Nya: Nya thinks it is funny that the drill to get water takes water to operate smoothly. The bag that held the drill water sprung a leak, then the patch leaked too! The workers were discouraged, but their boss made them keep working even when they wanted to give up. He is a very good leader.
Salva: Salva almost drowns while crossing the river because a boy climbs onto him as he is swimming across. He survives because the boy got shot in the neck by a soldier. Over 1000 people died while try to cross the Gilo River on account of the soldiers shooting at them, the current drowning them, and the crocodiles attacking them.
Salva decides to head south to Kenya. He becomes the leader of a group of about 1,500 boys. He looks out for the little ones especially, remembering back to his walk to Ethiopia. Everyone has a job and everything is shared equally. Salva proved himself to be an excellent leader because more than 1,200 boys make it safely to Kenya. It took them over a year and a half.
- Mrs. Johnson's class
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Chapter 12 Summary
Nya: A red, giraffe-like drill and other equipment is brought in by the visitors. The land between the tree is still being cleared. Women are bringing loads of rock which the rest of the villagers break into gravel. The whole village has come together.
Salva: Salva suddenly comes to the realization that his family is most likely dead. Instead of despairing, Salva becomes even more determined to survive to honor the memory of his family. He tells himself that he must only survive through the day each day. Six years pass in this way.
Word travels that the camp might be closing because Ethiopia's government is changing. Soldiers arrive and start pushing people out of the camp by shouting and shooting their guns in the air. They do not stop after the camp, but continue to drive the people towards the Gilo River. It is the rainy season, so the river's current will be very strong. The current is not the only danger though; there are crocodiles as well.
-Mrs. Johnson's class
Salva: Salva suddenly comes to the realization that his family is most likely dead. Instead of despairing, Salva becomes even more determined to survive to honor the memory of his family. He tells himself that he must only survive through the day each day. Six years pass in this way.
Word travels that the camp might be closing because Ethiopia's government is changing. Soldiers arrive and start pushing people out of the camp by shouting and shooting their guns in the air. They do not stop after the camp, but continue to drive the people towards the Gilo River. It is the rainy season, so the river's current will be very strong. The current is not the only danger though; there are crocodiles as well.
-Mrs. Johnson's class
Chapter 11 Summary
Salva arrives at the refugee camp, feeling uncertain, and scared. Yet he feels stronger, and more determined than ever to survive. Upon arriving Salva was separated from his group and given food. At the end of the chapter Salva spots a woman wearing an orange headscarf like his mother's, and begins running after her.
- Damien D.
- Damien D.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Chapter 7 Summary
Nya: Nya’s sister, Akeer, is very, very sick. This illness
is common to Nya’s area, and for the elderly and small children it can be
fatal. There is a clinic a few days’ walk away, but the family has to decide
whether Akeer can survive the trip or if she should stay in the village to
rest.
Salva: Salva is absolutely terrified now that his friend was
eaten by a lion. Uncle was able to calm Salva’s fear enough that Salva could
keep walking each day. Eventually the group came to the bank of the Nile River
at one of its widest parts. Uncle explained they must cross the river and then
a desert before finally arriving to Ethiopia. The group made boats out of
reeds. It took two days before they were
finally ready to cross the river.
- Mrs. Johnson
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)