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Linda Sue Park

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The journey of Salva Dut through "A Long Walk to Water."

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This map roughly marks the journey of Salva, the main character of A Long Walk to Water.

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1. Look closely at the map at the beginning of the book. What do you notice? What do you wonder?
2. Salva’s route goes from Loun-Ariik to Kakuma. What kind of environments does he travel through?

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How would your life be different if you did not have access to clean, sanitary water?  Explain how your daily routine would be impacted.

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This video shows an American woman taking the same path that Nya, one of the main characters of the novel, would take several times a day.

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Walking in Sabina's Shoes | World Vision

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After reading each chapter, fill in the Somebody Wanted But So chart attached to Google Classroom.

Somebody: Choose a character.
Wanted: State what they wanted.
But: What prevented that from happening?
So: What did they choose to do instead?

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With three of your classmates, you will embark on a waterhole journey.  Your task is to carry 51 pounds of water between the three of you to the watering hole.  You must follow the correct path to the watering hole or you will not be able to provide for your family.  Beware of crocodiles, lions, and large thorns!  Good luck and stay safe.

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After participating in the water relay activity, reflect on your experience with the water. What was it like? Imagine if you were Nya, and relate your experience back to her.

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After reading each chapter, describe the journey of the main characters, Nya and Salva.

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During Chapter 7, Salva and his group must travel across the Nile River.  He learns how to build boat bundles to safely cross the river.  This video demonstrates the steps that must be taken to build a similar boat.

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Building a Bundle Boat | Live Free or Die

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This video describes the lack of clean water that is putting 5 million people in South Sudan at risk of water-related diseases.

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Lack of clean water leaves 5 million in South Sudan at risk of disease: UNICEF

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What does generosity mean? Would you be generous even if you don’t have much of something? Why or why not?

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What are the characteristics of a leader? Do you consider yourself a leader? Why or why not?

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This video gives a glimpse of some of the refugee camps in South Sudan.  Salva Dut may have experienced a similar refugee camp during his time as a Lost Boy.

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A look at life inside a refugee camp in South Sudan.

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You are a Lost Boy that has been in a refugee camp in Kakuma for many years. You are randomly selected to move to a new country for safety. You have to gather your belongings and flee before the rebels capture you. Which country would you want to move to? What are the top 5 things you are taking to your new home? Why did you choose these items?

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"Walking led me all around the world and brought me back again.”

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I Kept Walking | Salva Dut | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet

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Your job is to write a letter to your fellow Springfield students and staff explaining the water crisis in under developing countries, specifically Sudan, calling them to action to help solve this problem.

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Scholastic Scope article about the journey young girls of Africa must take to retrieve water for their families.

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The Water Project - A Charity Providing Access to Clean Water in Africa

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The Water Project is a charity that provides access to clean, safe and reliable water and sanitation solutions across sub-Saharan Africa, one village at a time.

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It all started with a Lost Boy of Sudan who just kept walking...

Water for South Sudan began when a Lost Boy from a rural village in southwestern Sudan returned home, only to find his father fighting deadly waterborne parasites.

After seeing his father's condition, Salva decided to take matters into his own hands and help his community access better water, sanitation, and hygiene practices.

And today, we call this movement Water for South Sudan!

5 MILLION

people in South Sudan live without daily access to safe water and sanitation services.

3.7 MILES
Children, often girls, spend their days walking for water. They walk an average of 3.7 miles per trip. Sometimes they make multiple trips to obtain water, carrying up to 40 pounds (18 kgs) of water each time.

10 PERCENT
of people in South Sudan have access to basic sanitation services

20 Years of Watering the Seeds of Change

Water Wells

We help drill, maintain, and restore water wells so the people in South Sudan have access to clean water all year-round.

Hygiene

We make sure to educate communities about hygiene so that the clean water from existing wells doesn't get contaminated due to poor hygiene practices.

Sanitation

Our sanitation program makes sure people have access to latrines so communities can prevent the spread of diseases.

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people in South Sudan live without daily access to safe water and sanitation services. Children, often girls, spend their days walking for water. They walk an average of 3.7 miles per trip. Sometimes they make multiple trips to obtain water, carrying up to 40 pounds (18 kgs) of water each time.

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charity: water | Help Bring Clean and Safe Water and Sanitation to Communities

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charity: water is a global nonprofit organization on a mission to end the water crisis by bringing clean and safe water and sanitation programs to communities in need.

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"Diary of a Teenage Refugee"

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In the spring of 2011, protests erupted in the Middle Eastern country of Syria against President Bashar al-Assad's government. The protests were met with violence. The conflict gradually led to rebellion.

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"Strength in Numbers"

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Let's take a minute and classify you. No, this will not hurt. Let's see... you are a person, right? You belong to a group called "students." You spend your day at school with other students. Your school is filled with other people who are not students but help the students learn. Did I get all that right? It is very helpful to find out how a living thing fits into the world and how it changes the things around it. By knowing what kind of human you are, I can probably tell when you wake up, what you study, what you eat at school, maybe even what you want to be when you grow up. Here, I will show you how to do it.

It all begins with one living thing. You are a person. One organism. Pick an animal. I am going to guess you picked a... slug. No? Maybe I do not know everything about you. How about a bee? An organism is one living thing. It can be anything from a piece of grass to a chicken to a blue whale to you. Think of it as one thing that needs energy to keep on living. This is what makes an organism different from dirt or air. This bee of ours cannot buzz alone. Q1

Just as you belong to a group of students, all living things belong to one group. A lot of living things will be born together and stay in places where there is food they can eat. You stay with students because you all learn together. When talking about living things in general though, we say it's because they can make babies together. A species is a group of living things that make babies with each other but not other living things. It's like a club only for bees. Q2

Students hang out in schools. Bees hang out in a hive. They live together because they are stronger in numbers. They all have the same needs when it comes to food and homes. That means bees can help each other find pollen and students help each other learn new things. A population is a group of the same kind of living thing all living together. They stay strong by staying together. It's a lot easier to squish one bee than it is a swarm of bees coming right at you. Q3

Bees need more than just other bees. They can't eat other bees. They can't build their hive out of bees. They need many different kinds of living things around them. They need flowers, and the flowers need the bees to help them make seeds. After the bees make honey, there will be bears to come eat the hive so there are not too many bees. A community is a lot of different kinds of populations living together: bees, flowers, bears. At your school, that means students, teachers, the janitor. No living thing can live without many other living things around it.

By figuring out how a living thing works in the world we can understand so much more about how it affects everything around it. You cannot learn about bees without learning how they act with other bees. You cannot learn about bees without learning about flowers and maybe even bears. You cannot learn about students without learning about teachers and principals. Nothing grows alone. Q4

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There are a lot of different types of living things. By grouping living things based on their similarities, it is easier to determine how they work in and contribute to the world. This article explores the classification of living things, how they live together, and how they interact with other groups.