NYS Module 1 ELA 7th Grade

1. DO NOW
Take out homework (Exit Tickets)
Re-read! Look at Chapter 2 (pg. 8-13)
Find one sentence that shows you
something about the culture of Salva’s
tribe.
**Hint! Jobs, traditions, religion, etc.

2. A Long Walk to Water
Learning Objectives
I can cite several pieces of text-based
evidence to support my analysis of Nya’s
and Salva’s character.
I can analyze how the author,
Linda Sue Park, develops and contrasts the
points of view of Nya and Salvia.

3. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Definitions for back of notebook:
cite =
evidence =

4. Difficult Texts!
What can we do?
Things Close Readers Do
• Get the gist of what a text is about
• Know how YOU deal with emotional text
• Talk about what they read!!
• Use the text to answer questions
• Re-read

5. A Long Walk to Water
Gathering Evidence
Guiding Question:
How do culture, time and place influence
the development of identity?

6. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Vocabulary!
Open to last page in notebook
• culture= the beliefs and lifestyles of a
particular group of people
What are examples of how someone’s
culture shapes his or her identity?

7. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Vocabulary!
Open to last page in notebook
• time= a specific period in which
someone lives (1980’s, 2008)
What are examples of how someone’s
time shapes his or her identity?

8. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Vocabulary!
Open to last page in notebook
• place= a geographic location in which
someone lives (includes weather,
climate, resources, etc.)
What are examples of how a place
shapes someone’s identity?

9. A Long Walk to Water
Gathering Evidence Worksheet
What to do:
• Read directions silently
• Fill in boxes with your information
• Use Chapters 1-2 to complete the grid

10. A Long Walk to Water
Gathering Evidence Worksheet
Detail/ Evidence Page # Inference/ Reasoning Used in
your
writing?
“Salva had three brothers
and two sisters. As each
boy reached the age of
about ten years, he was
sent off to school.”
2 In Salva’s culture,
schooling is only for
boys. He feels happy
and takes school
seriously.
“It would take her half the
morning if she didn’t stop
along the way.”
1
From the book
Your ideas based
on the book

11. A Long Walk to Water
Gathering Evidence – Rereading!
Use evidence to prove your inference
• How did the time period when Salva grew
up affect who he is?
• How did where Nya lived affect who she is?
• What are Salva and Nya’s cultures like?

12. A Long Walk to Water
Gathering Evidence Worksheet
Detail/ Evidence Page # Inference/ Reasoning Used in
your
writing?

13. A Long Walk to Water
Gathering Evidence – Rereading!
On Your Own!!!
• Try Chapter 2 by yourself
• Use the worksheet to record your answers
• When done, circle the row of which you are
most proud.

14. A Long Walk to Water
Homework
Homework!
• See the lines at the bottom of your
Gathering Evidence Worksheet.
• Come up with two (2) questions you have
after reading Chapters 1 & 2.
Hint! Questions can be about place, time, culture,
people, the future of the two stories…or…