Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy

Title: Yellow Star

Author: Jennifer Roy

Lexile: 710L

Based on the story of Syvia, a young girl forced to hide in a hole in the cemetery, Yellow Star is a startling account of a young girl’s trials after the Nazis forced Jews from her area of Poland into the Lodz Ghetto.

For this learning activity, students will write about the importance of color (notably, the yellow star itself) in the text in a one to two paragraph response.

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.A Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7  Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text

Goal: Students will be able to identify key motifs and images when examining a work of historical nonfiction.

Objectives: Students will work identify colors and symbols in Yellow Star.

Students will be able to write 1-2 conscice paragraphs detailing the importance of color and imagery.

Outcome: Students will develop a deeper understanding of how images and symbols can be impactful to the overall meanings of a text. 

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