GASC+Lesson

__**Number the Stars**__

The students in a guided reading group will learn about persecution and human rights through numerous pieces of literature and websites appropriate for 4th grade students. Students will demonstrate their understanding of human rights through a multitude of projects to be completed.


 * Students will research how to become advocates for people without a “voice”, such as the Danish Jews from the story (**Abstract Sequential**), Number the Stars, and will learn how human rights group advocated for their rights. (**Concrete Sequential**)
 * The students will apply their research of human rights to present day examples, such as those people in Darfur, and will create campaigns for how they would have protected the human rights for them. (**Abstract Global**)
 * Students will identify a group of students within their school community, who are being bullied, and create interventions for them to conduct on helping those “persecuted” groups feel part of the school community. Students will record their plan of action in how they attempted to help the group, as well as the many different trials and errors that occurred during the experiment. (**Concrete Global**)


 * ELL/ESL** students will be provided with modified text, and texts in their native languages. Much of these activities are application of their understanding, so reading in English is not as important as understanding the tragedy of human rights.Students with **reading comprehension issues or IEPs** will be in small groups or with a partner to facilitate discussion. Discussion cards and questions will also be part of the project to check understanding. Teacher aides will also be around for these students to check in and facilitate on a regular basis.