are not examined in detail. Have students use this worksheet assignment to put either Peter, Henrik, Mrs. Rosen, or Ellen's thoughts and feelings into writing with a diary entry from the character's perspective. This assignment is great for enabling students to put themselves in a character's shoes and make personal connections.

Included In This Number The Stars Assignment:

➡️ Number The Stars Character Diary Template: This ready-to-use template allows students to visualize a diary as they write out their chosen character's thoughts, feelings, and opinions at an important part of the novel. Students can choose between Uncle Henrik, Peter, Ellen, or Mrs. Rosen for their character.

➡️ Number The Stars Character Diary Display Poster: Hang this poster in your classroom or in the hallway under which you can display your students' creative character diary writing to showcase their personal, varied interpretations of characters in Lowry's novel.

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