1. DO NOW
Reviewing Juxtaposition
• Two passages on the worksheet
juxtapose Salva and Nya.
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What does juxtapose mean?
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When done…work on the back!
2. A Long Walk to Water
Learning Objectives
I can explain how Park compares and
contrasts Nya and Salva to convey ideas
about how people survive in Sudan.
3. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
Think-Pair-Share
With your WHITE NILE partner, discuss:
• How does having both characters’ stories so
close to each other help Park convey the
message that even after years of difficulty,
life can improve?
• How is this message stronger because it is
shown in both stories, rather than just in
one?
4. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
Practice Juxtaposing!
• What are two ways Nya and Salva are
juxtaposed in the book?
1)
2)
5. A Long Walk to Water
Compare & Contrast
Nya
Salva
6. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
White Nile Partners
More Juxtaposition!
• Work on the Juxtaposition Practice page
• …both sides…
7. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
How did you do?
Share out
• What are Salva’s two roles?
• How does this juxtaposition help you
compare Salva as a boy with Salva as an
adult?
• What does this comparison suggest about
what allowed him to survive?
8. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
How did you do?
…more!
• How does adding Nya to Salva’s story help
Park better show why these traits allowed
Salva to survive?
• How does having Nya as a character make
it possible for Park to compare Salva as a
boy and as an adult?
9. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
How did you do?
…and more!
• To what extent do these traits also help
Nya?
• How does juxtaposition help you compare
the characters of Salva and Nya?
• Why might Park use two characters to
convey her messages about survival in
Sudan and not just one?
10. A Long Walk to Water
Poetry Writing
White Nile Partners
• Test tomorrow!
• Will be similar to the work we did today
(Do Now and Practice work)
• How do you think you’ll do tomorrow?
• What could you do tonight to succeed
tomorrow?
11. A Long Walk to Water
Homework
Test tomorrow!
• Look over notes for Nya and Salva
• Add to your Venn Diagram any new
thoughts …can use on test tomorrow