Ready Steady Read Together
Refugee: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
B) What challenges did Josef’s family face in finding refuge and safety abroad?
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Let me read today's text
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Josef
Berlin, Germany – 1939
1 day from home
It was like they were invisible.
Josef and his sister followed their mother through the crowd at Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin’s main railway station. Josef and Ruth each carried a suitcase, and their mother carried two more – one for herself, and one for Josef’s father. No porters rushed to help them with their bags. No station agents stopped to ask if they needed help finding their train. The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone.
The people chose not to see them.
On the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labelled J, for Jew, so no ‘real’ Germans would sit there by accident. They were headed for Hamburg, on the north coast, where his father would meet them to board their ship. The day they had gotten Papa’s telegram, Josef’s mother booked tickets for all four of them to the only place that would take them: an island half a world away called Cuba.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Ever since the Nazis had taken over six years ago, Jews were fleeing Germany. By now, May of 1939, most countries had stopped admitting Jewish refugees, or had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in. Josef and his family hoped to one day make it to America, but you couldn’t just sail into New York Harbour. The United States only let in a certain number of Jews every year, so Josef’s family planned to live in Cuba while they waited. “I’m hot,” Ruthie said, pulling at her coat.
“No, no,” her mother said. “You must leave your coat on and never go anywhere without it, do you understand? Not until we reach Cuba.”
“I don’t want to go to Cuba,” Ruth whined as the train got under way.
Mama pulled Ruth into her lap. “I know, dear. But we have to go so all of us will be safe. It will be an adventure.”
Ruthie would have started kindergarten that year if Jews were still allowed to go to school. She had bright eyes, wild brown hair cut in a bob and parted on the side, and a little gap between her two front teeth that made her look like a chipmunk. She wore a dark blue wool dress with a sailor’s collar and carried her white corduroy stuffed rabbit, Bitsy, everywhere she went.
Ruthie had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. She’d never known any other life except this one. But Josef remembered how it used to be. Back when people saw them. Back when they were Germans.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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talismans
compartment
a wide berth
admitting Jewish refugees
kindergarten
chancellor
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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
talismans
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Find Read Talk
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
talismans
a wide berth
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
compartment
admitting Jewish refugees
kindergarten
chancellor
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Josef
Berlin, Germany – 1939
1 day from home
Reveal Vocabulary
It was like they were invisible.
Josef and his sister followed their mother through the crowd at Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin’s main railway station. Josef and Ruth each carried a suitcase, and their mother carried two more – one for herself, and one for Josef’s father. No porters rushed to help them with their bags. No station agents stopped to ask if they needed help finding their train. The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone.
The people chose not to see them.
On the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labelled J, for Jew, so no ‘real’ Germans would sit there by accident. They were headed for Hamburg, on the north coast, where his father would meet them to board their ship. The day they had gotten Papa’s telegram, Josef’s mother booked tickets for all four of them to the only place that would take them: an island half a world away called Cuba.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Ever since the Nazis had taken over six years ago, Jews were fleeing Germany. By now, May of 1939, most countries had stopped admitting Jewish refugees, or had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in. Josef and his family hoped to one day make it to America, but you couldn’t just sail into New York Harbour. The United States only let in a certain number of Jews every year, so Josef’s family planned to live in Cuba while they waited. “I’m hot,” Ruthie said, pulling at her coat.
“No, no,” her mother said. “You must leave your coat on and never go anywhere without it, do you understand? Not until we reach Cuba.”
“I don’t want to go to Cuba,” Ruth whined as the train got under way.
Mama pulled Ruth into her lap. “I know, dear. But we have to go so all of us will be safe. It will be an adventure.”
Ruthie would have started kindergarten that year if Jews were still allowed to go to school. She had bright eyes, wild brown hair cut in a bob and parted on the side, and a little gap between her two front teeth that made her look like a chipmunk. She wore a dark blue wool dress with a sailor’s collar and carried her white corduroy stuffed rabbit, Bitsy, everywhere she went.
Ruthie had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. She’d never known any other life except this one. But Josef remembered how it used to be. Back when people saw them. Back when they were Germans.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone. The people chose not to see them.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear.
Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed.
All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone.
The people chose not to see them.
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone. The people chose not to see them.
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It was like they were invisible.
Josef and his sister followed their mother through the crowd at Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin’s main railway station. Josef and Ruth each carried a suitcase, and their mother carried two more – one for herself, and one for Josef’s father. No porters rushed to help them with their bags. No station agents stopped to ask if they needed help finding their train.
Reveal Explainer
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
The word ‘invisible’ suggests that the family were completely ignored. The people around them didn’t make eye contact, greet them or acknowledge them in any way. Normally, porters and station agents would help passengers with their luggage or provide assistance. That they failed to do so shows that discrimination against Jews was so widespread and socially accepted that people didn’t fear consequences for denying service to customers.
Teach
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
B) What challenges did Josef’s family face in finding refuge and safety abroad?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear - all the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth
ignored / treated as outsiders
Text Mark Evidence on the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labelled J, for Jew, so no ‘real’ Germans would sit there by accident
segregation
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
Text Mark Evidence - I don’t want to go to Cuba - we (the family) have to go so all of us will be safe
forced to flee against their will
Text Mark Evidence Ruthie would have started kindergarten that year if Jews were still allowed to go to school
denied education / opportunities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Josef remembered how it used to be…back when they (Landaus) were Germans
stripped of their nationality
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Josef’s mother booked tickets for all four of them to the only place that would take them: an island half a world away called Cuba - most countries had stopped admitting Jewish refugees - the United States only let in a certain number of Jews every year
limited and remote options for refuge
B) What challenges did Josef’s family face in finding refuge and safety abroad?
Text Mark Evidence ever since the Nazis had taken over six years ago, Jews were fleeing Germany
great numbers had already fled
Text Mark Evidence - countries…had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in - you couldn’t just sail into New York Harbour
complicated and expensive procedures
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘a wide berth’?
Which One's Right?
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘talisman’?
B wand
A trick
C toy
D charm
Tick Me
But Josef remembered how it used to be. Back when people saw them. Back when they were Germans.
What does this extract suggest?
Tick two:
A The Landaus had moved to Germany from a different country.
B The Landaus were considered Cuban now.
Check
C The Germans treated them as outsiders in their own country.
Click if correct
D The Landaus had lost their sense of belonging in Germany.
Sequence Me
Put the events of Josef’s story in the correct order:
A) Nazi stormtroopers invaded the Landau home and arrested Josef’s father.
B) Josef, his mother and his sister boarded the Jewish compartment on the train.
C) Josef’s father telegraphed the family about his release from the concentration camp.
D) Josef’s mother booked ship tickets to Cuba for all four of them.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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Ready Steady Read Together
Refugee: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
B) What challenges did Josef’s family face in finding refuge and safety abroad?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Josef Berlin, Germany – 1939 1 day from home
It was like they were invisible. Josef and his sister followed their mother through the crowd at Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin’s main railway station. Josef and Ruth each carried a suitcase, and their mother carried two more – one for herself, and one for Josef’s father. No porters rushed to help them with their bags. No station agents stopped to ask if they needed help finding their train. The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone. The people chose not to see them. On the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labelled J, for Jew, so no ‘real’ Germans would sit there by accident. They were headed for Hamburg, on the north coast, where his father would meet them to board their ship. The day they had gotten Papa’s telegram, Josef’s mother booked tickets for all four of them to the only place that would take them: an island half a world away called Cuba.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Ever since the Nazis had taken over six years ago, Jews were fleeing Germany. By now, May of 1939, most countries had stopped admitting Jewish refugees, or had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in. Josef and his family hoped to one day make it to America, but you couldn’t just sail into New York Harbour. The United States only let in a certain number of Jews every year, so Josef’s family planned to live in Cuba while they waited. “I’m hot,” Ruthie said, pulling at her coat. “No, no,” her mother said. “You must leave your coat on and never go anywhere without it, do you understand? Not until we reach Cuba.” “I don’t want to go to Cuba,” Ruth whined as the train got under way. Mama pulled Ruth into her lap. “I know, dear. But we have to go so all of us will be safe. It will be an adventure.” Ruthie would have started kindergarten that year if Jews were still allowed to go to school. She had bright eyes, wild brown hair cut in a bob and parted on the side, and a little gap between her two front teeth that made her look like a chipmunk. She wore a dark blue wool dress with a sailor’s collar and carried her white corduroy stuffed rabbit, Bitsy, everywhere she went. Ruthie had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. She’d never known any other life except this one. But Josef remembered how it used to be. Back when people saw them. Back when they were Germans.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
talismans
compartment
a wide berth
admitting Jewish refugees
kindergarten
chancellor
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
talismans
Explore
Find Read Talk
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
talismans
a wide berth
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
compartment
admitting Jewish refugees
kindergarten
chancellor
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Josef Berlin, Germany – 1939 1 day from home
Reveal Vocabulary
It was like they were invisible. Josef and his sister followed their mother through the crowd at Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin’s main railway station. Josef and Ruth each carried a suitcase, and their mother carried two more – one for herself, and one for Josef’s father. No porters rushed to help them with their bags. No station agents stopped to ask if they needed help finding their train. The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone. The people chose not to see them. On the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labelled J, for Jew, so no ‘real’ Germans would sit there by accident. They were headed for Hamburg, on the north coast, where his father would meet them to board their ship. The day they had gotten Papa’s telegram, Josef’s mother booked tickets for all four of them to the only place that would take them: an island half a world away called Cuba.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Ever since the Nazis had taken over six years ago, Jews were fleeing Germany. By now, May of 1939, most countries had stopped admitting Jewish refugees, or had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in. Josef and his family hoped to one day make it to America, but you couldn’t just sail into New York Harbour. The United States only let in a certain number of Jews every year, so Josef’s family planned to live in Cuba while they waited. “I’m hot,” Ruthie said, pulling at her coat. “No, no,” her mother said. “You must leave your coat on and never go anywhere without it, do you understand? Not until we reach Cuba.” “I don’t want to go to Cuba,” Ruth whined as the train got under way. Mama pulled Ruth into her lap. “I know, dear. But we have to go so all of us will be safe. It will be an adventure.” Ruthie would have started kindergarten that year if Jews were still allowed to go to school. She had bright eyes, wild brown hair cut in a bob and parted on the side, and a little gap between her two front teeth that made her look like a chipmunk. She wore a dark blue wool dress with a sailor’s collar and carried her white corduroy stuffed rabbit, Bitsy, everywhere she went. Ruthie had been born the year Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. She’d never known any other life except this one. But Josef remembered how it used to be. Back when people saw them. Back when they were Germans.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone. The people chose not to see them.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear.
Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed.
All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone.
The people chose not to see them.
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear. Yet no one bumped into them, Josef noticed. All the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth, flowing around them like water around a stone. The people chose not to see them.
Explore
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It was like they were invisible. Josef and his sister followed their mother through the crowd at Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin’s main railway station. Josef and Ruth each carried a suitcase, and their mother carried two more – one for herself, and one for Josef’s father. No porters rushed to help them with their bags. No station agents stopped to ask if they needed help finding their train.
Reveal Explainer
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
The word ‘invisible’ suggests that the family were completely ignored. The people around them didn’t make eye contact, greet them or acknowledge them in any way. Normally, porters and station agents would help passengers with their luggage or provide assistance. That they failed to do so shows that discrimination against Jews was so widespread and socially accepted that people didn’t fear consequences for denying service to customers.
Teach
From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
B) What challenges did Josef’s family face in finding refuge and safety abroad?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear - all the station attendants and other passengers gave them a wide berth
ignored / treated as outsiders
Text Mark Evidence on the train, Josef and his family sat in a compartment labelled J, for Jew, so no ‘real’ Germans would sit there by accident
segregation
A) How were Josef and his family treated with discrimination?
Text Mark Evidence - I don’t want to go to Cuba - we (the family) have to go so all of us will be safe
forced to flee against their will
Text Mark Evidence Ruthie would have started kindergarten that year if Jews were still allowed to go to school
denied education / opportunities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Josef remembered how it used to be…back when they (Landaus) were Germans
stripped of their nationality
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - Josef’s mother booked tickets for all four of them to the only place that would take them: an island half a world away called Cuba - most countries had stopped admitting Jewish refugees - the United States only let in a certain number of Jews every year
limited and remote options for refuge
B) What challenges did Josef’s family face in finding refuge and safety abroad?
Text Mark Evidence ever since the Nazis had taken over six years ago, Jews were fleeing Germany
great numbers had already fled
Text Mark Evidence - countries…had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in - you couldn’t just sail into New York Harbour
complicated and expensive procedures
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘a wide berth’?
Which One's Right?
The bright yellow Star of David armbands the Landaus wore were like magical talismans that made them disappear.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘talisman’?
B wand
A trick
C toy
D charm
Tick Me
But Josef remembered how it used to be. Back when people saw them. Back when they were Germans.
What does this extract suggest?
Tick two:
A The Landaus had moved to Germany from a different country.
B The Landaus were considered Cuban now.
Check
C The Germans treated them as outsiders in their own country.
Click if correct
D The Landaus had lost their sense of belonging in Germany.
Sequence Me
Put the events of Josef’s story in the correct order:
A) Nazi stormtroopers invaded the Landau home and arrested Josef’s father.
B) Josef, his mother and his sister boarded the Jewish compartment on the train.
C) Josef’s father telegraphed the family about his release from the concentration camp.
D) Josef’s mother booked ship tickets to Cuba for all four of them.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.