A Long Walk to
Water
By Linda Sue Park
Agree or Disagree
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______1. Mankind is basically good.
______ 2. Government should solve its people’s problems.
______ 3. Force may be needed to get things done.
______ 4. Government’s most important job is to protect its people.
______ 5. A leader is born, not made.
______ 6. Man will behave badly without laws.
______ 7. A government’s job is to help its people when they can’t help themselves.
______ 8. Man must care for himself first before he can help others.
______ 9. When a government is corrupt, people must rebel.
______ 10. Government’s job is to make laws, & make people obey them.
______ 11. War is a necessary evil.
______ 12. The differences between right and wrong are very clear.
______ 13. Character is born of adversity.
______ 14. Without war there is no peace.
______ 15. All is fair in war.
______ 16. Water is our most precious resource.
______17. Hope is our most precious resource.
Nature vs. NURTURE
Where are we?
Creating a Reference Map
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Lab the countries of Africa.
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Highlight Sudan
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*You should notice something “wrong”
with your map
Building Background Knowledge
about Sudan
When did Sudan split into two
countries?
2. Why did Sudan split into two
countries?
¿Cuándo Sudán dividido en dos
países?
¿Por qué Sudán dividido en dos
países?
1.
Research Websites
Websites for Key Questions
 http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teaching+resourc
es/Key+Stage+3+resources/Africa+A+continent+of+co
ntrasts/Conflict+in+Sudan.htm
 http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide/genocidein-sudan.htm
 https://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-factsabout-darfur
Websites for Self-Directed Research
 http://www.our-africa.org/sudan
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/world/interactives/sudan/
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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droned
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“The teacher droned on with a lesson
about the Arabic language.”
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v. to speak in a boring way, usually for a
long time
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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Dinka
“Salva spoke the
language of his
Dinka tribe at
home.”
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Chapter 1 –
Vocabulary
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Arabic
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“But in school he learned Arabic, the
official language of the Sudanese
government far away to the north.”
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N. the main language of North Africa and
the Middle East
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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guinea hen & grouse
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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aimless
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“… the boys’ aimless play halted and
there was suddenly a lot of work to do.”
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Not having a clear purpose or reason
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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Muslim – someone whose religion is Islam
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Islam – a religion started by Muhammad
and whose holy book is the Koran
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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dress
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“Others helped clean and dress the
animal.”
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v. to prepare for cooking
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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bush
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“Stay away from the villages - run into the
bush.”
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n. a large uncleared area thickly covered
with mixed plant growth, trees, etc., as a
jungle.
Chapter 1 - Vocabulary
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rebels
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“He knew the rebels from the southern
part of Sudan, where his family lived, were
fighting against the government, which
was based in the north.”
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someone who opposes or fights against
people in authority (people in control)
Text Comparison
Narrative 1(Orange)
Year
Location
Main “Character”
Setting
Description
Plot Summary
(What is
happening)
Narrative 2 (Black)
Text Comparison
Narrative 1(Orange)
Year
Location
2008
Main “Character”
Setting
Description
Plot Summary
(What is
happening)
Nya
Southern Sudan
Dusty, thorns, hot
Nya is carrying an empty
container.
It is going to take her
half of the morning to
reach her destination.
Narrative 2 (Black)
Text Comparison
Narrative 1(Orange)
Narrative 2 (Black)
Year
Location
2008
1985
Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan
Main “Character”
Setting
Description
Plot Summary
(What is
happening)
Nya
Dusty, thorns, hot
Nya is carrying an empty
container.
It is going to take her
half of the morning to
reach her destination.
Text Comparison
Year
Location
Main
“Character”
Narrative
1(Orange)
Narrative 2 (Black)
2008
1985
Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan
Nya
Salva
Setting Description Dusty, thorns, hot
Plot Summary
(What is
happening)
Nya is carrying an
empty container.
It is going to take
her half of the
morning to reach
her destination.
School
Salva is in school daydreaming.
Then gun shots are heard outside.
The teacher tells the students to
run into the bush (away from
home). The rebels are fighting
against the government because
they do not want to be forced to
practice the Islamic religion in
Southern Sudan.
Homework
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Brochure projects must be emailed to Ms.
Gelz by 9pm tonight.
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OR
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Print the project and bring it to class on
Tuesday.
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LAB 200 will be open after school today.
Chapter 1 Analysis & Reflection
1.
Describe Salva’s family and home life. In
what ways is his life SIMILAR and
DIFFERENT from your own?
2.
What are the issues for which the
rebels are fighting the government?
What does it mean for Sudan to
become Muslim?
3.
Why does the teacher urge them to
“run into the bush.”
Chapter 2 - Vocabulary
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Veered
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“Over-head, a jet plane veered away like a
sleek evil bird.”
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Verb - changed direction
Chapter 2 –
Vocabulary
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mortars
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“The village men were forced to carry
supplies: guns and mortars, shells, radio
equipment.”
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noun - a portable cannon used to fire
shells
Chapter 2 Analysis & Reflection
2008: Nya
1. Based on the text, predict what Nya is wearing.
(Her outfit) What clues from the text did you use?
1985: Salva
2. What three questions occupy Salva’s thoughts?
Attempt to answer Salva’s questions.
3. What do the rebels want from the villagers? (Why
do they separate them?)
4. Why does Salva consider himself a man? How do
the rebels respond to this?
5. Why might the other member of his tribe have left
Salva in the barn?
Southern Sudan – Dinka Tribe: 2013
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uu6tuwG5a8
What language is the
documentary subtitled in?
Why?
Homework
Turn in Project Rubric
 Finish Reading chapter 2
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Remember!
It is better to turn a
project in late than
to accept a zero.
Chapter 3 - Vocabulary
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Use Longman dictionary to look up the
following words from chapter 3:
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sludge
caw
gourd
haunches
artillery
As you read chapter 3, record the sentences
each vocabulary word is used in.
Chapter 3 - Vocabulary
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Use Longman dictionary to look up the
following words from chapter 3:
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sludge – mud, under water
caw – sounds made by a birds
gourd – vegetable that is often used as a container
haunches artillery - weapons
As you read chapter 3, record the sentences
each vocabulary word is used in.
Gathering Water
Chapter 3 Analysis and Reflection
1.
Describe the setting of the pond.
2.
What is the history between the Nuers
and the Dinka tribe?
Why is Salva insulted to be called an
orphan?
Why must the old woman move on?
Why can’t she take Salva along?
How do tribes tell themselves apart from
one another?
3.
4.
5.
6.
Homework
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Book club meeting & quiz tomorrow.
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Lab 200 will be open today after school and
tomorrow until 4pm.
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Passes are available on Ms. Gelz’s desk.
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Do you need to go to the lab to work
on your Competitive Sports Essay?
Parts of Speech
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http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/partsofspeech/preview.weml
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http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/parts-of-speech.html
Chapter 4 - Vocabulary
meal (page 20) NOUN
 terrain (page 22) NOUN
 hollow (page 23) ADJECTIVE
 abruptly (page 24) ADVERD
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Definition
&
Part of Speech
Sentence from Text
Word
Non-Example
Original Sentence
OR
Illustration
Chapter 4 Analysis
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Why doesn’t the new group want to take
Salva with them?
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Why do they end up taking him with?
Chapter 5
Objective: Students will use a table to
analyze the contrasting points of view
included in a text. (CCSS RL.7.6.)
Chapter 5 - Vocabulary
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gingerly
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“It was worth it, Salva thought as he
touched his eye gingerly.”
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(adverb) if you move gingerly, or touch
something gingerly, you do it in a slow
careful way, because you are afraid it will
be dangerous or painful
Chapter 5 - Vocabulary
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luscious
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“Nothing had ever tasted so good as those
pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich,
luscious gold sweetness.”
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(adjective) extremely good to eat or drink
Chapter 5 - Vocabulary
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strides
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“When they walked side by side, their
strides were exactly the same length.”
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(noun) the steps you make while you are
walking
Brainstorm
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Why might the author have chosen to
include two different story lines?
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Why would she select these two people?
Point of View
Nya
Year
Tribe
How do they
feel about the
other tribe?
What do they
understand
about the two
tribes?
Salva (page 15)
2008
1985
Nuer
Dinka
Nya dislikes the
Dinka tribe.
Scared of the other
tribe.
He dislikes the Nuer
tribe.
The tribes fight over the
Nya knows that she best land (has water).
can only live by the Many battles for
lake for 5 months of hundreds of years.
the year because the People on both sides
Dinka tribe fights
have been killed.
with her tribe.
Nya
Year
Tribe
How do they
feel about the
other tribe?
What do they
understand
about the two
tribes?
Salva
1985
Point ofDinka
View
He dislikes the
Nuer tribe.
Many people killed
from both tribes.
Fighting for a long
time.
Both tribes want the
land with water.
Point of View
Nya
Year
Tribe
Salva
Point of View
Nya
Year
Tribe
View on
Opposing
Tribe
Text
Evidence
(quote)
Salva (page 16)
1985
Dinka
Dislikes the Nuers
Knows the tribes have always fought
over control of water.
On page ____ the author states,
“
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This demonstrates how…
On page 16 when Salva meets the old
woman the text states, “he was glad
that she was not Nuer…no one was
sure where Nuer land ended and
Dinka land began, so each tribe lay
claim to the areas richest in water.“
This demonstrates how Salva feels
more comfortable with his own tribe
because he understands the negative
relationship the two tribes have
always had.
Text Evidence – Creating an A+
Answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
Answer the question.
Introduce the quote.
Add in a quote that supports the
answer.
Explain how the quote supports your
answer.
Text Evidence – Creating an A+
Answer
1.
Answer the question.
Salva dislikes the Nuer tribe because of the
constant fighting between Nuer and Dinka.
2.
3.
4.
Introduce the quote.
Add in a quote that supports the
answer.
Explain how the quote supports your
answer.
Text Evidence – Creating an A+
Answer
1.
Answer the question.
Salva dislikes the Nuer tribe because of the
constant fighting between Nuer and Dinka.
2.
Introduce the quote.
On page 16 when Salva meets the old woman,
the text states, …
3.
4.
Add in a quote that supports the
answer.
Explain how the quote supports your
answer.
Text Evidence – Creating an A+ Answer
1.
Answer the question.
Salva dislikes the Nuer tribe because of the constant
fighting between Nuer and Dinka.
2.
Introduce the quote.
On page 16 when Salva meets the old woman, the text
states, …
3.
Add in a quote that supports the answer.
“he was glad that she was not Nuer…no one was sure
where Nuer land ended and Dinka land began, so each
tribe lay claim to the areas richest in water.”
4.
Explain how the quote supports your answer.
This show how Salva feels more comfortable with his
own tribe because he understands the negative
relationship the two tribes have always had.
Point of View
Nya
Salva
Year
Tribe
2008
1985
Nuer
Dinka
View on
Opposing
Tribe
-Thinks the Dinka tribe is violent.
-Dislikes that the tribes fight.
-Understands that the Dinka tribe
prevents her from living by the
lake.`
Dislikes the Nuers
Text
Evidence
(quote)
On page 26 the author states,
Knows the tribes have always fought
over control of water.
On page 16 when Salva meets the old
“Nya’s family did not live woman the text states, “he was glad
that she was not Nuer…no one was
by the lake all year round sure where Nuer land ended and
because of the fighting.“
Dinka land began, so each tribe lay
This demonstrates how Nya would claim to the areas richest in water.“
dislike the Dinka tribe because
This demonstrates how Salva feels
they prevent her from living by the more comfortable with his own tribe
lake for 7 months of the year. This because he understands the negative
causes her to make that harsh
relationship the two tribes have
journey to the pond twice a day.
always had.
Dry Season – Digging for Water
Exit Slip
Now that you have analyzed some new
information and found some text evidence,
consider these questions again…
1. Why might the author have chosen to
include two different story lines?
2. Why would she select these two people?
Chapter 5 – Homework
Finish reading chapter 5-Salve Part
1.
2.
3.
Why doesn’t the group want Salva
along?
Why is he ultimately taken along by the
man and woman?
Why do the boys, Buksa and Salva, fall
behind?
Chapter 6
“A cold fist seemed to
grip Salva’s heart.”
Chapter 6
What factors allow Nya and
Salva to survive in their
challenging environments?
Life Threatening
Challenges
desafíos
Survival Factors (Things
that KEEP them alive)
Las cosas que los
mantienen con vida
1 starvation
1 walk far to get water
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Skim through chapters 15 and add to the chart
Life Threatening
Challenges
desafíos
Survival Factors (Things
that KEEP them alive)
Las cosas que los
mantienen con vida
1 starvation
1 walk far to get water
2 rebels
2 hunt for food - topi
3 attack by lions
3 build shelter (makeshift homes)
4 fighting between the tribes
4 traveling in group
5 dirty water
5 make resources last
6
Skim through chapters 15 and add to the chart
Title: Chapter 7
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Journaling is an
Journal: If you had to
INDEPENDENT
choose to be Nya or Salva,
activity. We will
explain whose shoes you
discuss with our
would rather walk in.
groups after we have
Explain your choice using
had time to write.
details from the text.
Si tuvieras que elegir ser
Nya o Salva, explique cuyo
calzado prefiere caminar.
Explique su elección usando
detalles del texto.
Life Threatening
Challenges
Survival Factors (Things
that KEEP them alive)
Dirty water
Boil the water
Rebels/war
They run into the bush
Animals – bee stings, lions
Stay as a group
Dehydration
Find water
Starving to death
find food
Fighting to death
Weapons /rifle
Dinka/Nuer fighting
Depression
Finding his uncle
cramps, stomachache, diarrhea
Killing the topi
Vomiting after eating
Building a boat
Heat Exhaustion
Illness
Lack of transportation to get to a
clininc
300
Crossing the Nile River
Weather (heat)
salva’s uncle has a gun
Gourds
The Akobo desert
Depression
No food/water
Heat stroke (Akobo
Dessert)
Illness
Salva is without his family
Nya and her family drink dirty
water
Thorns (Nya)
Starved to death
301
Life Threatening
Challenges
Survival Factors (Things
that KEEP them alive)
Attack by lions
Travel in a group
Hunger
Hunting Animals
Killed by Nuer tribe
Nya had no house
Dehydration
They made shelters
There is not a lot of water
Seeing the Nuer tribe
Dirty water
Boil the water
303
Attack by bees
Rebels
Losing someone you cared
for
Carrying a weapon for
protection
Survival Factors
Text Evidence
Quote
Page #
Chapter
Explanation
Put the quote in context: to which
event in the story does this connect?
“His belly was a
rounded lump stuffed
full of honey and
beeswax.”
Page 28
Chapter 5
The quote comes from when Buksa leads the
group to a bee hive. They are close to
starving on their journey so the honey is a
welcome treat even though it comes with the
threat of bee stings.
Chapter 6 - Vocabulary
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makeshift - made to be used for a short
time only when nothing better is available:
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solemn - very serious and not happy
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topi – medium sized
antalope
Vocabulary Quiz Today
1.
Place your book club packet on the
front table.
2.
Clear your desk while we review for the
quiz.
3.
Move into testing formation.
When you are finished with your quiz…
1.
2.
Turn the quiz in on the front table.
Finish reading to the end of chapter 8.
3.
Select 2 unknown words from chapter 7 and 8
and look up the definitions.
(You should have 4 words total.)
4.
Chapter 8 Response:
-What do the fishermen know about the night
that the travelers do not? How are they affected?
-Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you
think is the worst? How could the Akobo Desert
that lies ahead be the worst?
Review (Chapters 6-8)
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15 minutes: With your group, go back
through chapters 6-8 and review some of
the challenges and survival factors.
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Add to your chart!
Life Threatening
Challenges
Survival Factors (Things
that KEEP them alive)
Vocabulary Input
Chapter 6 vocabulary.
 What unknown words did you find from
chapters 7 and 8?
 Write the words and definitions on a
post it and add to our wall.
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Chapter 7
llama: a South American animal with
thick hair like wool, and a long neck
Interrogate: to ask someone a lot of
questions for a long time in order to
get information, sometimes using
threats:
Chapter 7
1.
2.
3.
How does Uncle comfort Salva?
Explain the process of building boats?
What will the boats be used for?
¿Cómo consolar tío Salva?
Explicar el proceso de construcción de
barcos?
¿Cuáles serán los barcos se utilizan para?
Title: Chapter 8
Journal
Use at i-pad to look up the following items
on google images.
 Write ONE sentence to describe each item.
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Nile River shore
Papyrus plant
Papyrus canoe
Sugar cane
Bicycle spokes
Akobo desert
Chapter 8 Response
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Explain how Akeer’s laugh “was like music.” (What
does that mean?)
What caused her illness?
What wonders were found on the island?
How do the villagers get food without any money?
Why don’t they become nauseous again with this
food?
Describe Salva’s good memories.
What do the fishermen know about the night that
the travelers do not? How are they affected?
Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you
think is the worst?
Chapter 9
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1. How does the village chief welcome strangers?
What do you think the visitors want?
2. How is the Akobo the worst element yet for the
villagers to survive?
3. How does uncle encourage Salva to keep
walking? What might have happened to Salva
without his uncle? How could you apply Uncle’s
strategy in your own life?
4. What do they find when they reach other
people in the desert?
5. What is the choice faced here? Would you give
water to the men? What is the right thing to do?
6. Will some have to die for the others to survive?
Chapter 9 - Homework
1.
2.
3.
What is the choice they are faced with in the
desert AND what decision do they make?
What is the right thing to do? (What is the
best solution?)
Will some have to die for the others to
survive? Explain.
Title: Chapter 10
Journal
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Look up Itang refugee camp. What
information have you learned about the
camp?
◦ Things to look for:
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How many people lived there?
How long was the camp open for?
Where was the camp?
What do you see in the camp? (google images)
Read Chapter 10
1. What do the two strangers want from
Nya’s chief? If they find water, how will it
change lives?
 2. Did Salva give his water to the men?
Did anyone? What were the results? Who
was right?
 3. Would you rather be Salva or Nya?
(explain your reasoning in paragraph
form)
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Water for South Sudan
http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/
1. Explore the webpage.
2. What does the organization do?
3. What information did you gain from the
website/video that you have not learned
from the novel?
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Title: Chapter 11
Journal:
A refugee is someone who has been forced to
leave their country, especially during a war, or for
political or religious reasons. It is estimated that
there are 35 million people living as refugees in
the world today. Not all of these people live in
Africa.
 What role should the United States play in
the refugee problems around the world?
 Should refugees from other countries be
our concern?
Title: Chapter 11
Journal
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How do you expect the death of Uncle to
affect Salva? What effects could his death
have on the entire group?
Nouns
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http://www.brainpop.
com/english/grammar
/nouns/
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A noun is a person,
place, thing, or idea.
Identify the Nouns
Salva tried not to look as he walked
past the bodies, but his eyes were drawn
in their direction. He knew what would
happen. Vultures would find the bodies
and strip them of their rotting flesh until
only bones remained. He felt sick at the
thought of those men – dying first in such
a horrible way, then having their corpses
ravaged.
Identify the Nouns
Salva tried not to look as he walked
past the bodies, but his eyes were drawn
in their direction. He knew what would
happen. Vultures would find the bodies
and strip them of their rotting flesh until
only bones remained. He felt sick at the
thought of those men – dying first in such
a horrible way, then having their corpses
ravaged.
Group Practice

Identify all of the nouns in Nya’s passage
(page 64).
36 nouns
total
Challenge

What nouns from the passage can you
change without changing the overall
meaning of the passage?
Nya – page 64 nouns
Southern Sudan
Men
Village
Task
Land
Trees
Work
Trees
Bushes
Grass
work
snakes
scoprians
grass
Nya
trips
pond
time
she
she
patch
earth
earth
Nya
water
place
she
Dep
question
he, His
head
she
doubt
his
eyes
Homework - Chapter 11
What positive effect does Uncle’s death have on
Salva?
2. What place can you compare the refugee camp to?
Use multiple pieces of evidence from the text to
support your connection.
1.
The refugee camp is like ________.
They are similar because they both…
In the text it describes the camp as “_____”
This is like…
They are different in terms of…
In the text it says, “_____”
This is unlike….
Title: Chapter 12
Journal
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Identify the nouns in the passage below.
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“A loud boom exploded the air, making
Thomas jump. It was followed by a horrible
crunching, grinding sound. He stumbled
backward, fell to the ground. He wouldn't
have believed it if he hadn't seen it for
himself. The enormous stone wall to the
right of them seemed to defy every known
law of physics as it slid along the ground,
throwing sparks and dust as it moved, rock
against rock. “
Title: Chapter 12
Journal

Identify the nouns in the passage below. Classify
each type of noun.
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“A loud boom exploded the air, making Thomas
jump. It was followed by a horrible crunching,
grinding sound. He stumbled backward, fell to the
ground. He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't
seen it for himself. The enormous stone wall to
the right of them seemed to defy every known
law of physics as it slid along the ground, throwing
sparks and dust as it moved, rock against rock.
Discuss Chapter 11 Homework
Pronouns

pronouns stand for or refer to a noun
whose identity is made clear earlier in the
text

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu1ciVFbecw

http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/personalpron
ouns/
Investigation
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How many types of pronouns are there?
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Explain each type.
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Give a few example of each type.
Google “Types
of Pronouns”
Example
Identify the pronouns.
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He could still see the vivid spot of
orange- yes, it was a headscarf- the
woman’s back was to him, but she was tall,
like his mother- he had to catch up, there
were too many people in the way-
Example
Identify the pronouns.

He could still see the vivid spot of
orange- yes, it was a headscarf- the
woman’s back was to him, but she was tall,
like his mother- he had to catch up, there
were too many people in the way-
Group Practice
Record three sentences from chapter 12
that contain pronouns.
 Underline the pronoun.

Example:
He tried to
learn what he
could.
Chapter 12 Homework
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is the red, iron giraffe?
What part do the villagers play in the
progress?
How have things changed in the camp in
six years?
Google pictures
Why is it closing?
and information
on refugee camps.
What information
have you
discovered?
Title: Chapter 13
Journal

What is the
purpose of a
government?

What will be the
outcome of the
Ethiopian
government’s
actions? (re-read
pages 74-75)
Transformation: _______ to _______

How has Salva changed as a person since
his journey began.
Step 1: Create a topic sentence

_______ to _______

Example: Over the course of his
marathon training, Ricky transformed
from a beginning runner to
professional athlete.
Homework


Write transformation sentence
Find and record 3 quotes from the text that
support your transformation sentence.

_______ to _______

Example: Over the course of his marathon
training, Ricky transformed from a
beginning runner to professional
athlete.
Qualities of what he became?
Over the course of his marathon training,
Ricky transformed from a beginning runner
to professional athlete.
Salva became more….
 In the text it says, “____________”
 This shows….

Over the course of his marathon training,
Ricky transformed from a beginning runner
to professional athlete.
It was clear that Ricky had become more
dedicated to his training. In the text it says,
“he never skipped a run and he was known
to cancel plans to make sure he always had
time to train”. This shows how he changed
his lifestyle to that of a truly invested athlete.
Over the course of his marathon training,
Ricky transformed from a beginning runner
to professional athlete.



Salva became more….
In the text it says, “____________”
This shows….



Salva became more….
In the text it says, “____________”
This shows….



Salva became more….
In the text it says, “____________”
This shows….
Homework – Put it all together
Title: Chapter 13 Part 2
Journal
Would you follow Salva?
 Why did he become a leader?
 What do the boys hope to find in Kenya?

Verbs – Action words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cftcj9IYa1U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gCrABrj_U
Example

Salva had no choice. He jumped into the water and
began to swim.


ACTION VERBS = tells what the subject is doing
He jumped into the water and began to swim.
LINKING VERBS – links the subject to a noun or
adjective
 = Salva had no choice.

HELPING VERBS – comes before the main verb to
make it more precise.
 = Salva was thinking about where to go next.

Linking Verbs
The following verbs are true linking verbs:
any form of the verb be:
[am, is, are, was, were, has been, are
being, might have been, etc.],become,
and seem.

appear, feel,grow, look, prove, remain, smel
l, sound, taste, and turn. Sometimes these
verbs are linking verbs; sometimes they
are action verbs.
How do you tell when they are action
verbs and when they are linking verbs?

If you can substitute am, is, or are and the sentence still
sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands.

If, after the substitution, the sentence makes no sense,
you are dealing with an action verb instead.

Sylvia tasted the spicy squid eyeball stew.

Sylvia is the stew? I don't think so! Tasted, therefore, is an
action verb in this sentence, something Sylvia is doing.

The squid eyeball stew tasted good.

The stew is good. = Linking verb!
Group Practice
Record three sentences containing
action verbs from page 79.
 Record three sentences containing
linking verbs from page 79.

Group Practice
Record three sentences containing
action verbs from page 79.
 Record three sentences containing
linking verbs from page 79.

Homework – Chapter 14

Answer the following questions in your notebook:
◦ 1. What are the restrictions to a boy “getting on the list'
to go to America?
◦ 2. What does the author mean “sometimes he felt he
was being torn in two by the hoping and the nothoping?”
◦ 3.What does it mean to Salva that he will go to
America?

Prepare for Parts of Speech Quiz on Wednesday
◦ Nouns
◦ Pronouns
◦ Verbs
Title: Chapter 15
Journal

How can
knowledge be
power?

Why do you think
going to America
is better than
going to another
refugee camp?
Chapter 14 Review
2009
 1. Why does the village celebrate? What could it mean that the
new water is full of mud?
1992-1997
 2. Describe the misery at Kakuma. How does the population of
Kakuma compare to the population in your own community?
 3. How were the conditions different at the camp in Ifo?
 4. What must it have been like with nothing to do day after day
but wait?
 5. Ideally what does Salva want?
 6. What are the restrictions to a boy “getting on the list' to go
to America?
 7. What does the author mean “sometimes he felt he was being
torn in two by the hoping and the not-hoping?”
 8. What does it mean to Salva that he will go to America?
In class – Read chapter 15
terminal
 “The glass doors of the airport terminal
slid open.”
 Noun - building where people wait to get
onto planes, buses, or ships, or where
goods are loaded

frigid
 “The frigid air hit Salva’s face like a slap.”
 Adjective - extremely cold

Chapter 15 - Timeline
Create a timeline to track Salva’s journey.
 Include the year and location for each
event.
 Specifically describe each event.

Nya
2008
1985
Southern Sudan, Loun-Arikk
The war between the rebels and the
Sudaneese government over Islam begins.
Salva abruptly flees his village during
school when the rebels attack.
Salva
2000
2014
Chapter 15 Homework
Parts of speech worksheet
 Study for quiz


Continue to work on timeline rough draft.

Buy a poster or ask Ms. Gelz for one.