Week 4 Discussion Question

What was Annemarie's test of bravery when the German soldiers came to Uncle Henrik's house? Use specific examples from the book to support your thinking. We then learn that the funeral was meant to gather those who were trying to escape Denmark and go to Sweden. Peter is helping to do this by getting the families ready for their journey. Annemarie thinks to herself, "It was as if he had moved beyond his own youth and had taken his place in the world of adult." What does she mean by this? How has being part of the Resistence changed Peter? 

Make sure to answer the question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your answer. Please check your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and conventions before submitting your response. It should be done in your blogging doc first so you can go back and make corrections.

Week 4 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me! This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 27th:

• Read Chapter 9
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Tuesday, April 28th: 

• Read Chapter 10
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this for homework

Wednesday, April 29th:

• Read Chapter 11
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder (you should have 3 total)
• Write 2 Quality Questions (you should have 6 total)
• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin your Blog Post
• Finish any of this for homework

Thursday, April 30th:

• Finish Vocabulary Words (3 total)
• Finish Quality Questions (6 total)
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is finished (both parts)
• Work on your Blog Post
• Comment on other's posts
• Write your Character Diary
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, May 1st: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folders/Blog Posts

On Friday, you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 3 Discussion Question

Annemarie discovers that her aunt who died, Great-aunt Birte, isn't a real person. She knows her Uncle Henrik and Mama are lying to her. Why would her mother and uncle lie to her? What do you think the funeral really is? Who do you think the people were arriving at the funeral if it wasn't real? 

Make sure to answer the question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your thinking. Please check your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and conventions before submitting your response. Type it in your blogging doc first so you can go back and edit your work if necessary.

Week 3 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me! This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 20th: 

• No School for Students

Tuesday, April 21st: 

• Read Chapter 7
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Wednesday, April 22nd: 

• Read Chapter 8
• Find 1 (or 2) Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework

Thursday, April 23rd: 

• Finish Vocabulary Words (3 total)
• Finish Quality Questions (4 total)
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is finished (both parts)
• Work on your Blog Post
• Comment on other's posts
• Finish any of this work for homework (Due TOMORROW)

Friday, April 24th: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folders/Blog Posts

On Friday, you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 4 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Blog Post/Comments
• (There will be NO Character Diary this week and ONLY 4 questions) 

Week 2 Discussion Question

The Johansens make a dangerous decision to hide Ellen from the Germans. Why is this decision dangerous for their family? Why was it important that Ellen remove her Star of David necklace when the soldiers visited the apartment?

Make sure to write your answer in a RAD response. Check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization before you post. You should type this in your blogging doc first!

Week 2 Agenda

Here is your agenda for the week ahead. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. If you need help planning out your work, come see me. This will all be due on Friday. Enjoy!

Monday, April 13:

• Read Chapter 4
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Begin Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Tuesday, April 14: 

• Read Chapter 5
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Work on Summary/Thinking Log
• Finish any of this work for homework

Wednesday, April 15: 

• Read Chapter 6
• Find 1 Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions
• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log
• Begin Character Diary
• Begin Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework

Thursday, April 16: 

• Make sure you have 3 Vocabulary Words
• Make sure you have 6 Quality Questions
• Make sure your Summary/Thinking Log is complete
• Finish your Character Diary
• Finish your Blog Post
• Finish any of this work for homework (due TOMORROW)

Friday, April 17th: 

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folder Work/Blog Post

On Friday you should have the following work completed: 

• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Summary/Thinking Log
• 1 Character Diary
• 1 Blog Post/Comments

Week 1 Discussion Question

What advice does Mrs. Rosen give the girls about playing outside after their run-in with the soldiers (Chapter 1)? Why does she tell the girls this advice? What does her advice mean? 

Make sure to write in complete sentences using a RAD response. You need to support your thinking using evidence from the text. Don't forget to answer all parts of the question. Make sure to edit your work before you post it to the site. Type it in your blogging doc first before you post it to the site so you don't lose your work and can go back and edit. Show me your best thinking, dig deep!

Week 1 Agenda

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, April 6th

• Read Chapter 1 in class together (begin sticky notes)
• Begin working on your Summary/Thinking Log
• Find a Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapters you've read so far

Tuesday, April 7th

• Finish work from Monday
• Read Chapter 2 (finish for homework if necessary)

Wednesday, April 8th

• Work on your Summary/Thinking Log (with what you have read so far)
• Find a Vocabulary Word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions about the chapters you've read so far
• Begin Character Diary/Blog Question Response
• Read Chapter 3 (finish for homework if necessary)

Thursday, April 9th

• Finish your Summary/Thinking Log (up to Chapter 3)
• Find a Vocabulary word for your folder
• Write 2 Quality Questions 
• Work on Character Diary/Blog Question Response/Comments
• Finish folder work/blog for homework if necessary

Friday, April 10th

• Group Discussion
• Turn in Folder Work

When I collect your folders on Friday I will be looking for: 

• 1 Summary/Thinking Log (based on your 3 chapters)
• 3 Vocabulary Words
• 6 Quality Questions
• 1 Character Diary (5+ sentences and edited)
• Answered this weeks Blog Question/Commented on other's posts

Welcome to Our Blog!

This post just welcomes you to our blog. We are so excited to get started and read this book.

"As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as a part of the family. 

Through the eyes of ten year old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war." - Amazon.com