“Offerings at the Wall” Non-fiction connection to “Zebra”

Aerial view of the memorial

Flowers and flags

Black granite panels

Names of the dead

Now, Let’s Read “Offerings at the Wall” on pg. 65 of our lit. book.

Answer the following questions in a complete sentence When did work on the Wall begin? Describe the first offering to the Wall. What is the name of the book about the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial? What does the book record? What happens to the gifts of remembrance that are left at the Wall? Where have 500 objects left at the Wall been placed? List 5 items that have been left at the Wall? What happened to the man in the photograph? What do the boots left at the wall symbolize?

“Zebra” Text-dependent Questions What inference can we make about how Zebra was injured? How do you know this? Compare and contrast the stories in Zebra’s imagination class. Find one similarity and one difference between Zebra and his classmates. What details prove Zebra is interested in John Wilson? Describe two. What are 2 of John Wilson’s “trash-picked” items? What do these items have in common with Zebra and John Wilson? Name 2 specific ways attending the art class helped heal Zebra.