GOALThe goal of this website is to provide a space for students to participate in a global discussion about A Long Walk to Water. New discussion topics will be posted each week. Join the conversation! |
ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
This is an educational website designed to provide teachers with a platform for their classes to collaborate with other classrooms from around the world during the reading of A Long Walk to Water, the middle school Global Read Aloud book of 2017. Below, you will find links to online discussions about the novel. Select the chapters you'd like to discuss and join the conversations. Your class can collaborate and post a response as a whole class or you can invite students to write their own responses; your choice. PLEASE read the post "How it Works" below BEFORE participating in any of the discussions.
Who's participating?
Classes are participating around the world! So far, classes are planning to connect from:
- four provinces in Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario)
- fourteen states in the United States (California, Washington, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Florida)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Tel-Aviv, Israel
Reading Schedule for A Long Walk to Water
The Global Read Aloud starts on October 2nd. Here is the schedule that was posted to the GRA website:
Week 1 (week of 10/2) – Chapters 1-3 Week 2 – Chapters 4-6 Week 3 – Chapters 7-9 Week 4 – Chapters 10-12 Week 5 – Chapters 13-15 Week 6 – Chapters 16-18 |
This is the suggested schedule put forth, but you are welcome to cover the chapters in a way that fits your schedule and class. Feel free to comment on discussion topics at any, during any week. |
BLOG POSTS
To participate in any discussion, click on one of the links below. Then, click "read more" next to the discussion topic you are interested to take part in.
About the Sections Below: "How it Works" is required reading for anyone interested in participating. "Chapter Discussions" is your go-to page for weekly discussion questions based on the assigned chapters of the week. Flipgrid videos and responses are also included in each discussion. "Beyond the Story" will include discussion topics associated with the subject of the book: Sudan, refugees, water supply, etc.. You can take part in these "Beyond the Story" discussion topics any time; they aren't broken down by chapter like the "Chapter Discussions". The "Before Reading" section provides a video and discussion topic that would be an excellent hook before the book, but you can add to this discussion at any time as well.
I'm posting to Twitter each time a new discussion topic is added. This would be a great way to be notified when new discussion topics are added. You can follow me at @celestecasoedu .
About the Sections Below: "How it Works" is required reading for anyone interested in participating. "Chapter Discussions" is your go-to page for weekly discussion questions based on the assigned chapters of the week. Flipgrid videos and responses are also included in each discussion. "Beyond the Story" will include discussion topics associated with the subject of the book: Sudan, refugees, water supply, etc.. You can take part in these "Beyond the Story" discussion topics any time; they aren't broken down by chapter like the "Chapter Discussions". The "Before Reading" section provides a video and discussion topic that would be an excellent hook before the book, but you can add to this discussion at any time as well.
I'm posting to Twitter each time a new discussion topic is added. This would be a great way to be notified when new discussion topics are added. You can follow me at @celestecasoedu .
HOW it works Please read this post BEFORE you participate in the discussions. This will ensure that all runs smoothly and this website offers the educational benefits it's intended to provide. This is also a wonderful space to post questions to participates. If you'd like to send a question, thought, or comment directly to the creator of this website, please send it to [email protected]. Click HERE to view FAQs. Before Reading DiscussionClick HERE to watch a short 3 minute video of the author, Linda Sue Park, talking about her novel. The video provides a short overview and a discussion prompt follows. Let's share our thoughts!
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Your students can record individual responses to each discussion topic. To access the Grid click here. If logging in through the app, the grid code is f9n3hnr. A link to the specific topic along with the app code is included in each discussion topic blog post as well. Try to contribute a written class response on the blog posts as well so classrooms without the ability to record and participate and benefit from the collaboration. |
Other Resources
CLICK HERE to view an extensive list of other resources educators have shared for you to use. You will also find tabs to resources for the other Global Read Aloud books as well.
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