The Long Walk

A Long Walk to Water Packet Chapter One: 1.The main character in the first storyline is Nya. 2. Nya is eleven years old. 3.The main character in the second storyline is Salva. 4. Salva is at school when the story begins. 5. Salva is tibe is called Dinka. 6. Salva is eleven years old. 7. Salva realizes he lucky because he has a lot of of cows, which means his family is well off. 8. Salva family is considered rich for having a lot of cows. He has two sisters who keep care of the house with his mom

“A Long Walk To Water” was written by Linda Sue Park. This book is based on a true story in Southern Sudan from the perspective of two kids. A girl named Nya, and a boy named Salva. This book two will have to survive, and face challenges throughout their survival. Survival would be one of the many things this book is based on. For example, Salva must travel non stop to get away from the war along with having to find food, water, and shelter. One more example would be Nya. Nya has to walk to the pond

Long walk to forever 1) Vocabulary study: write a definition for each of the following terms and then use each in a sentence that clearly demonstrates the meaning: Furlough: A vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person. A.W.O.L.: Away from military duties without permission, but without the intention of deserting. A soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave. Colonnade: A series of trees planted in a long row, as on each side of a driveway or road

There's many factors that leads to one's survival. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War; whose name is Salva. His journey wasn't the easiest in fact he was at risk for dying at any given second. There were multiple factors contributing to his survival, his uncle, determination, and physical resources. Salva's uncle was one of the main factors. He gave Salva the will to go

Big Ideas: • Students will read A Long Walk to Water, analyzing the points of view of the central characters, Salva and Nya. • Students focus on one key theme: how individuals survive in challenging environments. • A Long Walk to Water is paired with complex informational texts on Sudan. • Students explore the experiences of people of Southern Sudan during and after the Second Sudanese Civil War. Essential questions: • How do individuals survive in challenging environments? • How do culture,

In the novel, "Long Walk to Water" Salva had to face many challenges like swimming across the Gilo river (which is infested with crocodiles) and surviving the bombing of his school. Salva needed many factors that made him be able to survive two wars. Two of those factors are luck and determination. Luck is one of the many factors which allows Salva to survive.In the novel, Long Walk to Water on page 85 is "… the few medical volunteers could not care for everyone who needed help. Salva felt

stay strong, to be strong in tough times.” This is a quote by Tilman J. Ferititta that analyzes how one must be postive and have the strength to get through a hardship. The novel, “A Long Walk To Water,” is about a young boy, Salva who becomes lost due to the war and is far away from his family. Therefore, he walks with a group of other people to try to survive in the harsh conditions of Southern Sudan. Whereas, the novel, “Out of The Dust” is about a girl named Billie Jo who is living through the

Dystopias in The Long Walk and “1984” “In a democracy, you believe it or not. In a dictatorship you believe it or else.” (Evan Esar). In Stephen King’s The Long Walk and George Orwell’s “1984” the town is run by a dictatorship, the citizens are under pressure to accept the walk and all of its rules or suffer a ticket. The characters of “1984” are forced to accept Big Brothers beliefs and live life as if they were their own, flawless in the eyes of the party. In both books the government uses their

from the novel A Long Walk to Water that live in Sudan, had to go through all of this. Sometimes you have to suffer to survive, some examples of this are that Nya had to walk long ways in the heat of the sun to get water for her family, Salva had to walk so far that he ended up in different countries to get away from two different wars, and Salva had to stay in refugee camps with no family to stay away from the wars the best he could. One important detail is that Nya had to walk a long way in the heat

What if you had to walk every day of your life, just to drink “clean” water for you and your family? Well, that was what Nya, from A Long Walk to Water, had to do. Or, what if you lost your family from war and had to walk months to find a place to settle? That was what Salva, also from A Long Walk to Water, had to do. In A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Nya and Salva go through difficult times, however, they both survive and have better futures. In the article, “After Years of Dry Weather