Reading Center Directions

	
	Guided Reading	
•	This is your time to work on your  and other reading goals.
•	Choose a text and read for the duration of center time, if you are not meeting with your teacher.
•	Upon finishing, don’t forget to mark the books on your reading log and complete an exit slip. 		

Writing Center Directions
	
Connecting with the novel		

	•	Making connections between texts and our own lives helps us remember what we read.
•	This week, you will use your time at writing center to make connections between Number the Stars and your own life.
•	You will:
o	Skim over the sections we have read so far.
o	Do any of the characters remind you of people you know?  Do any of the places or events remind you of events in your own life?
o	Write a one-page reflection telling me about the experiences or events that can help you connect with the novel.
	
Image Sources: www.readwritethink.org

Technology Center Directions
	
Connecting with the authors	    	
	•	Use your time at technology center to prepare a final draft of your “letter to the author.”
•	Remember to check below for the proper address and see the reverse of this sheet for format advice.
•	You will:
o	Revise and edit your work with a partner.
o	Type a final draft and save your letter to Mr. Ojeda’s “Section __ Author Letters” folder.
o	Print your draft and leave it in the homework/reading log bin.	

Authors’ Addresses
Natalie Babbitt
Books for Young Readers
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
19 Union Square West
New York, NY 10003	E. L. Konigsburg 
c/o Scholastic, Inc.
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-3999	Gary Paulsen
c/o Children's Publicity 
1540 Broadway 
New York, NY
10036	Pam Muñoz Ryan
c/o Scholastic, Inc.
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-3999	
Technology Center
SAMPLE LETTER

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/BusinessLetter.html

Art Center Directions
	
	Recreating setting	
•	During minilessons, we’ve talked a great deal about setting and mood.
•	This week, you will reread a section of Number the Stars (your choice) and recreate the setting in vivid detail.
•	In your notebook, draw a scene that sticks out in your memory.  Go back to the text; dig out the details that make the scene/setting vivid.		

Geography Center Directions

	Learning about Denmark and Scandinavia	
•	This week, you will use your social studies textbooks as reference sources to learn about Denmark and Scandinavia, the setting for Number the Stars.
•	Remember, Scandinavia is a region in northern Europe; Denmark is one country in that region.
•	Locate the section of your textbook that discusses Scandinavia.
•	Read the section (it’s about 4-5 pages) and create five multiple choice questions about this region.