Number the Stars Assignment - King Christian X Nonfiction Article & Questions

Number the Stars Assignment - King Christian X Nonfiction Article & Questions is a ready-to-use activity to help your students make text-to-world connections to Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. In the text, Annmarie shares memories of her sister's stories about King Christian X and his role during the Nazi occupation. Help your students build background knowledge and context around this by reading an article about the king and answering comprehension and text connection questions.


Included In The Number The Stars Assignment:

➡️ King Christian X Nonfiction Article: Provide the background information and context for Number the Stars with this ready-to-print nonfiction article about King Christian X. The article is written in student-friendly language and includes the most important information about this figure and his contributions to helping the Jewish community members in Denmark during the Nazi occupation.

➡️ King Christian X Assignment: After students have read the article, they will complete this assignment which includes comprehension-based questions and one question to help students connect Number the Stars to the article.

➡️ King Christian X Assignment Answer Key: Use the included answer key to easily review the answers with students or as a key for grading.
 

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