Students investigate Chapters 1-2, focusing on using 5th grade context clues (TEKS 5.3B) to decipher historical terminology and making logical predictions based on textual evidence (TEKS 5.6C) regarding the intensifying Nazi occupation.
Students synthesize the entire novel's events, including the final chapter and afterword, to identify themes and analyze the resolution of the plot.
Students examine the setting's impact on the plot and synthesize details from Annemarie's encounter with the soldiers in the woods.