Journey Home by Lawrence McKay Illustrated by Dom and Keunhee
Lee Vocabulary Preview: Same Word, Different Forms Lesson Design:
L. Amann-Chetcuti
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Directions 1 Before you read Journey Home, take a look at the
vocabulary words on the next slide. You are going to use this Power
Point to preview some vocabulary. With your partner, you will also
change and add to this slide show, but first, you need to give it a
new name. Save this file like this: journey home_your last names.
It should look something like this: JourneyHome_AlvarezRodriguez
When youve finished renaming this file, click onto the next
slide.
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Directions 2 Before you read Journey Home, take a look at the
vocabulary words on the next slide. In English, often the exact
same word can be used in different ways in a sentence. Listen to
the pronunciation of the words by clicking on the speaker icon.
With your partner, repeat each word. Ready? Click to the next
slide.
Directions 3 With a partner, go through each slide. Pronounce
the word, read the sentence aloud (click on the speaker icon if you
need a hint), and add your own sentence to the slide. Add a picture
that goes with the sentence to help you remember what the word
means. You can also include the word in your native language, if
that helps you to remember. Ready? Click to the next slide!
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journey (noun): a long trip I am going on a journey. Add your
own sentence and picture!
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journey (verb): to take a long trip. I will journey far from
home. Add your own sentence and picture!
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birth (noun): the act of being born The birth of a baby is a
happy occasion! Add your own sentence and picture!
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birth (adjective): having to do with birth Examples: birth
mother, birth father, birth family, birth name I met my birth
father, and it turns out I look just like him! Add your own
sentence and picture!
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birth (compound words): birthplace, birthmark, birthday I had
cake on my birthday. Danbury is my birthplace. Add your own
sentence and picture for birthmark. Add three more compound words
that have birth in
them.http://www.morewords.com/contains/birth/http://www.morewords.com/contains/birth/
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adopt (verb) taking legal responsibility for a child that is
not your own by birth My friend adopted her five beautiful
daughters from China. Add your own sentence and picture of your
own!
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adoption (noun): the act of becoming the legal parents of a
child you did not give birth to My birthparents gave me up for
adoption when I was a baby. Add your own sentence and picture!
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adoptive: adjective: having to do with adoption: I have two
mothers, my birth mother and my adoptive mother. Add your own
sentence and picture!
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Directions 4 Once you have finished adding to the Power Point,
be sure to save the file. Now you are ready to read Journey Home.
As you read, notice the different forms of birth, adopt, and
journey. Key Question: How did the Vietnam War impact the lives of
the narrator and her mother?