Unit 2, Lesson 2
Castle On Hester Street
Essential Question: Why do people immigrate to new places?
Weekly Concept: Genre: Historical Fiction Focus Skill: Theme - The theme of a story is the author's message. Think about what the characters do and say. Use these key details to help you figure out the theme. Vocabulary Strategy: Similes - A simile compares two different things. It uses the word like or as. For example - Her cheeks were like red roses. Comprehension Strategy: Make predictions |
Spelling: Long e
1. heel
2. week 3. creek 4. free 5. green |
6. street
7. freeze 8. seal 9. weak 10. bean |
11. speaks
12. team 13. clean 14. cream 15. field |
16. tight (review)
17. tied (review) 18. cute (review) 19. sixteen (challenge) 20. peanut (challenge) |
Vocabulary
1. arrived: got to where you were going.
2. immigrated: to have come to a new country to live.
3. inspected: looked at something closely and carefully.
4. moment: a very short amount of time.
5. opportunity: a chance for good things to happen.
6. photographs: pictures taken with a camera.
7. valuable: worth a lot of money, or means a lot to someone.
8. whispered: spoken in a very quiet voice.
2. immigrated: to have come to a new country to live.
3. inspected: looked at something closely and carefully.
4. moment: a very short amount of time.
5. opportunity: a chance for good things to happen.
6. photographs: pictures taken with a camera.
7. valuable: worth a lot of money, or means a lot to someone.
8. whispered: spoken in a very quiet voice.