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"Number the Stars" I Am Poetry Project

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Number the Stars I Am Poetry Project cover showing the novel's cover art: a girl with a Star of David necklace
Title page for the end-of-novel poetry project
To The Teacher: steps for an I Am poem about Anne Marie with page-number evidence, then a second poem about themselves
Teacher directions for running the project from draft to final
Sample I Am poem about photography, repeating 'I am sharp and focused' to close each of its three stanzas
Model poem to read aloud before students start drafting
Write an I Am Poem template: 18 line starters such as I wonder, I hear and I pretend, each with a hint in parentheses
Blank planning template for rough drafts
Student sample: personal I Am poem repeating 'I am strong and caring', decorated with a heart, Earth and an eye
Show as an example of a finished personal poem
Student I Am poem titled 'Myself' repeating 'I am happy and creative', with lines about friends, painting and family
Second self-poem example with colorful circle decorations
Handwritten student I Am poem repeating 'I am fun and loving', with lines about music, peace, animals and dancing
Example of a simpler, undecorated final draft
Student I Am poem 'I am quiet and understanding' written over a crayon rainbow drawing with pots of gold on clouds
Example of art built around the poem text
Student Annemarie Poem, 'I am brave and afraid', with lines about Ellen, Kirsti and Peter beside story drawings
Character poem example showing details drawn from the novel
Student I Am poem as Annemarie, 'I am brave and loyal', naming Ellen, Lise and Peter, with a Star of David drawing
Second character poem to compare voice and symbol choices
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Subject

ELA, Literature, Poetry

Grades

Grade 3, 4, 5

Types

Activities, Projects

File

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This "Number the Stars" I Am Poetry Project is a great project for your students to complete after reading this novel.

The “I Am” poem format encourages critical thinking as well as character analysis.

The structure keeps students focused on different aspects of the character/themselves.

Students create two separate poems – one about Anne Marie, and one about themselves.

Directions and student samples are included.

What's Included

13-page PDF

Resource Tags

Number the Stars Lois Lowry poetry project literature novel study haiku rhyming words small group writing number the stars tests i am poetry number the stars test

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