This comprehensive lesson plan includes 30 daily lessons, 180 multiple choice questions, 20 essay questions, 20 fun activities, and more everything you need. The 5th grade is going to read the book a long walk to water by linda sue park. Nyas brother told her not to worry because soon the water would be clear and ready to drink. Even though all of the water coming out of the hole was muddy and brown, nya was still very excited. A long walk to water study guide contains a biography of linda sue park. You will receive your score and answers at the end. Long walk to freedom billy lynns long halftime walk. A long walk to water questions and answers the question and answer section for a long walk to water is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The book tells the stories of nya who lives in southern sudan in 2008 and salva who lived in southern sudan in 1985. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. These vocabulary questions are asked in a variety of ways. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a y. Paul episcopal church, the community of rochester, and his community college, monroe.
All of the following quotes from the book support the claim that clearing the land was a dangerous and difficult taskexept. A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park discussion questions ccss. Before we read the book we are going on a webquest. This is a fiction book based upon real people and real events. Its the anniversary of a famous battle in puebla, where on may 5. A long walk to water chapter summaries course hero. Which piece of evidence from page 90 explains where the cleanest water is found. Salva learns that his father may be alive and travels to meet him. Newbery medalist linda sue park tells the narratives of a boy and a girl growing up in sudan more than two decades apart from one another. If the answer is 4, then you choose the longest answer. He is a lost boy refugee, destined to cover africa on foot, searching for his family and safety. Ok, first let me teach you the format the answers are written in. Copy of class notes a long walk to water by linda sue park chapter 1 1985 1. What makes this book even more special is that one of the stories that of main character salva dut is.
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 is an original serial novel taken from todays headlines. A great way to end a novel study or the engage ny alligned 7th grade units. The passage underscores how quickly salvas way of life has changedafter a traumatic month of fear and uncertainty, a life of relative stability, with food and water, feels utterly alien to him. A long walk to water textbased discussion questions prereading.
He realizes that the other villagers have left him because hes a child, and will slow down the group. In this epilogue, he thanks those who helped him along the way. Based on a true story short answer test answer key linda sue park this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests. Free a long walk to water worksheets and literature unit. Why does the author use different styles of print and different time periods in the same chapter. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Free a long walk to water study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Nya, who is eleven, is walking with a large container. Long walk to water chapter 1516 reading quiz quizizz. 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. Begin looking over your study guide responses to gear up for the test. In the horizon, he sees smoke, a burning barn, andto his reliefa woman. Schertle a long walk to water cambrian school district. Midbook test easy final test easy midbook test medium.
Their stories are far apart in time, salvas story starts in 1985 and nyas in 2008 both in the country of 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. Today we will take the test for a long walk to water. How does salva feel when he sees the group of people walking towards the house. Get the entire a long walk to water litchart as a printable pdf. Wise, karen a long walk to water linda sue park chapter. Nya took the hollowed gourd that was tied to the handle of the plastic can. List, explain and analyze at least 3 connections with the book a long walk to water and what we have learned in class. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read. Based on a true story long walk to water water is water. If the answer is 2, you choose the next to shortest answer. Oh, and its not their independence daythats september 16. Nile river, lion king movie, desmond tutu, national geographic magazinedocumentaries, nelson mandela, madagascar movie, etc. A long walk to water activities book units teacher.
Tenyear old nya spends her days walking from home to the pond to fetch water. Salva was so thankful for all of the help the woman had given him. Assess student comprehension, understanding of figurative language, and grammar semicolons and colons from a long walk to water by linda sue park. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on a true story. Each quiz consists of ten questions from the chapter of a long walk to water. 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 synopsis nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family. I bet his family is running away too but i hope later in the book he meets again with someone in his family and i dont really have an answer for where he is going to go. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. He was surprised to see a message from a cousin of his someone he barely knew. A long walk to water reading questions chapters 15 1. A long walk to water by linda sue park summary by dana ferrara. 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 textbased discussion questions. I teach this book to my seventh grade students and each year it gets better. To the pond and backto the nearly a full day of walking altogether.
Copy of class notes a long walk to water by linda sue park. A long walk to water message from salva dut summary. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Each chapter begins with nyas story and jumps to salvas story. 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. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. A long walk to water end of book test with answer key. Home for just long enough to eat, nya would now make her second trip to the pond. Answer key included with page numbers for reference. The village celebrates because there is water shooting out of the borehole. Audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary peoplepeople like the boy, salva dutcaught in the middle. Based on a true story, a long walk to water is a new york times bestseller that has become a mustread for many schools and educators. A long walk to water chapter 11 opens with members of nyas village clearing land between the two trees where the visitors said there would be water.
Finally, if the answer is 3, then you choose the next to longest answer. If the answer is 1, then you choose the shortest answer. While their ages and origins may be similar, there storyline is anything but. 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.
Answers the most trusted place for answering lifes. Salva and the boys who follow him arrive at a refugee camp in kenya. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. What could it mean that the new water is full of mud. A book about the water cycle walk the renaissance walka kids guide to florence, italy the walk west. Audie award finalist, childrens titles for ages 812, 2014 in 1985 southern sudan is ravaged by war. This pond and back was nyas daily routine seven months of the year.
The teacher could see that we were taking a test on the same book and were on the same question. A long walk to water in bulk classroom book sets bookpal. How would you feel if this was how you spent your days. What did salvas mother give him to keep his belly full until suppertime when he. Before he left the old woman she gave him a bag full of peanuts and a gourd full of water. Look closely at the map at the beginning of the book. One evening at the end of a long day of study, salva sat down at the family computer and opened his email. Battle of the books 2012 questions for a long walk to water. Page 52 what was the only thing green that could survive in the desert. What has been the purpose of nyas journey every day. The villagers work clearing the land, collecting rocks and. In a long walk to water by linda sue park, salva is a dynamic character because he develops as the story progresses. A message from salva dut rochester, new york, 2010 this is the story of the life of salva dut. In a long walk to water, linda sue park weaves together two different characters stories.
Why does salva return to sudan for the first time since moving to america. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. A long walk to water salva and nya thirst for more than water as their parallel stories unfold in linda sue parks a long walk to water. It might be interesting to repeat the activity after reading. Southern sudan, t 985 salva held his breath as he scanned the faces, one by one. My students cant get enough of your charts and their results have gone through.
This consists of 5 quizzes and answer keys for chapters 610 for the book a long walk to water. Do you think finding other dinkas will be the answer he is looking for. A long walk to water book test literature quiz quizizz. The question and answer section for a long walk to water is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The book, a long walk to water, by linda sue park, is one of the best books ive ever taught. We noticed the the choices were randomized what choice would be a one time, could be c the next, but we were about to look at the text and still cheat. Based on a true story final test easy, including multiple choice, short answer, short essay, and indepth essay questions.
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