10-1-14 Learning Target: I can support my decisions about
how characters survive in a challenging environment in A
Long Walk to Water.
Homework: Read chapter 10. Do “Gist Notes” and
“Reader’s Dictionary” on pages 81 and 82.
Word of the Day: relentless
Context: “The sun was relentless and eternal: There was
neither wisp of cloud nor whiff of breeze for relief” (52).
Opening Activity =
Entrance Slip (exemplary short response)
 On-demand writing from Thursday returned.
 Current average in green sharpie marker.
 Does NOT include class participation average or
homework/classwork from today and tomorrow.
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Today’s Activities:
1. Meet with Khartoum, Sudan partners to:
Share Gist Notes for chapter 9 (wkbk p. 81)
Share Reader’s Dictionary for chap. 9 (p. 82)
Report-out
2. Activity: Take a Stand
Directions:
You will be given a question to think about for 2
minutes. Review your notes to help you.
 “Take a stand” by going to the designated spot.
Justify your decision. WHY do you think this?
(Bring your book to support your points.)
 Move to a new spot if someone has convinced you
to change your mind.
“Strongly Agree”
“In the Middle”
“Strongly Disagree”
Discuss / Add to “Survival Anchor Chart”
Topic =
Salva has survived mostly because he is lucky. His
personal qualities, such as bravery and persistence,
have little to do with his survival.
3. View images. Discuss: What is juxtaposition?
4. Discussion Questions:
What text features signal when the reading is about
Salva or Nya?
 What are the root words in juxtaposition?
juxta = next to
pos = from positus (placed)
How else does Linda Sue Park juxtapose Salva and
Nya? (Compare / Contrast)
Similarities
Differences_______
Closing Activity:
Discussion Questions (on workbook page 92)
1. In chapters 8 and 9, what was each character’s
experience with water?
2. How were their experiences the same and
different?
3.Why do you think the author put these 2 accounts
so close to each other?
4.What does she want you to notice or wonder
about survival in Sudan?
P-E-E Analysis
Name _________________________
Read the Exemplary Short Response below.
a) Circle the POINT.
b) Underline the EVIDENCE.
c) Draw a box around the EXPLANATION.
Question: According to the article “Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Adrift in Refugee Camps,”
how has the war affected the Dinka? Cite evidence from the article to support your thinking.
According to the article “Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Adrift in Refugee Camps,” the war has
affected the Dinka. “They were the South’s richest and proudest tribe” (paragraph 9). In this quote, it says
“were” – as in, they used to be rich and proud, but now they have lost everything and had to start a new life.
“Dinka see the animal as the highest form of wealth. Today, some Dinka retain their cattle, but many have lost
their herds, which were killed in fighting or abandoned during the rush to camps for the displaced” (paragraphs
11 and 12). The cattle are what made the Dinka rich, but since they lost their cattle to the war, they lost their
wealth and are poor and sad.
–M.T.
List the challenges that Nya and Salva face and the factors that help them to survive:
Challenges
Survival Factors