by boot | Mar 11, 2025
The following passages are brief, but powerful. Come together as a class and discuss the following: On the first day of school, Ms. Sealand says, “Human beings tell each other stories to try to bring order to chaos.” What do students think this means? How does it...
by boot | Mar 11, 2025
Review the concept of foreshadowing with the class. Break the class into pairs and have them review the book to find examples of foreshadowing in the text. Come together as a class and compare findings. Discuss examples where this technique is used effectively to...
by boot | Mar 11, 2025
As a cat, Clare gains a unique perspective on the situation in Bethlehem. She is an objective bystander, able to observe everyone from close up and report their points of view. In what ways does she say that people are the same? In what ways are they different? Which...
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...
