Long Walk to Water Choice Boxes
Choose 6 Any Assignments and Dropbox them!
Long Walk to Water Choice Smore!
Scrapbook Collector
Scrapbook Collection- Use the Image Collection in LEARN.
View it-think- then post in Edmodo. Based on the images do you feel the story of Long Walk to Water will be interesting? Why or why not? If you have started the book already- how do these images affect the way you already viewed the characters and the situations they are in?
Go to the Tape!
Go to the TAPE !
View the video of The Lost Boys , located in the background building folder and stop and jot what you are thinking after each minute of film. What thoughts do you have? What are you wondering? What do you think is going through their heads? Use this Google Doc and copy the doc for your own use! Share the link in the dropbox in Angel.
Date with the Author
Date with the Author
Watch the video- (In LEARN) Interview with Linda Sue Park. Do you think Salva’s experience will make an interesting story? Why or why not? What do you think Salva will be able to tell us or teach us about survival? About life? Use this Google Doc and copy it for your own use. Share the link in the dropbox in LEARN.
Prediction Maker #1
Prediction Maker #1
Page 4 Prediction- or any page you are about to read!
Once you get to page 4, STOP! Jot down at least 4 predictions in a pages document about what you think it going to happen! Use this Google Doc and copy it for your own use. Share the link in the dropbox in LEARN.
Prediction Maker #2
Prediction Maker #2
Page 7 Prediction- (or use another page you are about to read)
Once you get to page 7, STOP! Jot down at least 5 predictions in pages about what you think is going to happen! Use this Google Doc and copy it for your own use. Share the link in the dropbox in LEARN!
Tribal Research
Tribal Research
Research the tribal regions of Africa! Collect facts about the Dinka Tribe! Create a map using an online tool that shows the Tribal Regions! You might use CultureGrams! Or http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Rwanda-to-Syria/Dinka.html or about the Nuer http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Nuer-History-and-Cultural-Relations.html Use this Google Doc and copy it for your own use. Share the link in the LEARN Dropbox.
Clean Water!
Clean Water!
Research what regions of Africa do not have clean drinking water. Then research what happens to someone that does not have clean water to drink. Predict what might happen to someone if they drink water that is not clean. http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/the-crisis/africa-wash-map and check this one out too! http://www.cleanwaterinafrica.com/ and http://thewaterproject.org/clean-water-wells-in-africa Use this Google Doc and copy it for your own use. Share the link in the LEARN Dropbox.
Water Research
Water Research:
How can water be purified for drinking?
How is your water purified? How is this challenging for regions of Africa? Present a way to share your findings with the world! Here are some resources: http://www.natureskills.com/survival/water-purification-process/ Read about this invention from students: http://www.voanews.com/content/water-purification-africa-/1679934.html Use this Google Doc to share your findings! Share the link in the LEARN Dropbox.
Conflict Collector
Conflict Collector!
Collect and describe the conflicts occurring in each chapter. List the conflict, the type of conflict and describe whether the conflict is internal or external. What is the significance or importance of each conflict to the story/plot? Use direct evidence from the story. There are examples of the Big Four Conflict Types from Storyboard That right here! Use this Google Doc to share your information with me, copy the link to the LEARN Dropbox.
Theme Team
Theme Team
Team up with a partner and explore central ideas and themes. Determine two themes and explore them using the Salva and Nya along with the events in the story. You may list the theme, then share evidence to support why you believe the themes to be true. You may use this Google Doc to share your information with me. Dropbox your link to the LEARN Dropbox.
Gists
Gists
Create Gist Charts for each chapter summarizing what each chapter is about according to Nya and according to Salva. Compare and Contrast how the parallel stories are similar and different. You can use this Google Doc to share your Gists. Copy the link to the LEARN Dropbox.
Mapmaker
Mapmaker
Draw and annotate a map using Google Maps or a similar program sharing Salva’s Journey. You may include Nya’s story as well. Or try this site- http://mapmaker.education.nationalgeographic.com/?ar_a=1&b=1&ls=000000000000 You can share to the LEARN Dropbox.
Letter Writer
Letter Writer
Write Letters to Salva or to Nya. Be sure to share what you have learned about the characters and write what you would have done in similar situations. Write to relate to the characters. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/ Share your letter to the LEARN Dropbox.
Poet & Didn't Know it!
Poet and Didn’t Know It
Write and Create a Collection of at least 10 Poems that share the affect of the characters and their situations/conflicts in the Long Walk to Water. You can free verse it or use a generator like I did-
My love for Water is so great,
my heart melts for It 'til the dusk of day.
The night drips when It's away,
runs, quenches 'til day's dawn.
It beauty is great,
Wondering mind 'til It sees,
Drinking is all I do,
While waiting for the moment, for It to say "I do."
Read more about Poetry Generator: Create Your Own Poem by www.poemofquotes.com
Here is another one: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
You can copy the poem from the generator to a google doc, then share the link to me in the LEARN dropbox.
Interview the Protagonist
Interview The Protagonist
Create Questions and Answers as if you are interviewing Salva about his life experiences. These should be questions you would actually ask Salva! Here are examples of general interview Questions- yours should be related to the characters and the plot of the book! http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/PossibleinterviewQ.pdf You can use this Google Doc to share your interview with me. Dropbox your link to me in LEARN.
Connect the Dots!
Connect the Dots
Choose 4 Chapters and 4 events from each chapter. Create a Chart that illustrates the event, and shares the connection to self, to another book you have read, to the world, and to media. Here are some Connection Stems-
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/connection-stems.pdf and to see more about connections look here:
http://www.myclassroomideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Good-Readers-Make-Connections-Anchor-Chart.jpg You can use this Google Doc to share your ideas and share your link to LEARN Dropbox.
Spicy Words
Spicy Words
Choose and collect three words from each chapter. Write the Word. Copy and Write the sentence that the word comes from with the page number. Then write the connotation of the word you have chosen. What do you think the word means in the context of the story? Then write the denotation of the word. Provide at least one other word that would work in the context of the sentence you provided. You can use this Google Doc to share your Spicy Words with me. Share your link to LEARNl Dropbox.
Passages to Note!
Passages to Note
Choose 5 Noteworthy Passages (more than one sentence or line)
Type out the passage with quotations and page numbers. Write about why you chose the passage. Then write the significance to the plot and how the passage moves the plot forward. Include connections to self, to text, to media, to the world. You can use this Google Doc to share your passages. Then Share your link to LEARN Dropbox.
Inventor
Inventor
What would you invent to help the characters of Long Walk to Water? Give detailed descriptions of the materials you would need to complete the invention and how you would create the invention. What would the invention do and why would it be helpful to the characters? Your idea should be original! You can use this Google Doc to house your information or any ideas you have. You can embed a video too if you like. Share your link to LEARN Dropbox.
Future of the Planet
Future of the Planet
What do you know about the current state of clean drinking water in the world today? What do you know about clean drinking water in the United States? Share what you know and what you think the future holds in a creative way with the world. It could be an infomercial, an iMovie, a song, a short story of at least 150 words.
http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/kids/ You can use this Google Doc to house your information. Share the link to the LEARN Dropbox.