A Long Walk to Water Ch 1-4

chapters 1-4 |​

​~ Please summarize the chapters you read this week.

​nya

Introduce the characters and setting for the story.

​souther sudan

​salva

Multiple Choice

How old are Nya and Salva at the start of the story?

• 8

• 11

• 5

• 13

Multiple Choice

What language is the official language of Sudan?

• English

• Sudanese

• Dinka

• Arabic

Multiple Choice

Why can't Salva attend school year round?

• He is poor and can't afford to attend

• He already knows the lessons so he doesn't need it

• During the dry season he goes somewhere else

• He has to help his family with herding cattle

Multiple Choice

What did the Sudanese government want the national religion to become?

• Hinduism

• Muslim

• Christianity

• Islam

Multiple Choice

Where was Nya headed when she got a thorn in her foot?

• to help her mother in the kitchen

• to school

• to get water

• to play with her sister

Multiple Choice

How did Salva avoid joining the rebel army?

• an old woman took him away from them

• he ran into the bush and hid

• he started crying like a baby

• a soldier said he was too young

Multiple Choice

What is not one of the questions Salva kept asking himself?

• Where is my family?

• What will I eat and drink?

• Where are we going?

• When will I see my family again?

Multiple Choice

How did Salva know the old woman with the barn was from the same tribe as him?

• She had familiar ritual scar patterns

• She spoke the same language as him

• She wore an orange scarf on her head

• She gave him a hand sign only known in his tribe

Open Ended

“The end of the barrel touched his chin.

Salva felt his knees turn to water. He closed his eyes.”

Write a metaphor for fear.

Open Ended

“Overhead, a jet plane veered away like a sleek evil bird.”

Write a simile for the way something moves.

Multiple Choice

“His eyes kept _____ toward the window, through which he could see the road.”

• ogling

• twitching

• flicking

• glaring

Multiple Choice

“The teacher droned on with the lesson, about the Arabic language.”

• to make someone sleepy with a soft tone

• to try to force an idea into someone

• to focus on one thing intently

• to go on and on about something

Open Ended

“Their guns were not pointed at the crowd, but even so, the soldiers seemed fierce and watchful.”

What are 3 other words or phrases that could be used instead?

Multiple Choice

“Thank you, Auntie." Squatting on his _______ next to her, Salva shelled the nuts and ate them.”

• tootsies

• haunches

• squelch

• hallux

Multiple Choice

“When one of them managed to kill a ground squirrel ... the boys' aimless play halted and there was suddenly a lot of work to do. ”

• to do things without any purpose or direction

• in a determined or forceful way

• to do things in a somewhat forceful or aggressive way

• in a way that makes one happy or cheerful

Open Ended

“Buksa cocked his head and furrowed his brow, listening.”

What are 3 other words or phrases that could be used instead?

Multiple Choice

“The terrain changed from scrub to woodland; they walked among stands of stunted trees.”

• tall and slender

• thorny or prickly

• dwarfed or undersized

• gnarled or curving

Multiple Select

Which of the following word(s) is/are not a synonym?

“Then he caught up with the group, determined not to lag behind, not to complain, not to be any trouble to anyone.”

• straggle

• expedite

• hasten

• wane

• inch

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Nya is responsible to gather water for her family. The job is not easy, and she encounters difficulties along the way. However, this water is needed for her family to survive. They need it for drinking, cooking, and more.

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​Are you allowed to go out alone?

What are your daily responsibilities/chores?

What is something you use daily, that you don't even have to think about where it comes from?

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​question this

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Salva cannot find anyone from his family, but he does find other members of his tribe to travel with. Some complain that he is small, weak, or a problem, but others take pity on him and give him help along the way.

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If you found yourself alone somewhere unknown, how would you find your way home?

Do you think you would be afraid, or do you think you would be brave?

Do you trust strangers to help you?​

​if it were me

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​Nya's story begins in 2008, 23 years after Salva's. They both live in Sudan, some things seem similar but some have changed. Nya struggles with everyday life while Salva is escaping his war torn village, trying to survive.

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How are our lives still affected by war today?

What do you think is the hardest part of your daily life?

How do you think your city will change in 23 years?​

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