A Long Walk to Water Ch. 1-5

What tribe is Salva?

• Dinka

• Nuer

• Sudanese

• Jur-chol

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What tribe is Nya?

• Dinka

• Nuer

• Sudanese

• Jur-chol

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why don't the Dinka and Nuer get along?

• They disagree on who deserves the honey

• They don't agree they should be Muslim

• They're always fighting for the best land with water

• They have a history of war

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is there a war in Salva's story?

• They are fighting for the water rights

• They are undecided on who owns the land

• The tribes are fighting for weapons

• The government is forcing people to be Muslim

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

What doesn't Nya's family live at the big pond year round?

• It doesn't have any water during the other times of year.

• The Dinka would cause violence and fighting

• They don't want her to work as hard all the time

• Her family doesn't want to move

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why didn't the old woman let Salva stay with her?

• She didn't want him to be a threat for her

• She knew he would probably die

• She didn't want to feed him

• She was dying

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the setting affect Nya's life?

• She doesn't have any friends

• She isn't close with her mom

• Her mom doesn't trust her

• Her life is consumed by getting water

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can we infer about Salva's character?

• He is family-oriented

• He is arrogant

• He is ashamed of his culture

• He is weak

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can we infer about Nya's character?

• She is proud

• She is defiant

• She is lazy

• She is responsible

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Whose story is fictional?

• Salva

• Buska

• Nya

• Mariel

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5