Nov 15, 2010 salva dut is 11 years old when war raging in the sudan separates him from his family. A long walk to water this short video plays music while you view a collage of images with some overlaid text. A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park about the book written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of elevenyearold salva dut, a dinka boy who goes on a terror. A long walk to water by linda sue park novel unitteaching package. Book like no other this book is not like any other book. Marshall talked to mindshift about why a long walk to water has had such a big impact both on herself and her students, especially since. 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. Capirchioa long walk to water park view middle school. Nov 15, 2010 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. There have been several books about the lost boys of sudan for adults, teens, and even for. This is a student work pack for your novel study of a long walk to water by linda sue park. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on the true story of salva dut, one of the lost boys from sudan during the second sudanese civil war in 1985. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The lessons salva remembers from his family keep him from.
Look closely at the map at the beginning of the book. Salva dut is 11 years old when war raging in the sudan separates him from his family. A long walk to water book report by caighley e on prezi. Maybe even some children younger than the age of ten, as its very grounding.
Describe the type of point of view from which a long walk to water is written. A book about the water cycle walk the renaissance walka kids guide to florence, italy the walk west. Both salva and nya are urged on by their individual reserves of hopefor a better tomorrow, a better futurebut neither really knows what lies beyond. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk. But beyond that, its a touching narrative about strife and survival on a scale most american readers will never see. After finishing the novel, a long walk to water by linda sue park, ive come to the conclusion that the theme of the story is perseverancehope. My book, a long walk to water, is not double bylined, which i think is. This resource includes 7 pages of jammedpacked questions that includes. The other villagers would use tools to break the rocks up into gravel. A long walk to water 144 discussion task cards 7th grade ela, 6th grade reading. Touching take on lost boys of sudan, based on true story. You are too small, and not strong enough yet, without water you will not survive the rest of walk. You will participate in an activity called give one, get one, move on gogomo you will need a gogomo chart sheet.
Their stories are far apart in time, salvas story starts in 1985 and nyas in 2008 both in the country of sudan. Published in 2010, the novel is written for older children and young adults and tells two separate stories which. Mar 16, 2014 after finishing the novel, a long walk to water by linda sue park, ive come to the conclusion that the theme of the story is perseverancehope. Had salva given up 19 years ago when he was walking an endless walk to what seemed to be nowhere, he would of never met his goal of enlightening lives by bringing food, water, and education to those who struggle. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapter 6 duration. A long walk to water is primarily based on two stories that the author weaves together very skillfully.
One of nya and her journey to provide water for her family and the other, the true story of salva dut, one of the over 3,000 sudanese lost boys forced from their homes by war. In 2008, nya and her family are living a three days walk from a big lake. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered. 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 read online free book by linda sue. When the sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, elevenyearold salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other dinka tribe members through southern sudan, ethiopia, and kenya in search of safe haven. The a long walk to water quotes below are all either spoken by nya or refer to nya. As they trudged through the heat, salva finally had a chance to talk to uncle about a worry that had been grow ing like a long shadow across his.
A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. The stories are 25 years apart but the book talks about how their stories intersect. Resources to enhance the study of a long walk to water. Sometimes, when living in a country so developed, stories such as these can seem unreal, but this story has enough realism to break that barrier and remind us there are. In a long walk to water, which is based on a true story, linda sue park weaves these two incredible, sidebyside stories of courage and resilience. But its nearlytruetolife account of sudans brave souls will inspire you to look for promise in a country where for so long, there has. Most of the year, nyas family lives far from the lake, near a smaller pond. A long walk to water by linda sue park tells the stories of nya would lives in southern sudan in 2008 and salva who lived in southern sudan in 1985. 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 turned out that the loud machine was a drill which was used to dig deep into the ground. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy.
There have been several books about the lost boys of sudan for adults, teens, and even for elementaryschool readers. Newsela is an instructional content platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject. Based on the life of salva dut, who, after emigrating to america in 1996, began a. Based on the life of salva dut, who, after emigrating to america in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in sudan. In this way, they avoid the fighting between their own. This spare, hardhitting novel delivers a memorable portrait of two children in sudan. You will need a cover sheet, something to write with, and extra paper. Nyas family has been coming to the lake for decades, so nya has gone to the lake for as long as shes been alive. A long walk to water textbased discussion questions prereading. Nya has also grown familiar with the look of fear on her mothers face when nyas father. Apr 03, 2014 a long walk to water book talk jordan griebner. The premium pro 50 gb plan gives you the option to download a copy of your binder to your local machine.
A long walk to water by linda sue park book talk grades 46. A long walk to water aligning fictional reading incorporating crosscurricula association introduction linda sue parks book entitled a long walk to water lexile measure. He thinks of the long war over land and water between the dinka and the nuer. Hello, im grace lin and im here talking with linda sue park about.
A discussion guide to a long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park book s pages. There are not many books that have two differents stories going on at the same time. Students should have read the book prior to this lesson. A long walk to water character inferencesthis activity for the novel a long walk to water by linda sue park asks students to make inferences about both nya and salvas characters, comparing and contrasting, selecting evidence to support inferences, and writing an ondemand analysis in response to a. A long walk to water is a devastating, painful story. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named nya, which takes place in sudan as well, but beginning in 2008.
To avoid the conflict, he walks for years with other refugees, seeking sanctuary and scarce food and water. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on a long walk to water. A long walk to water is based on salva duts true story of perseverance amid adversity. For several days, the old woman allows him to fetch firewood and water from the pond, but the water source is quickly drying up. A long walk to water by linda sue park purchase it here.
The first story is of nya, a girl from sudan, and the second story is of salva dut, a sudanese boy. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. Had salva given up 19 years ago when he was walking an endless walk to what seemed to be nowhere, he would of never met his goal of enlightening lives by bringing food, water, and education to those. A message from salva dut rochester, new york, 2010 this is the story of the life of salva dut. A long walk to water is a short book, but it packs quite an emotional wallop. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a y. Even though all of the water coming out of the hole was muddy and brown, nya was still very excited. Think back on some of your favorite characters from. Park simply yet convincingly depicts the chaos of war and an unforgiving landscape as they expose salva to cruelties both natural and manmade. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in a long walk to water, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Parents need to know a long walk to water by newbery medalwinning author linda sue park a single shard blends fact and fiction to tell a story of the civil war in sudan 19832005, in which more than 20,000 socalled lost boys became displaced andor orphaned. A long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985. Afterwards assign the reading, discussion questions, activity and take a quiz.
Paul episcopal church, the community of rochester, and his community college, monroe. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named nya, which takes place in. No one, it seemed, was sure where nuer land ended and dinka land began, so each tribe tried to lay chim to the areas richest in water. Based on a true story long walk to water water is water. Despite the occasional violence in this story, i think its a great book to offer any mature child. They can hear the artillery in the distance and salva hopes that his family. Teacher resources about 4 times a year, i would love to tell you about new, free teacher resources, school visits or appearances, or new books coming out. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read. Readers will have no trouble empathizing with salva, who suffers incredible hardship when a war drives him from his home. The pond water was piped into what looked like a giant plastic baga bag big enough to fill the entire bed of the truck. This work back provides a onepage assignment for each chapter of the book, plus all answer keys.
After being separated from his family in 1985, salva. A long walk to water illustrations pdf for more information on this book. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections. The video would make a good introduction to the book. There are bombings, burnings, and people with guns and machetes. Nyas mother and a few other women would walk back and forth collecting rocks and stones which they would bring back for the men working with the drill. Water had to be flowing constantly into the borehole to keep the drill running smoothly. In south sudan in 2008, an elevenyearold girl named nya walks through a hot, dry environment. Like a miracle, the small amounts of water revived them. The book s denouement, however, intertwines their stories in a soulsatisfying and optimistic way.
Pdf teachers often request this image from my talk whodunit. A long walk to water textbased discussion questions. A long walk to water in bulk classroom book sets bookpal. A long walk to water by linda sue park book talk grades 4. A long walk to water gives readers a closer look on how life is in the poorer countries. Some of the othersthey will be able to manage better than you. It is a story that is partially based on the true story of salva dut, a somalian from the dinka tribe. Each page covers three vocabulary words that the students must infer, three higherorder response and skillsbased questions, and a place to write a brief. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. It tells the stories of two different children in different parts of sudan. By sunset, they would be out of the desert, and after that, it would not be far to the itang refugee camp in ethiopia. Nya was still confused, but did see that the pile of rocks and gravel got bigger everyday.
Long walk to freedom billy lynns long halftime walk. Salva duts story begins in 1980s and continues into the 2000s, and nyas story covers the time period between 2008 and 2009. A long walk to water book the seattle public library. Based on a true story from the worlds largest community of readers. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover. Salva is a sudanese boy who, when gunfire breaks out while hes at school, is forced to go on the run due to the civil war leaving his family behind. Her responsibility is to walk to the pond twice a day every day to fetch water for her family. There were at least ten men working with the drill and loading equipment and plastic pipes onto their trucks nyas mother and a few other women would walk back and forth collecting rocks and stones which. May 26, 20 in a long walk to water, which is based on a true story, linda sue park weaves these two incredible, sidebyside stories of courage and resilience. Home for just long enough to eat, nya would now make her second trip to the pond. Theyll also be impressed by his strong will, which helps him not only survive a terrible circumstance but also return to help the people still. Pdf download a long walk to water free unquote books.
Long walk to water is a beautiful and inspiring book about children in southern sudan starting in 1985 and finishing in highly engaging and readable for. Today we will take the test for a long walk to water. Nuec the nuer and the dinka had a long histo oftmubk. What do the differences in the size and color of the typeface, length of the. Sure enough, there were now three women giving water to the men on the ground. A long walk to water student workbook pack chapter. In this epilogue, he thanks those who helped him along the way. The crew drove to the pond and back several times a day. About 4 times a year, i would love to tell you about new, free teacher resources, school visits or appearances, or new books coming out. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african.