This multi-day inquiry has students read various articles to learn about the reasons why walls were constructed in the past, including the Great Wall of China, and then use their learning to apply it to the present day issue of a wall on our southern border. Various articles are available in multiple lexile levels, as well as Spanish. Included are the references to the social studies C3 standards, Illinois learning standards, as well as WIDA "can do' descriptors for ELL students, article links b