9/21 Focus Statement Language Dive

It tells us that Linda Sue Park attempted to tell the true story of the lost children of Sudan. 

It tells us that Salva's story is not similar to others' experiences

It tells us that no one knew the story of the lost children of Sudan until Park wrote her nove. 

It tells us that reading about the Lost Children of Sudan is a good way to learn history. 

Identifying differences

Identifying habits of character

Identifying similarities

Identifying main ideas

A Long Walk to Water and Refugee

A Long Walk to Water and Diary of a Wimpy Kid

A Long Walk to Water and The Cat in the Hat

A Long Walk to Water and One Day I Had to Run

What the writer realized or understood when comparing the two texts

Why the writer doesn't like the novel

The writer's opinion about which text is better

The writer's personal experiences

Salva's best friend

The author of A Long Walk to Water

The author of One Day I Had to Run

Nya's mom

Personal accounts of the Lost Boys' experiences

Nya's letters to her mother

Her childhood experiences

Maps of Sudan

The article is an exact replica of Salva's experiences

Salva is John Deng Langbany

The article is a nonfiction text that gives factual information and Salva has similar experiences.

The article was written by Salva's uncle before his death

No change; the sentence would still mean the same

It would signal finding differences between the two texts

It would indicate the writer's biased opinion

It would be a spelling mistake

It identifies the main idea of the essay. 

It provides the writer's personal experiences. 

It hooks the reader's attention

It concludes the essay.