Linked below are two methods of reading for a long walk to water. A long walk to water summary from litcharts the creators. Learn about the different symbols such as water in a long walk to water and how they contribute to the plot of the book. A long walk to water questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on a long walk to water. Copy of class notes a long walk to water by linda sue park chapter 1 1985. A long walk to water illustrations pdf for more information on this book go. A long walk to water is a short book, but it packs quite an emotional wallop. A long walk to water textbased discussion questions prereading. Find a quote in the book that states why salva is insulted by being called an orphan. Teacher resources about 4 times a year, i would love to tell you about new, free teacher resources, school visits or appearances, or new books coming out. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. Study questions, project ideas and discussion topics based on important themes running throughout a long walk to water. What makes this book even more special is that one of the stories.
Her mother gives her fooda bowl of boiled sorghum mealand then returns to nursing nyas baby brother. Her mother gives her fooda bowl of boiled sorghum mealand then returns to. The novel, a long walk to water follows one of these lost boys as he flees his home land and family to safety. Sidney endle authored a book about the kachari, an ethnic group indigenous to. A long walk to water textbased activities for download. What do the differences in the size and color of the typeface, length of the. The book s denouement, however, intertwines their stories in a soulsatisfying and optimistic way. Written for the breakfast serials audience by linda sue park, author of many novels for young people including the newbery award winner, a single shard, a long walk to water is based on the. How was the honey worth it for salva and the others in his group. Uncle had helped him get through the desert that perhaps. It was dangerous work, too, as poisonous snakes and scorpions hid tn the grass. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you.
Both salva and nya are urged on by their individual reserves of hopefor a better tomorrow, a better futurebut neither really knows what lies beyond. In this picture book companion to the bestseller a long walk to water, a young south sudanese girl goes on a journey that requires determination, persistence, and compassion. The first chapter of the book opens with a young girl named nya who has to. At times we will read together popcorn reading and at times i will read to you. Chapter one summary southern sudan, 2008 an elevenyearold girl, nya, is going to fetch water in the heat of the sahara. Discussion of themes and motifs in linda sue parks a long walk to water. A vocabulary list featuring a long walk to water by linda sue park, chapters 9.
Ask students to form small groups of 35 or you can assign them to groups. Here we provide information on a long walk to water. Student materials and ideas based on a long walk to water by linda sue park. In this lesson, we summarized a long walk to water and how it interweaves the connecting stories of salva and nya, both of whom are from sudan. This 32page guide for a long walk to water by linda sue park includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 18 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. You can check out my complete unit here i roughly follow the nys module for the book, but i have so many wonderful experiences to share. To the pond and backto the nearly a full day of walking altogether. This is perfect for lower level or struggling readers. A boy named salva struggles to survive after being separated from his family in wartorn sudan. A long walk to water by linda sue park, chapters 9. A long walk to water study guide contains a biography of linda sue park. In a long walk to water, linda sue park weaves together two different characters stories.
But sometimes you will be asked to read individually. They will be required to using textual evidence to support ideas in their writing, both in extended essays and shorter constructed responses. They walk through the village toward a tree, speaking a language nya cant understand. Activities and resources for educators, book clubs, faithbased organizations, rotary clubs and others. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Jump to this weeks goals and chapters by clicking on the weeks below. Young nya takes little sister akeer along on the twohour walk to fetch water for the family.
Southern sudan, 1985 salva, a young man from a successful family. I teach this book to my seventh grade students and each year it gets better. A discussion guide to a long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park book s pages. Duts story takes place in 1985 when he is eleven years old, and nyas takes place in 2008 when she is of the same age. A long walk to water study guide contains a biography of linda sue. Great supplemental information for school essays and projects. A long walk to water study guide contains a biography of linda sue park, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. How would you feel if this was how you spent your days. After you finish reading the selection, revisit the statements.
You will need a cover sheet, something to write with, and extra paper. 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. A long walk to water reading questions chapters 15 1. Study 11 terms a long walk to water flashcards quizlet.
Their lives eventually intersect in this novel based on a true. The book tells the stories of nya who lives in southern sudan in 2008. The group left salva because he would slow them down. 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. You may choose to access the online copy of the novel or you may listen to the read alouds. Famed childrens author linda sue park published a long walk to water in 2010. Midway through the long march, the group encounters a group of men who are near death from dehydration. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. How long did it take salvas group to find their way to kenya. When the group led by jewiir starts to see more green and the air. Unit 1 a long walk to water introduction stations chapters stations. Pdf download a long walk to water free unquote books. A long walk to water novel unit plan for struggling readers.
To salvas amazement, some of the adults in the group give their water to the men, thereby saving their lives. The group must cross the akobo deserta journey that will take them three days. A long walk to water aligning fictional reading incorporating crosscurricula association introduction linda sue parks book entitled a long walk to water lexile measure. Copy of class notes a long walk to water by linda sue park.
Use these questions in your middle school classroom after. The group leaves the rebels because where ever the rebels were going they knew there would be fighiting. A long walk to water free lesson from the full novel study. Based on the true story of salva dut, a sudanese lost boy, it interweaves the tales of dut with those of a fictional young girl named nya. Home for just long enough to eat, nya would now make her second trip to the pond. What has been the purpose of nyas journey every day. A long walk to water textbased discussion questions. Resources to enhance the study of a long walk to water. After learning of marials disappearance, salva felt sad and afraid.
Travel to each station with your group to work as a team to complete the tasks and discuss your thoughts about the connections to salva or nya as you go. In 2008, nya has returned to her mother, carrying water from the tiny pond. Pdf teachers often request this image from my talk whodunit. This discussion guide is written with middle school students in mind, but will work for any group of students that reads the book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read. Linda sue park is the author of the 2002 newbery medal book a. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. The premium pro 50 gb plan gives you the option to download a copy of your binder to your local machine. This resource is a unit literature plan and guided reading comprehension packet for the novel, a long walk to water set in sudan, africa that details the lives of salva and nya. The book, a long walk to water, by linda sue park, is one of the best books ive ever taught.
Everyone wants to survive, a long walk to water suggests, and yet, sometimes, people are willing to risk their own survival to help others out of of a sense of compassion or kinship. A long walk to water is written to tell the story of the lost boys and the struggle for even the most basic resource, water, in sudan. This is an important event because the fishermen tell them they are gonna need to stock up on water, which is clearly leading the readers to believe that the group will be very dehydrated while walking through what seems to be a hot, humid, and dry desert. The visitors to nya s village finish their meeting with the village chief. She doesnt mind carrying the empty container on her head, but the heat is stifling. After a long day of walking, the group stopped at a barn where they slept.
The name lost boys of sudan was given to a group of over 20,000 boys who fled their villages in sudan during the second sudanese civil war. This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of a. Begin looking over your study guide responses to gear up for the test. Although a long walk to water is a book for young adults, it poses some difficult questions about the nature of survival. If you are looking for an awesome book to read with your kids or students, i highly recommend the book a long walk to water by linda sue park.
A girl named nya spends hours each day collecting water for her parents and sister. Today we will take the test for a long walk to water. While reading a long walk to water by linda sue park, students will explore the experiences of people during and after the second sudanese civil war. A long walk to water is an original serial novel taken from todays headlines. Salva would tell the group every day, one step at a timeone day at a time. Look closely at the map at the beginning of the book. Theyll also be impressed by his strong will, which helps him not only survive a terrible circumstance but also return to help the people still. A long walk to water is based on salva duts true story of perseverance amid adversity. Based on a true story ebook written by linda sue park, ginger knowlton. Readers will have no trouble empathizing with salva, who suffers incredible hardship when a war drives him from his home. Tweetemail tweetemaila long walk to water by linda sue park is based on a true story.