Choose a short passage from your novel that made an impact on you as you read it, that made you stop and think maybe even say "Oh wow" to yourself. It may have made you stop and think because you made a personal connection. It may have made you wonder and ask a question. It may have made you react in some emotional way to the words on the paper. In your response, quote the passage and list the page number that it can be found on. Explain, in detail, why you chose this passage, what reason did you have that made you stop and think or had you reacting in some way. Include your feelings and emotions as well as state any connections you made (text to self, text to text, text to world). An example from another novel of how to start is this:
"Big signs were posted at the pool saying"No Jews or Dogs Allowed". pg 14
As I read this passage I couldn't believe that this could happen. How could the Jewish even be compared to dogs?"
This is a good book.
ReplyDeletethe book is good so far.
ReplyDeletei was in shock that they wouldn't let jews in the pool.
ReplyDelete@EBchief gamer I was also shocked when I read that there was a sign that said No Jews No Dogs
DeleteI love this book
ReplyDeleteI really like this book.
ReplyDelete@hummingbird simpson, @MansonMarilyn99, @snakeboy216
ReplyDeleteI know right, it is soooo awesome.
The way they dicriminate agenst Jews is scarry they will almost kill you or kill you just because your Jewish!
ReplyDelete@snakeboy216 they've even lived in Germany for a long time to.
DeleteThe way the Gremans treat the Jews is horrid. This is a very eye oppening book so far and i am realy likeing it.
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ReplyDeleteI had a wow moment when daniel shoved the face of one of hitlers helpers into the snow
This is a really good book that attracts the readers attention.
One of my wow moments was when the Germans forced the Jews to wear yellow stars with the word Jew printed on them on there clothes.pg 34
ReplyDeleteFirst the Germans made the Jews have a J stamp on there passport and know they have to wear a yellow star that says Jew on it I can not believe that. The Germans are taking all of the Jewish peoples rights away.
@hummingbird simpson I also had a wow moment when they had to have a big red j on their id an when they had to where a yellow star with jew written on it.
DeleteA wow moment of mine was when the big guy called a brown shirt was standing in front of Daniel's dads shop just because they were jewish. I thought that was really unfair. It's a good book and it makes you think how horrible all of that was.
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DeleteI do agree that was a very big wow moment as well as when the old lady stood up to him. This book has lots of wow moments and this is one.
I had a wow moment when the germans had two people tied to chairs and that they were throwing rotten fruits at them and the jews couldn't even wipe the rotten fruits off their face. Pg 27/28. I can't believe that the germans were treating jews like that.
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DeleteI also had a wow moment at that part of the book and I couldn't believe being one of those Jews and getting rotten fruit thrown at my face.
Pg29
ReplyDeleteI had a wow moment and it was",pleas don't be angry. I've had a good life. I fear what is ahead. I don't want to suffer and I don't want to see you suffer. I go in peace." I was so angry that, that happened, I felt like throwing a pillow across the room i was so mad.
@EBchief gamer
DeleteI also had that wow moment when she left the note and it said that she killed herself i thought she was going to stay with daniel until this was over.
Pg.23
ReplyDeleteHow the Germans just broke in and looted the store and the government did nothing is heart breaking. When the dad said he worked all his life getting his reputation up and getting trusted. This would be a heart breaking moment for every thing to just be taken away from you. This is one of many strong details.
But they still let him work there as a clerk
DeleteSo far I have had many questions and wows about what the Natzis are doing to the Jews. The Natzis did not allow the Jews to go into pools, they made families watch other family members slowly get weaker and starve to death and killed the younger and older Jews who were not able to work to provide products for the Natzis. Reading this book has made me very emotional about the things some people did and still do, just because of other people's religion, race and gender. I wonder if Daniel survived and was able to see any of his family again?
ReplyDelete@Cookie Monster - some thoughtful reflection. Was there one are two direct quotes, passages that you thought really showcased the tragedy at the time? Is there a section that is a true example of what persecution is? Use these in your response as well as your thoughts.
DeleteWhy do you think people turned on another group of people? COuld this happen overnight or would it take awhile? I wonder what in Hitler's leadership allowed people to follow him and do the things they did? So many questions.
@Cookie Monster-I feel the same way about this book because I hate how the Jews are being treated so unfairly compared to the German's.
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DeleteGood reflection and you are right people do very mean things. I think it would be scary to live in the Jews world but the thing is that I live in the same world. We as the new generation do some of the same things that Hitler did to the Jews. We are mean to other people just because of coulor, race, gender, and religion.
Hey I just started and I all ready think that it is off to a great start with the pictures of the past. Can anyone tell me what you think about the book??
ReplyDeleteEveryone has most likely had this oh wow but it is new to me so here I go: Page 14 " No Jews or No Dogs Allowed . "
ReplyDeletefirst off i would like to say that, that made me mad and start to think. People are pleople no matter what they look like or what there race is, So big question here way would anyone no matter how powerful or just stupid, hurt another humabn being. Sure thay have a differnt colour of skin or religion, but... WE ARE ALL EQUAL IN THIS WORLD!!!!!!!!!! So anyone have any idea?? because i would like and idea of why why why. grrrrrrrrrrr I'm mad grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
@Daisy Duck- I was so shocked when I read that it was unbelievable, the Jews should off been treated just as equal as the Germans.
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ReplyDeleteI had a wow moment when five people had to share 1 bowl of soup. The wow was because someone took a sip then they passed it to the next person and that would keep going until it was finished. Also they had nothing to drink and they couldn't be inside during the day.
@Fonebone
DeleteI also had a wow moment at that part. It is so shocking how they only had so little for so many people.
Ok so page 21 clearly states that you had to carry I.D around marked with a J for Jew and if yo udidnt carry it you were arrested and marked as Jew anyway . Now that is sort of.... realy stupid like I mean if you didn't have it on you, you were all ready marked as a Jew. Whaat is the point of the I.D ????? What is the point you were marked as a Jew no matter what, I.D or no I.D.. Stupid Right.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked when Daniel took pictures and went around in that German uniform. When he saw his distant cousin I found that hard to believe he wouldn't do anything.
ReplyDelete@MansonMarilyn99 I agree if I saw that happen to a family member I would do something
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ReplyDeleteWhen I read that part I thought wow you know you have nothing to eat when you have to do this.
pg 54
ReplyDeleteI think when Daniel got a cruch on Rosa it was kinda weird because of the bad time they are having right now and for them to have crushes on eachother means there is still hope.
pg 44
ReplyDeleteWhen I herd that oma was giving all her food to the other family members i was shocked
pg 60
ReplyDeleteWhen i read that Rosa and Daniel kissed but never have the time to kiss more I was saprised because they are kissing even though the babys were killed at the hospital a couple days ago
pg 82
ReplyDelete"Father and I were put in a barracks with 800 other men."
I was so shocked when I read this because they are in a really small place with 800 men and they don't even have enough room to turn over. It was brutal what the Germans did to all of the Jews, they tortured and killed them tell they were weak, starving, or dead.
A passage that I read that really stuck out was when Auntie Leah and Daniel's parents had to decide which children to try and save. If I was Auntie Leah I would be devistated about having to choose which children to save. It probably was a heart breaking descision that hopefully no one will have to make again.
ReplyDeleteWhen I found out that 5 people had to share one bowl of soup and when Oma Miriam secretly shared her food, I was shocked. Just the thought of my whole family and I sharing a bowl of soup is eye-opening. I feel so grateful how wonderful my life is and all the things I have, unlike the Jews and some people out there in third world countries. If I was in the same situation as Oma Miriam I would probably do the same. It seemed she lived a pretty good life and with the Germans she probably wouldn't have been alive for much longer.
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ReplyDeleteI had a question and that was when daniel was taking photos of the security guards a SS man had two children and they both had blond hair and blue eyes so i thought that hitler would think they were jewish and send them to the camps that daniel has been in.
I have a big question and it is why are the Germans doing this to them it is torture. We are all humans not animals. It makes no sense to me there the same as humans its not like there from outer space or some thing were all the same.
ReplyDeleteYellow stars with the word JEW printed across the front. That is horrid, like I mean who does that? These people have a different religion and you what the whole world to see. These people are innocent but you want them to look like they are prisoners. Tell me one thing Hitler what kind of person are you? Hitler I will tell you what kind, you are a horrible, self-centered, mean, rotten hearted, and a messed up, person. Jews are not prisoners and I don’t know what lead you to thinking that. They are people just like you and me normal nice people. So what they a different religion and they don’t have blond hair and blue eyes they are the same as you and me. HILER HOPE YOU ARE LIVING A GOOD LIFE AS THE DEVIL.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, just because someone has a different religion, eye or hair color doesn't mean you can treat them like trash. But I do you think you have to be careful about calling him the devil. You may offend some other peoples religion. I love your posts though they are always thoughful and insightful. :)
DeleteI found it pretty weird when Daniel didn't know where he was going on the train. The Germans could at least tell them after all of the hardship that theyve been through.
ReplyDeletepg. 49
ReplyDelete"Casually the officer raised his pistol and shot. First the two girls, then Auntie Leah."
When I read that I felt barbaric, angry, shocked, and sad. Auntie Leah and the girls were killed for no reason at all they did nothing to nobody, and thats what makes me angry none of Jews said or did anything to the Germans and most jews were killed.
Pg.46 "And then, the worst German soldiers threw babies, newborns, little children out of the windows and into the trucks below." I couldn't believe that people real people would do this, just throw a innocent helpless child out of a building! How do they expect the babies to work?! If they ket them live they could one day work! I can't believe and I am so shocked that people would hate someone so much to be able to throw them out of a window!!!! I can't even put what I am feeling and how inhumane this is I a speechless!!! This is just terrible and could you imagine if that was your little brother or sister and you saw the soldiers just throw them like a rag doll, a piece of trash, nothing! I couldn't of lived through this I know that if I wasn't killed I would probably commit suicide I wouldn't be able to se all this sadness and sorrow, I am upset just reading this! It is amazing how these 21 words can have so much impact on me and make me feel they way I am feeling after reading this.
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DeleteOmg I know right!! That was a wow moment for me too! Like these little helpless children getting thrown out of a window from a like two story high building in to a hard cold truck. they had only been in the world for like a day and haven't spent time with there mom so they are weak. It is sad so very sad and you are right if they gave them time they could work and they would be strong because they are little. It is so sad and this made me cry and then want to punch them in the face. I love little kids and that was just horrid to read that.
Fail I put an Extra Y in your name sorry!!!
Deletewhat does scold mean????
ReplyDelete@daisyduck Scold means punish or when you do something wrong your parents scold you. Does that help?
ReplyDeleteYES THANKS HALEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteA deep thinking question for every one do you think that Rosa and Daniel will meet up after they are freed.
ReplyDeleteLeave a reply... and are you hopping that they will meet or do you want them to not meet up
@snakeboy216
DeleteI think you sould think about it because first itst not a deep thinking question and second if they have true love they will always find there way back to each other!!! SO YOU THINK ABOUT IT!!
So we are Canada our country in a big piles of clothing, shoes, coats, shaving brushes and artificial limbs. And the reason they call it that because we are a beautiful country just like the moutain of beautiful thing. Pg 82 and 89. I love that ! <3
ReplyDeleteI have just started to read Daniel's story but so far I have really enjoyed it. I couldn't beleive it when the teacher was being so horrible to Daniel. Telling him that he was just as good as trash or a dog. I also had a WOW moment when the German youth soldiers came up to Daniel and his friends, and thought that they were not even could enough to talk to them. These people were de-hummanized on almost every page that I have read so far.
ReplyDeleteThat they did not have the importance to talk to them. Correction to last post. :)
ReplyDeleteI just finished Daniels Story and I loved it! I couldn't believe it though when they started putting large masses of bodies in a pit and just lit then on fire because the gad chambers were not fast enough. They said in the book that over 25,000 jews died everyday, whether it was because they were a child, or because they were elderly. When Auntie Leah got shot because she did not want to leave her children I couldn't believe how casual the book made it seem.
ReplyDelete*SPOILER ALERT* I am so glad that Rosa and Daniel were reunited. I think that Rosa was one of the critical characters and that she kept Daniel going while he was in Aushwitz and Buchwald. I imagine that since Daniel had lost SO many people that if he didn't have that promise to Rosa that he would meet her back at the apartment in the ghetto of Lodz that he would have thrown himself into that pit with all the other people that had given up hope because they had nothing to live for.
ReplyDelete@Livee. I totally agree that Rosa kept Daniel going on his journey. I wonder if he may have given up he never met Rosa. I am also glad they were reunited.
Delete@Livee. I actually was a bit surprised at this part, since thought there was going to be a lot of tears and crying, but Daniel seemed to be the happiest person in the world at that moment.
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DeleteI two believe that Rosa kept Daniel on his journey and lead him to thinking not to give up. And it shocked me that 2min after they were together that Daniel purposed that was a very big shock. I'm glad that he didn't through himself in to a fire pit because Rosa was his one true love and I was exited that they did not give up on each other.
What I mean by pit is the pit of all the burning bodies. I wonder what the soldiers used to justify mass murder?
ReplyDeletePg.46 "And then, the worst German soldiers threw babies, newborns, little children out of the windows and into the trucks below." I couldn't believe being one of those children or their parents seeing how there children may have ended their lives. Those innocent children couldn't have worked them at the time, but in few years some of them could have. I was speechless after reading this part and disgusted of what may have happened to me or one of my family members if we were living in that time.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad Daniel and Rosa met, without each other they may have given up. I wonder if that would have changed any of their decisions along there journeys. If Daniel never met Rosa he might of had no reason to live because he already lost so many people.
ReplyDelete"I will not." She held on to their hands. Casually the officer raised his pistol and shot. First the two girls, then Aunt Leah. In the head. pg.49
ReplyDeleteThis was a wow moment for me as daniel says he "casually" raised the gun and shoots as if its happen before.
@BlackHawk86580
DeleteWhen I read that it was strage because it seemed that Daniel has goten used to death
Behind all of this was "Canada," as we called it. A group of store houses containing all of the loot stolen from prisoners as they arrived. pg.82
ReplyDeleteDeep Thinking Question: Why would the jewish call a storage house of stolen loot: "Canada." As that description doesn't relate to what Canada is like.
@BlackHawk86580
DeleteWhen I read how they called it Canada I was also confused because in "Canada" they had the residences artificial limbs
WOW Moment pg. (Entire Book)
ReplyDeleteafter finishing the book it put me in awe to see that throughout the entire event, the pictures managed to stay intact to be a part of the story today.
I had a wow moment when a jew was shot for missing a button
ReplyDeleteAnother wow moment was when a thirteen year old boy missed one small peice of dirt when he was cleaning and he got shot to death
ReplyDeleteI had a nother wow moment when Daniel had the guts to take the pictures of the furneses
ReplyDelete" The SS officer whose picture Karl had just taken informed the boy that was sweeping he'd missed a piece of dirt. The child ran to sweep. The SS officer shot him in the leg. With a cry the child fell forward. GET UP AND KEEP WORKING! the officer yelled. The child dragged himself up and continued to sweep. The officer shot him in the other leg. GET UP GET WORKING YOU LAZY IDIOT! the officer screamed. The child tried, but obviously he couldn't get up. The officer emptied his gun into the child's body."
ReplyDeleteThis was a jaw dropper because to miss only one piece of dirt and lose your life for it was scary and even when he did get shot the first time the boy tried to get it but was not given enough time.
What would you do if you got shot in one of your legs would you try to get up or just give up.
Pg. 107-108, There was a tall fair SS man, with his tall blonde wife and their two blonde blue eyed children. The children, both girls, were dressed in frilly white dresses- Probably stolen from some poor dead Jewish families I thought- the mother in a stylish blue dress and heels, the father in his SS uniform. They arranged them smartly in front of the camera and followed Karl's instructions to the letter. They looked so content, so well fed, the model of a perfect family. The father kissed the children pleasantly when the pictures had been taken. The perfect model father.
ReplyDeleteThe "perfect" family. What do you get when you take that mans uniform and gun away from him? Well it seems to me like he's a liar. What if your little girls best friend was jewish? But oh wait that would never happen because you would never let your child ever come in talking distance with a jew. Blonde haired and blue eyed, 'perfect' did you ever notice that barbie dolls are blonde haired and blue eyed? Barbies are considered perfect today, when and where did barbies begin manufacturing? The truth is that all Hitler was doing was trying to make Europe perfect, yet he was brown haired and eyed. What was Hitlers stressor that activated that much hate of the world? What did his parents look like? Did they have something to do with Hitlers deep hatred of Jewish people? Hitler was obviously insane but what drove him to that insanity? Was it the war itself or was it his deep need for perfection. I kind of feel like a profiler from the show Criminal Minds, trying to find out what in Hitlers life was making him want to kill all of these innocent people. I am very curious about his life as a child and his state of sanity when the war started to when the war finished.
You know I haven't even started the book, yet this comment wants to make me open it up right now (:
Deletepg.12 "you see! Inferior species. head too small, no room for brains, a close relative to the vermin in you gutters."
ReplyDeleteThis is a very big "OH WOW" moment i mean how are Jews not as good as anyone else what gives him or anyone the right to say some thing so mean and disrespectful?.
I am only halfway through the book and i think its one of the best books i've ever read. There are strong phrases on almost every page. I really want to find out what happens in the end because this is an interresting, exciting and uterlly awesome book!
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