Anybody taught “A Long Walk to Water” for 6th grade? We just adopted it and I need some suggestions to get my kids to understand the whole new culture it introduces to them.

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Yes! Such a good book! I'll get back to you on some ideas, but there should be some resources listed in the back of the book. There is probably a lot of info if you google "The Lost Boys of Sudan" which is what the story is based on. There is a PG documentary called "God Grew Tired of Us" about the Lost Boys. Also, there are a lot of charities that are dedicated to building wells/providing fresh water to villages such as Ryan's Well. Another good book to go along with it is "Home of the Brave". It's a quick read about an African immigrant child who moves to Minnesota in the winter and it's written in free verse.

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NYS used it in 7th grade as part of their module system they roled out several years ago. Go to engageny and you will see an entire unit plan you can take from and use.

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We read John Bul Dau’s book “Lost Boy, Lost Girl” as well as the docs. There are tons of resources. Salva’s TED talk as well. Just trying to remember what we used...

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