This is a printable packet to correspond with the novel, a long walk to water by linda sue park. Do now take out homework gathering evidence worksheet read. Audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. For the relevance of games, see commentary on chapter 10. He is a lost boy refugee, destined to cover africa on foot, searching for his family and safety. A long walk to water is primarily based on two stories that the author weaves together very skillfully. The first story is of nya, a girl from sudan, and the second story is of salva dut, a sudanese boy. Include each ones strengths and personality traits.
Lesson 7 a long walk to water by nicole green on prezi. On nyas side of the chapter in chapter 11 they are making lots of progress on the water lines that are putting in her village. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read. Salva wanted to go and find his family but he might get shot in the middle of the attack. So instead he ran the back way and if i were him i would ran till i found my family. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapter 1 youtube. She doesnt mind carrying the empty container on her head, but the heat is stifling. What is the central idea of salvas story in chapter 1. Write about a long walk to water summary chapters 110. A long walk to water character inferencesthis activity for the novel a long walk to water by linda sue park asks students to make inferences about both nya and salvas characters, comparing and contrasting, selecting evidence to support inferences, and writing an. The quiz consists of common core type questions including multiple choice, extended response, and vocabulary.
Do now take out article sudanese tribes confront modern war homework should be on your articles look at question e at the right think about it discuss it with your partner note your answer on the page. Another important source of imagery throughout the novel is the sea. A long walk to water chapter 14 flashcards quizlet. The students will show understanding of chapter 1 by answering comprehension questions with context only the students will identify the literary devices in the chapter. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk. Nyas family has moved to the area of a nearly dry lakebed every year when everything else dries up. There is not a key required because many of the activities are interpretive. After a long day of walking, the group stopped at a barn where they slept. A the group left him b he didnt keep up with his group chapter 3 1. Study 10 long walk to water chapter 10 flashcards from noelia r. When salva leaves the barn, he happens upon the house of a dinka woman with ritual scarring, the same tribe as his.
Long walk to water is a beautiful and inspiring book about children in southern sudan starting in 1985 and finishing in highly engaging and readable for. Pdf download a long walk to water free unquote books. Their lives eventually intersect in this novel based on a true story. Capirchioa long walk to water search this guide search. Salva duts story begins in 1980s and continues into the 2000s, and nyas story covers the time period between 2008 and 2009. A long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985. An elevenyearold girl, nya, is going to fetch water in the heat of the sahara.
Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in a long walk to water, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Who did salva walk with at 1st a a group from his village b he didnt walk with anyone 2. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. They only live there during that season because her tribe, the nuers, and the dinkas fight bitterly over the land surrounding the lake. You to have water to find water water had to be flowing constantly into the borehole to keep the drill running smoothly. This product is a bell ringer or warmup activity for chapter 1 in a long walk to water. Salva talks with adults about water for south sudan duration. Chapter one 2 cc s going was easy going, the plastic container reid only for eleven years, nya could switch the haneke from one to the other, swing the container her siee, or cracg it. On salvas side of the story, they dig uncle in a hole. In south sudan in 2008, an elevenyearold girl named nya walks through a hot, dry environment.
There it was, a big thorn that had broken off right in the middle of her heel. After drinking from the muddy water, nya fills her jar and puts a donut object on her head and starts home knowing the return trip will take longer. A long walk to water learning objectives i can cite several pieces of textbased evidence to support my analysis of nyas and salvas character. Chapters, chapters 48, chapters 9, chapter 14notes here is a link to our lists for a single shard by linda sue park. A long walk to water printables chapter activities by. At the ceremony, her village chief announced that the well had. There was only heat, the sun already baking in the air, even though it was long before noon. When hurstwood asks carrie in chapter 12 if she is unhappy, she is described as getting into deep water and letting her few supports float away from her. The crew drove to the pond and back several times a the pond water was piped into what looked like a gi ant plastic baga bag big enough to fill the entire bed of. She always tried not to step on the thorny plants that grew along the path, but their thorns littered the ground everywhere. The year is 2009, and nya is standing in line at her villages new well, holding a plastic bottle.
The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. A long walk to water actually features dual protagonists, nya a young sudanese girl and salva a young sudanese boy caught in the middle of a tragic civil war. Nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family. All of these were challenges she would face as she walked. Based on what you know about sudan and what happens to akeer, make an inference on what made his father sick. In chapter 1 salva was at school and then suddenly they heard gun shots and the teacher said into the bush. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapter activities packet that corresponds with nys ccls module 1.
It would take her half the morning to walk all the way there. Write about a long walk to water chapter 11 and 12. A girl named nya spends hours each day collecting water for her parents and sister. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A long walk to water, by linda sue park, is an excellent novel to use within a seventh grade ela class and is the focus of new york states module one, unit one. Long walk to water chapter 1516 reading quiz quizizz. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. A long walk to water teachin unit objectives objectives by the end of this unit, the student will be able to. Now that uncle is gone salva doesnt get any food even though uncle shared. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy.
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