DO NOW

• Take out homework • Reader’s Notes – Chapters 11-13

Vocabulary!1) What does despair mean? (use dictionary)2) Why does Salva feel despair?3) What is the relationship between despair

and desperate?

A Long Walk to WaterDictionary Work

VocabularyCopy into back of notebook

• despair-

• desperate -

A Long Walk to WaterDictionary Work

VocabularyCan you figure out this one?

• stampede

Estampida :

• Spanish for the word “crash” desperate

• French for the wood “feet” (pieds)

A Long Walk to WaterLearning Objectives

I can define words from A Long Walk to Water in my notebook glossary.

I can select evidence to explain what happens to Salva and Nya in the book.

I can select a quote from the book and explain how it illustrates a factor in how Nya and Salva survive.

A Long Walk to WaterChapters 11-13

Chapter &

Page #

Nya’s Story

(Reader’s Notes)

Salva’s Story

(Reader’s Notes)

A Long Walk to WaterVocabulary

Have you figured it out?Fill in the blanks!

• doubtful(94)=

• mingle (71)=

• plagued (80) =

A Long Walk to WaterVocabulary

Have you figured it out?Fill in the blanks!

• peril(80)=

• _____________

• _____________

A Long Walk to WaterGathering Evidence Organizer

What to do?• Will keep adding to the chart

• Will get even better at collecting evidence

• At the bottom…write one thing you plan to do to improve YOUR work on the organizer.

A Long Walk to WaterDiscussion Appointments

Today’s appointment:

WHITE NILE APPOINTMENT!

A Long Walk to WaterSurvival Anchor Chart

Salva/Nya Anchor Chart:Look at Reader’s Notes and add to this chart

• Nya Chapter 11:

• Salva Chapter 11:

A Long Walk to WaterSurvival Anchor Chart

Salva/Nya Anchor Chart:Look at Reader’s Notes and add to this chart

• Nya Chapter 12:

• Salva Chapter 12:

A Long Walk to WaterSurvival Anchor Chart

Salva/Nya Anchor Chart:Look at Reader’s Notes and add to this chart

• Nya Chapter 13:

• Salva Chapter 13:

A Long Walk to WaterWriting an ACE Response

ACE (Evidence Based Constructed Response)

How does persistence help Salva survive in a difficult environment?• What is persistence?

Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

How dies persistence help Salva survive a difficult environment?

A = Answer the question (reword)

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Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

How dies persistence help Salva survive a difficult environment?

Salva’s persistence helps him survive in a difficult environment in the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.

Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

Keep going…

C = Cite evidence

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Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

Keep going…

Salva crosses a desert with a group of refugees. This is a long, difficult crossing that will take at least three days. On the first day, Salva’s only pair of shoes falls apart. He has to decide what to do. Park writes,

Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

Keep going…

“After only a few minutes, Salva had to kick off the flapping shreds and continue barefoot.” (pg. 52)

Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

Finish it up…

E = Explain why this quote answers the question (infer)

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Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question

Finish it up…

Salva’s talking off his shoes shows real persistence. Instead of just giving up, he decides to go barefoot to continue his hike across the desert. Because of his persistence, Salva is able to continue walking and survive.

A Long Walk to WaterWriting an ACE Response

ACE Your turn!

With your partner, find a quote from Chapters 11-13 that shows Salva’s persistence. • Write out the quote on Thinkmark• Write down the page you found it

A Long Walk to WaterWriting an ACE Response

ACE

ON YOUR OWN, finish writing your ACE response. 1. Restate!2. Set up and use the quote.3. EXPLAIN how the quote shows persistence

and survival

A Long Walk to WaterWriting an ACE Response

ACE (Evidence Based Constructed Response)

How does persistence help Salva survive in a difficult environment?• What is persistence?

A Long Walk to WaterExit Ticket

Exit Ticket!I can select a quote from Al Long Walk to Water and explain how it illustrates a factor in how Nya and Salva survive.

• Re-read your ACE answer• Highlight one part of your answer you did

well• Below the answer – what is something

you need to create a good ACE?

A Long Walk to WaterHomework

Read and Re-Read!!

• Skim Chapters 11-13 again!

• Add two (2) quotes to your organizer

• Read Chapters 14-15

• Add to Reader’s Notes in notebook

Think water!