Main Idea/Supporting Detail
What is the main idea? What is a supporting detail?
The main idea is what the WHOLE story is about. A supporting detail is text evidence that supports the main idea.
An African country that is plagued with war. Home to the Dinka and Nuer tribes
What are the name's of the two people whose stories we are learning about?
Who is Salva and Nya
What does it mean to make a connection?
Connect one thing to another and look for the similarities and/or differences
What is an inference?
An inference is an educated guess based on background knowledge and information from the text.
1. Salva did not understand much about it, but he knew that the Rebels from the southern part of Sudan, where Salva and his family were from, were fighting the government, which was based in the North.
2. He ran until he could not run anymore. Then he walked. For hours, until the sun was nearly gone from the sky.
3. It turned out that uncle had joined the group three days earlier, but since there were more than thirty people traveling together, they had not found each other until now.
Salva did not understand much about it, but he knew that the Rebels from the southern part of Sudan, where Salva and his family were from, were fighting the government, which was based in the North.
The longest river in the world. Salva had to cross it to reach the Itang refugee camp
The Nile River
What caused Salva's friend (Marial) and Uncle (Jewiir) to die?
What is Marial from a lion, and Jewiir from being shot by the Nuer tribe
How are ideas in "A Long Walk to Water" and "Children of War" similar
Both discuss the effects war has on African children.
Read the quote below:
In his homeland there was so much war and destructions, poverty, disease, and starvation- so many problems that had not been solved by governments, or rich people, or big aid organizations. What could he possibly do to help? Salva thought about this question a lot, but no answer came to him.
What can you infer that Salva did to help people of Sudan?
He helps all people in his country by building a well for people in rural Sudan
Read the following excerpt:
Salva's father was a successful man. He owned many head of cattle and worked as their village's judge-an honored, respected position. Salva had three brothers and two sisters. As each boy reached the age of about ten years, he was sent off to school.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Salva comes from a wealthy family in his village.
To fall down or give in
Collapse
Name 2 differences Salva and the group experienced at the Gilo River and the Nile River.
Gilo: Crocodiles, Soldiers, Rain, Current, Drowning
Nile: Starvation, Mosquitos, Building Boats
How are Nya's and Salva's stories connected?
Read the sentence below:
A moment later, the man was pulled under. A cloud of red stained the water.
What can you infer happened to the man?
He died from the crocadile in the Nile
Which supporting detail supports the main idea that America is different from Sudan
1) Sometimes he wondered if he would ever be able to read and speak English well.
2) How familiar everything was and how different!
3)All the buildings had electricity. There were white people everywhere. snow fell from the sky for hours at a time.
All the buildings had electricity. There were white people everywhere. snow fell from the sky for hours at a time.
large-caliber guns used in warfare on land
Artillary
Why does Salva's father say he cannot go back to Loun-Ariik to see his mother?
There is still war and they will force him to fight
Why does Nya refer to the water drill as a giraffe?
Read the excerpt below:
Finally, he sat up and opened his eyes. No one else was in the barn. Salva stood so quickly that for a moment he felt dizzy. He rushed to the door and looked out. Nobody. Nothing. They had left him. He was alone.
Why did the first group leave Salva behind when he ran away from his school?
He was too young and the people thought Salva would slow them down
What was the theme of both Salva and Nya's story?
1) Being a leader is more important than being a follower
2) Even when everything else is gone there is always hope
3) Losing your family will destroy your will to live
4) People are stronger as a group than as an individual
Even when everything else is gone there is always hope
A company not meant to make money. A company that is not financially motivated.
Non-Profit Organization
What two things did Salva learn from Michael, the man from Ireland who was an aid at the refugee camp
He learned to read English and play volleyball
Why is it important that Salva built the well for Nya and her community? Think deep!
It is important because it shows that the tribes do not always have to be at war with one another, and that not all people of the Dinka and Nuer hate one another
Read the quote below:
There is no one left to help me. They think I am weak and useless. They are wrong, and I will prove it.
Why does Salva say these words to himself?
To keep himself motivated to keep going, and give himself hope.