A Long Walk to Water
Which country does this book take place in?
Sudan
Who is the baby that diarrhea'd herself to death?
Baby Frances
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural and artistic movement that occurred in New York in the early 1900s
What does context mean?
Any background information needed for the reader to understand the topic being discussed in an essay.
Who is Lehman's favorite super hero?
The Flash
Who are the two characters that the story focuses on?
Salva and Nya
What is the shoe-leather method?
Going door to door and interviewing people in their homes.
Why is the Harlem Renaissance significant?
For the first time in American history, African American art was being created and celebrated. The works were so popular that they desegregated theaters and broke down walls in art and culture in America.
How does Mr. Lehman describe what a focus statement is?
A focus statement is your entire essay summarized into a single sentence.
What is baby Lehman's name?
Alexander Luthor Lehman
What is the difference between academic and domain specific vocabulary?
Academic vocabulary is found often in informational texts and repeat across many different subject areas, whereas domain specific vocabulary is about one specific subject.
Using kindness as an example, explain how social ideas can sometimes spread like germs.
Studies show that kindness is contagious. When hearing positive stories about helping people, the reader becomes more likely to be generous and kind to others. Similarly, in a pen-pal experiment, people who read positive letters were more likely to be kind in connected experiences more-so than people who read negative letters.
How do Bud's actions in "The Boy and the Bayonets" display the theme of community and collaboration?
Bud displays collaboration in "The Boy and the Bayonet" by not trying to retrieve his rifle after dropping it. Trying to grab his rifle would have caused the entire company to fall out of step and off timing, and by not trying to fix his mistake he showed the importance of working with others.
If you don't include this in your Proof Paragraphs, they won't be very good.
Text evidence or specific details from the text.
How old is Mr. Lehman?
37
Explain what it means to be a "Lost Boy of Sudan"
This term referred to the thousands of Sudanese boys that lost their homes and were displaced from their communities because of the Sudanese Civil War.
Explain how John Snow used mapping to trace the outbreak of Cholera, and where he traced it to.
By plotting deaths and infections on a map, John Snow was able to see clusters of deaths and infections near the water pump that was the root of the cholera epidemic in London.
Explain the motto on Hilton's wall and how it relates to the story:
"I will study and make ready, and maybe my chance will come"
Hilton embodies this quote by having a good attitude and has prepared for his opportunity to prove himself. In preparing to prove himself to someone like Durmont, he has the opportunity to do and accomplish great things.
Create a full and complete focus statement in response to the focus question, "What is the best candy bar?"
Answers vary. It needs to include an answer to the question and preview the points that will be discussed to prove it.
For example "The best candy bar is [ANSWER] because of [REASON 1] and [REASON 2]"
What classes does Lehman teach in the afternoon?
Crew, World Mythology, History, and Greek Mythology.
Give at least three reasons why the "Lost Girls of Sudan" often had a harder time than the boys.
Sudanese girls were often put in the care of people that did not look out for them. Sudanese girls were often married off to the highest bidder. The girls did not have as many opportunities to receive an education. The girls did not have as many opportunities to get a job. The girls were treated as property and often endured sexual assault and a loss of rights.
Decide whether Typhoid Mary was a victim or a villain and explain why.
Victim: Even though Typhoid Marry was a healthy carrier of the disease, she was denied due process rights and sent away to what was essentially a prison for years without being able to be released.
Villain: Despite the fact that Typhoid Marry was a healthy carrier of the disease, she repeatedly took jobs as a cook and causing outbreaks of the disease.
How does "Speaks of Rivers" connect nature and history?
"Speaks of Rivers" connects nature and history by piecing together significant times in African / African American history and the bodies of water that were nearby, such as the Euphrates and the dawn of civilization, the Nile and the pyramids, and the Mississippi and the slave trade.
What are the colors used in the Painted Essay template, and what do they represent?
Introduction is red, the essay focus / focus statement / conclusion is green, proof paragraph 1 is yellow, and proof paragraph 2 is blue.
Which schools has Mr. Lehman taught at in-person?
Antonito, Monte Vista High School, and the Alamosa Alternative school.