by boot | Mar 11, 2025
What did students know about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before they were introduced to the topic and read the book? What are some of the things they learned about it while reading this book? Do readers need to know a lot about it to understand the story? Did...
by boot | Mar 11, 2025
In the “Conversation with Deborah Ellis” at the back of the book, the author discusses her history of activism, which began when she was a teenager. Do students feel this book can be considered a form of activism? Visit the Common Core State Standards website to read...
by boot | Mar 11, 2025
Discuss with students the role of a reporter in communicating the news, and how a reporter’s point of view will affect how any news story is reported. Come together as a class and review the events at the end of The Cat at the Wall as they unfolded, from the home...
by boot | Mar 11, 2025
While she is in the house with Omar and the soldiers, Clare uses her human intelligence to communicate with others and to influence events. As a class, discuss what things she does that are “cat-like” and what things she does that are not. How do people react to these...
by boot | Mar 11, 2025
One of the major themes of this novel is the difference that an individual’s point of view can make when interpreting events. Like an optical illusion, people looking at the same situation can view it differently. This issue of perspective is present throughout the...
