Context Clues
Inferencing
Summarizing
Context Clues- challenge
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100
Like a miracle, the small amounts of water revived the dying men. They were able to stagger to their feet and join the group as the walking continued.
What does the word revived mean?
Revived means brought back to life
100
"The refugee camp at Itang was filled with people of all ages- men, women, girls, small children... But most of the refugees where boys and young men who had run away from their villages when the war came."
Why do you think that the boys and young men ran away?
I think_______ because ___________
I think the boys and young men ran away because they didn't want to have to fight.
100
Marial was gone. Uncle was gone, too, murdered by those Nuer men right before Salva's eyes. Marial and Uncel were no longer by his side, and they never would be again, but Salva knew that both of them would have wanted him to survive, to finish the trip and reach the Itang refugee camp safetly. It was almost as if they had left their strength with him, to help him on his journey.
Summarize the paragraph in your own words.
Marial and Uncle are dead, but Salva knows they would want him to keep going.
100
It did not seem as if the camp could hold any more, but still they kept coming: long lines of people, some emaciated from a lack of food, some hurt or sick, all exhausted.
What does emaciated mean?
Emaciated means really skinny.
100
Point to Sudan on the map
(orange country in Africa)
200
As they trudged through the heat, Salva thought about how thirsty he was and how far he had walked.
What does trudged mean?
trudged means walk slowly
200
Children who arrived at the refugee camp without their families were grouped together, so Salva was separated at once from the people he had traveled with. Even though they had not been kind to him, at least he had known them. Now, among strangers once again, he felt uncertain and maybe even afraid.
Salva has to go with other kids who don't have a family. He feel scared to be all alone with new people.
200
How can Salva tell when someone is part of the Dinka tribe?
They have a particular pattern of scars on their forehead
300
Early afternoon, they cam across the first evidence that the desert was receding; a few stunted trees, small but trying to grow near a shallow pool of muddy water.
What does stunted mean?
stunted means small, not growing well
300
Nya's mother tied the baby on her back and walked with several other women to a place between the village and the pond. They collected piles of rocks and stones and tied them up into bundles using sturdy cloth. They balanced the bundles on their heads, walked back to the drilling site, and emptied the rocks onto the ground.
Nya's mom and other women are collecting rocks and bringing them to the place where the well is going to be.
300
What keeps Salva going each day, even though his life is super hard?
He thinks about what his family would have wanted. Also he follows uncle's advice where he just tries to get through one day at a time and not think too much about the future.
400
The men with guns took the people's food and make some of them take off their clothes so they could take that too. When the men had finished their looting, they picked up Uncle's gun.
What does looting mean?
Looting means stealing
400
How do you think Nya's life will change once there is water in her village?
She will get to attend school and she won't have to walk so far everyday.
500
They buried Uncle in a hole and out of respect for him, the group walked no more that day but took time to mourn their dead leader.
What does mourn mean?
Mourn means to be sad that someone has died
500
If you had to switch places with a character in the story, who would you choose and why?
explain your answer