"A Long Walk to Water"
Text Structures
Point of View
"A Long Walk to Water" Vocabulary
Author's purpose
100

The two main characters from the story.

Who are Salva and Nya?

100

A passage explains what something looks like, sounds like, or feels like.

What is description?

100

The point of view in which the narrator use the words “I” or “we” to tell the story.

What is "first person?"

100

This word means a long period of time with little or no rain.

What is a drought?

100

The Author's purpose is to make you laugh.

What is "to entertain?"

200

The name of the country where Salva and Nya live.

What is Sudan?

200

A passage tells about an event and what happened because of it.

What is Cause and Effect?

200

The point of view in which the narrator uses "you" to tell the story."

What is second person point of view?

200

This word means a group of people who share the same language, culture, or ancestors, and often live together.

What is a tribe?

200

The author's purpose is to write a letter asking people to recycle and care for the planet.

What is "to persuade?"

300

The language Salva is studying at school.

What is the Arabic language?

300

A passage explains a problem and then gives one or more ways to solve it.  

Problem and Solution.

300

In this point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story but only knows what one character is thinking or feeling.

What is third person limited point of view?

300

This word means a group of people who share the same language, culture, or ancestors, and often live together.

What is a tribe?

300

The author writes about their own experience of moving to a new city and writes about how it made them feel.  

What is "to reflect?"

400

The name of the tribe that Salva is a part of.

What is the Dinka tribe?

400

A passage explains steps in a process or events in the order they happened.

What is sequence?

400

The narrator is not in the story but knows everything—what all the characters think, feel, and do.

What is third person omniscient point of view?

400

This word describes a person who leaves their home or country to stay safe because of war, danger, or natural disasters.

What is a refugee?

400

The author writes a science book explaining how volcanoes erupt, including step-by-step details to help students understand the process.  

What is "to teach?"

500

The name of the village that Salva is from.

What is Loun-Ariik?

500

A passage groups animals into mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish, then explains what traits each group shares.

What is classification?

500

“Maya ran as fast as she could, hoping no one would see her. Across town, Jake waited nervously.”
What point of view is this written in?

What is third person omniscient?

500

This word means a person who follows the religion of Islam.

What is a Muslim?

500

The author explains what they think a poem really means and what message the poet was trying to share.

What is "to interpret?"