NYS Module 1 ELA 7th Grade

1. DO NOW
Take out homework (Gathering
Evidence worksheet)
• Read over your work
• Circle your best answer
Take out article “Sudanese Tribes
Confront Modern War”

2. A Long Walk to Water
Learning Objectives
I can make connections from the text
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War” to
the novel A Long Walk to Water.
I can cite several pieces of text-based
evidence to support my analysis of excerpts
from the article.
I can use context clues to determine word
meaning.

3. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Have you figured it out?
Open to back of notebook
• guerrillas= (not gorilla)

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
• Make notes (annotate) as they read
• Focus on key vocabulary (context clues)
• Use notes on quizzes!

5. A Long Walk to Water
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Think-Pair-Share
• Share your homework with partner
• Be ready to share with the class

6. “Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Gathering Evidence Worksheet
Detail/ Evidence Pg # Inference/ Reasoning Used in
your
writing?
“Cattle raiding is a hoary
[old or ancient] tradition of
pastoralists throughout
East Africa.”
“…the victims were almost
always warriors…”

7. “Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Gathering Evidence Worksheet
Detail/ Evidence Pg # Inference/ Reasoning Used in
your
writing?

8. “Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Summary
What is the main idea of the first
excerpt (1st three paragraphs)?
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9. “Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Summary– write at top of article
What is the main idea of the first
excerpt (1st three paragraphs)?
The Dinka and Nuer both live in Southern Sudan
and have been stealing each other’s cattle for a
long time. Until 1983, just a few warriors used
to die in these raids. In 1983, they were on the
same side of the war, and started to use guns.

10. A Long Walk to Water
Background Knowledge
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Excerpt # 2 Quick Look
• When was the article written?
• How do you know?
• What time period was Excerpt 1 about?
• How do you know?

11. A Long Walk to Water
Background Knowledge
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Excerpt # 2 Quick Look
• What time period is Excerpt 2 about?
• How do you know?
• Which excerpt deals with Nya’s time?
• Which excerpt deals with Salva’s time?

12. A Long Walk to Water
Background Knowledge
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Excerpt # 2
• Skim article and highlight BOLD words
• Look for any bracketed [ ] definitions, too

13. A Long Walk to Water
Background Knowledge
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Excerpt # 2
• Read along as I read again
• Make notes about the gist after each
paragraph
• Pay attention to your highlighted words!

14. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Have you figured it out?
Try it with a partner!
• fault line=
• topple=
• coup (like “coo”)=
• phase

15. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Have you figured it out?
Open to back of notebook
• pollution=

16. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Have you figured it out?
Open to back of notebook
• guerrillas= (not gorilla)

17. A Long Walk to Water
Vocabulary
Have you figured it out?
Open to back of notebook
• roughshod=
• dysfunction=
• assault

18. A Long Walk to Water
Learning Objectives
I can make connections from the text
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War” to
the novel A Long Walk to Water.
I can cite several pieces of text-based
evidence to support my analysis of excerpts
from the article.
I can use context clues to determine word
meaning.

19. A Long Walk to Water
Homework
Gathering Evidence Organizer
• Re-read the article “Sudanese Tribes
Confront Modern War” – excerpt # 2
• Write the “gist” for each section (4-11)