End of Unit 1 Assessment, Part 1

End of Unit 1 Assessment, Part 1: Analyze Development of Theme: A Long Walk to Water, Chapter 9

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Reading of Chapter 9- Follow along in your book.

• I have read Chapter 9 and are ready to re-take this test.. I am going to get an A.

• I don't need to listen to the chapter, I know all the answers and are just going to go take the test.. I will get a passing grade.

Which theme does the author develop in Chapter 9 of A Long Walk to Water. Pick all that apply (hint there is more then one)

• Family is our most important support

• Nature can present many challenges to humans.

• In challenging situations, it can be helpful to focus only on small steps.

Which of the following quotes from the book supports the theme, "In challenging situations, it can be helpful to focus on small steps."

• But here in the desert, nothing green could survive except tiny evergreen acacia bushes, which somehow endured the long winter months with almost no water.

• "You see that group of bushes?" Uncle said pointing "You need only to walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?"

Write an objective summary of chapter 9 of A Long Walk to Water. Be sure that your summary:

1) Introduces the text with the title, chapter and author and the central idea of the chapter. (Focus only on Salva's story)

2) Uses relevant events and details from the text to support the main idea

3) Wraps up with a concluding statement that includes the theme.

4) Is clear, concise, objective, and in your own words.

You will choose each part of the summary so that it fits the criteria above.

• I am ready to complete the next section.

• I do not understand what is being asked.

Which of the following best fits our topic sentence?

• It is how Salva's Uncle helps him make it though the desert one step at a time.

• Chapter 9 of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is about how Salva's Uncle helps him make it through the desert one step at a time.

Which details support the main idea of your topic sentence?

• Crossing the desert was the hardest part of the journey for Salva. His shoes fell apart, his feet get wounded by thorns and stones , and he is so thirsty. Just when he thinks he cannot go on, his uncle appears at his side and tells him to walk to a clump of bushes just ahead, then some rocks, then a tree...In this way, step-by-step, Salva's Uncle leads him through his first day in the desert.

• Some men come to Nya's village to discuss their water shortage. Salva struggles getting through the desert having to walk without shoes and little water. A woman gives some of her water to a man who is dying.

Which conclusion best sums up the chapter and connects back to the main idea of the topic sentence with a theme.

• This chapter proves that nature can present many challenges to humans.

• This chapter proves that in challenging situations, it can be helpful to focus only on small steps.

What is the gist of Chapter 9 of A Long Walk to Water. (In one or two sentences, tell what the chapter is about.)

Start with: "Chapter 9 of a Long Walk to Water is about..." then finish