Juxtaposition Review (Unit 3, lesson 1)

Juxtaposition Review (Unit 3, lesson 1)

Learning Targets

• I can explain how Park compares and contrasts Nya and Salva to convey ideas about how people survive in Sudan.

• I can analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of characters and narrators in a literary text. (RL.7.6)

   

What is juxtaposition?

• Juxtaposition: to put two things next to each other, especially for the purpose of comparing and/or contrasting them.  Juxta means “next to” Pos: placed  Let’s view some other examples…

  How did the author juxtapose Salva and Nya in A Long Walk to Water?

Multiple Choice

Reread the following passages. You will also need to refer to the paragraphs around these passages to answer the questions.

p. 104

Nya went back and picked up the plastic can. She felt as if she were flying. School! She would learn to read and write!

p. 105Salva waited. Mawien Dut stared for a long moment. Then he cried out, “Salva! My son, my son!”

His body shaking with sobs of joy, he reached up to hug Salva tightly. . . .

“And and my mother?” Salva asked, barely daring to hope.

His father smiled. “She is back in the village.” Salva wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

These two passages juxtapose Salva and Nya. What does juxtapose mean?

• Placing side by side for the purpose of comparing and contrasting

• Creating new experiences for characters

• Placing details in alphabetical order

• Analyzing the author's purpose for writing a book

Multiple Choice

What is one similarity between Salva and Nya in these two scenes?

• They both feel abandoned.

• Something they barely dared to hope for is happening

• They are both in the villages in which they grew up.

• They are both children.

Multiple Choice

What is one contrast between Salva and Nya in these two scenes?

• Nya is in Sudan, and Salva is in New York.

• They both feel great joy.

• Both scenes take place in the same year.

• Nya’s family is together and Salva’s family has been separated.

Multiple Choice

What theme about survival does Park convey by juxtaposing these two scenes?

• Family helps people survive.

• Even after years of difficulty, life can suddenly get better.

• Reading and writing helps you survive.