The War of the Wall - Review

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The theme of the story is...

• do not express yourself through art.

• ruining someone else's hard work is the best way to solve a problem.

• don't judge people before you get to know them.

• adults and kids will never understand each other.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What causes the conflict between the narrator and the painter lady?

• her dislike of the town's food

• her desire to paint the wall that the neighborhood kids like to use

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does seeing the mural and the inscription affect the narrator?

• The narrator realizes they share a mutual dislike of Jimmy Lyons.

• The narrator realizes they share a connection with Jimmy Lyons.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Write your response using at least one complete sentence: How is the conflict resolved?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Write your response using at least three complete sentences: How do the kids' feelings about the painter lady using their wall change throughout the passage?

Hint: Think about how they feel in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Write your response using at least one complete sentence: The story is told from the first person point of view, which means we don't know very much about the painter's thoughts and feelings.

Infer (make an educated guess) what the painter may have thought or felt during this story.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6