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The Lost Boys of Sudan 10/13/21

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How many other boys had an experience like Salva? Record your answer in a complete sentence, restating the question in the answer.

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What percent of the boys died before reaching Kakuma? Record your answer in a complete sentence, restating the question in the answer.

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Identify three facts that were included in both the passage "A Closer Look at The Lost Boys of Sudan" and the novel A Long Walk To Water.

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All of the Lost Boys came from Salva's village of Loun-Ariik.

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Which answer best describes this passage.

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Read about juxtaposition to help you to answer question 11. The question is referencing the video you just watched. The same video is here for you to reference, if needed.

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Identify what was juxtaposed in the previous video.

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19.

The writer begins this article with and anecdote instead of immediately presenting statistics about Sudan. What is the purpose or value of doing this?

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What connection can you make between the novel, A Long Walk To Water and the information shared in this article on this page.

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Be sure to read the sidebar section about tone. The explanation includes reference to informal and formal writing. Which type of writing is mostly used in this article?

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This page shares many of the emotional difficulties the Lost Boys had to deal with. Identify one you would find difficult and explain why.

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Based on the photograph, what can you infer about Riak's experiences at his junior hight school?

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How many people lost their lives due to the civil war in South Sudan?

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Were the Lost Boys boys younger or older than you?

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Which response best describes how he is feeling.

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What is his focus regarding why he is saying life is tough in America?

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What cultural difference did he share about being in America?

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What does the reporter mean when he uses the figurative language "the staples of life"?

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What is the connotation for where the boys came from when the reporter says "The plane will take the boys from nowhere to somewhere"?

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The reporter used the phrase "Bibilical proportions".

As this phrase is used it means: very big and/or important, especially in a bad or unpleasant way.

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The reporter's story about the Gilo river is the same as Salva's in the book. The reporter says: "Chased to the Gilo river where the waters did not part." This is an allusion. Explain what you think it means as it is used here in the news report.

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Based on the picture and context clues what does "emaciated" mean?

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What does the teacher mean when he says: "They're a group that has been lost in time"?

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The reporter says, "They took little and left less behind".This implies they didn't have much in the first place.