A Long Walk to Water Activity

If you are reading A Long Walk to Water with your students, you'll want them to complete this prereading activity to gain background information on the novel's setting, plot, and author. This lesson includes clickable links for students to use to better understand Linda Sue Park, Sudan, and Salva's journey through the different parts of Africa.

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⭐️⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a great introductory activity to the novel, and it provided enough information for students to have a basic understanding of the topic." - Nancy, 7th grade teacher

Students will:

• Gain a better understanding of the location and geography of Sudan, Africa
• Learn about the author of A Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park
• Gain background information about Salva Dut, the main character of A Long Walk to Water

Included, you will receive:

• Sneak Peek into my Classroom: Tips on how to use this lesson in your classroom
• Google Slides link of the WebQuest to efficiently distribute through your learning management system such as Google Classroom or Schoology.
• Printable student answer sheet
• Digital Google Slides version of the student response sheet
• Answer key

This activity was designed to allow students to better understand South Sudan. This part of the world was utterly foreign to most of my students. This lesson helped them gain a better understanding of Africa's geography, culture, and people.

How to use this lesson in your classroom:

• Complete as a whole class activity to allow for further discussions of Sudan.
• Allow students to work in small groups. Students can learn from one another and have conversations about their research.
• Independent prereading activity
• Sub plans
• Homework assignment

Feedback from teachers who used this lesson in their classroom:

• Great resource to build background knowledge on places and events my students are not familiar with.
• Great resource! I used this as an anticipatory activity before reading the book. Students loved it!
• What a great resource to use to help introduce the novel. Thanks so much!
• Thank you! I love this book, and this is perfect to use to introduce the book, as well as teach students about an important social issue.

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