This is a novel study for a long walk to water by linda sue park. For nyas part of the book, i had access to notes, photos, and video footage from people who had visited villages like hers including my husband, who traveled to southern sudan in 2009. University of queensland press is an australian publishing house. This literature unit is based on the book a long walk to water by linda sue park. Find out how in this lesson, which summarizes and looks at. A long walk to water activities book units teacher. A long walk to water is a novel for older children and young adults written by. Welcome to our library a long walk to water by linda sue. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. A long walk to water discussion guide teachervision. Nuec the nuer and the dinka had a long histo oftmubk. No one, it seemed, was sure where nuer land ended and dinka land began, so each tribe tried to lay chim to the areas richest in water.
Before you read vocabulary building comprehension questions. A long walk to water literature study guide bright ideas. 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. 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.
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Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A long walk to water by linda sue park is the nonfiction novel study we will be working on for a portion of several lessons. The premium pro 50 gb plan gives you the option to download a copy of your binder to your local machine. Welcome to our library a long walk to water by linda sue park. In this epilogue, he thanks those who helped him along the way. Readers will learn through the alternating story of nya, an 11yearold sudanese girl in 2008, about people trying to solve problems in that. May 07, 2015 a long walk to water by linda sue park is the nonfiction novel study we will be working on for a portion of several lessons.
The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african. There are not many books that have two differents stories going on at the same time. What do the differences in the size and color of the typeface, length of the. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Use this a long walk to water quizlet study guide to test yourself on facts in the story. 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. A long walk to water novel study unit activities book.
Newbery medalist linda sue park discusses the true story behind her new book, a long walk to water, a compelling novel that traces the stories of two young people over a generation in sudan. Long walk to water vocabulary social studies 6 with henson. Audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. Our product is a novel study guide based on the notice and note signposts using the book a long walk to water by linda sue park. Start studying a long walk to water vocabulary chapters 46. This novel study divides a long walk to water into six sections for study. 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. In this lesson, find out more about these characters, including quotes that. Im not sure i would use this wholeclass, but it might be good to add to our class canvas site to suggest to students who are looking for something to read independently. In this novel unit, youll find 18 differentiated activities for a long walk to water by linda sue park. Paul episcopal church, the community of rochester, and his community college, monroe. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. What makes this book even more special is that one of the stories that of main character salva dut is.
Study 32 long walk to water vocabulary flashcards from bryant e. A gripping tale of conflict and survival that has inspired millions of young readers and. This novel study is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. A long walk to water, a short novel of historical fiction by linda sue park, is based on a true story of salva dutone of the lost boys of sudan. A long walk to water literature study guide bright ideas press. A long walk to water by linda sue park synopsis nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family. There may be a big age difference between them, but salvas and nyas lives are connected in linda sue parks a long walk to water.
Water for south sudan, a charity salva dut helped create, provides information on the water crisis in the video just add water. In a long walk to water, linda sue park weaves together two different characters stories. 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 long walk to water. 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. Linda sue parks a long walk to water focuses on two characters, one real and one fictional, whose lives intersect. After being separated from his family in 1985, salva. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a y.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. This 26page 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. Soon after salva is abandoned by his own people, he meets an old lady who agrees to take care of him for a short period of time. The books denouement, however, intertwines their stories in a soulsatisfying and optimistic way. A long walk to water chapters 15 flashcards quizlet. The world health organizations web page on water explains some of the issues associated with water scarcity. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. A message from salva dut rochester, new york, 2010 this is the story of the life of salva dut. This discussion guide for the book includes a prereading activity and discussion questions aligned with common core english language arts and literacy standards for grades 68. Resources to enhance the study of a long walk to water. Each activity comes in 2 formats to mix and match based on the needs of your classroom cutpaste interactive notebook activities and traditional. The book tells the stories of nya who lives in southern sudan in 2008 and. Pdf download a long walk to water free unquote books. The book tells 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 is a short novel written by linda sue park and published in 2010. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on a true story. A long walk to water supersummary study guide gumroad. A long walk to water teachin unit note to the teacher a long walk to water note to the teacher a long walk to water is a novel based on a true story about the difficulties people, particularly children, face in sudan. The first thing she wants to find about him is which tribe he is a member of, and after she realizes that they are both members of the same tribe, she agrees to take care of him. 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. A long walk to water is an original serial novel taken from todays headlines.
Aug 31, 2010 newbery medalist linda sue park discusses the true story behind her new book, a long walk to water, a compelling novel that traces the stories of two young people over a generation in sudan. A long walk to water study guide contains a biography of linda sue park, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a. Each day, we will read a few chapters in class, have discussions, and write or draw reflections. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on two chapters of a long walk to water and is comprised of five of the following different activities. 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. Two of these diseases are mentioned in a long walk to water. Based on a true story kindle edition by park, linda sue. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985. 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. Answer key included with page numbers for reference.
He is a lost boy refugee, destined to cover africa on foot, searching for his family and safety. Every year when it stopped raining and the pond closer to their village dried up, nyas family moved to live closer to the big lake so they could get water. Linda sue parker uses a dual narrative structure to shift between a. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. Apr 19, 2017 audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. A great way to end a novel study or the engage ny alligned 7th grade units.
Young nya takes little sister akeer along on the twohour walk to fetch water for the family. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a long walk to water. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered. The chapters alternate between main characters salva and nye. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read.
A long walk to water study guide from litcharts the. Home for just long enough to eat, nya would now make her second trip to the pond. A long walk to water is based on salva duts true story of perseverance amid adversity. Book like no other this book is not like any other book. A discussion guide to a long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park about the book written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of elevenyearold salva dut, a dinka boy who goes on a terrorfilled trek after his southern sudanese village. A long walk to water quotes and analysis gradesaver. A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park about the book written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of elevenyearold salva dut, a dinka boy who goes on a terror. The best study guide to a long walk to water on the planet, from the creators of sparknotes. While researching a long walk to water i read salvas own accounts of his journey and interviewed him many times. A discussion guide to a long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park books pages. Long walk to water vocabulary social studies 6 with henson at harper elementary studyblue flashcards. 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 long walk to water by linda sue park novel study guide youll never look at a novel the same way again.
The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named nya, which takes place in sudan as well, but beginning in 2008. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on the true story of salva dut, one of the lost boys from sudan during the second sudanese civil war in 1985. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk. A long walk to water discussion guide long walk to water, a. A long walk to water book report by caighley e on prezi. A discussion guide to a long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park about the book written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of elevenyearold salva dut, a dinka boy who goes on a terrorfilled trek after his southern sudanese village is attacked by armed rebels. A long walk to water the book, a long walk to water is a new york times best seller. The purpose of our reading of this true story is to enrich the students understanding of the grave issues affecting the people of east africa. Long walk to water vocabulary social studies 6 with.