America’s People Unit 6 Lesson 2 New Hope Created by Mrs. Perez-Vasquez 2 nd Grade
Vocabulary and Definitions Content Standard: Reading: Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.0 Learning Objective: Today, you will read the selection vocabulary and definitions.
New Hope Story written by Henri Sorensen.
Historical Fiction Historical Fiction is a realistic story that takes place sometime in the past.
Story Vocabulary Doeshedferry BriskFabricleather plainsrecyclingadopted citizens
Vocabulary Definitions The definition provides an explanation of the word. Read the word and the definition.
Definitions To find the definition of a word, a person may use a dictionary or a glossary. The definition helps you understand the meaning of a word.
Doe A female deer. A doe and her fawn stood at the edge of the forest. Definition:
Shed To lose or drop. A small room used for storing things. They build a shed for their horses. Definition:
Ferry A boat used to carry people, cars, and goods across a narrow body of water. Peter build a small fairy. Definition:
Brisk Quick and lively. Business was brisk. Lars’ ferry was the only way to cross the river for miles. Definition:
Fabric Cloth Lars traveled to the nearest town to buy rope, shoes and fabric. Definition:
Leather Material made from the skin of an animal Heinrich built the New Hope Tannery to make the best leather gloves, saddles and boots. Definition:
Recycling Using throw away items for another purpose. Jimmy loved the recycling dump. Definition:
Recycling My family loves recycling water bottles.
Plains An area of flat land. They traveled through forests and crossed the wide plains. Definition:
Adopted Past tense of adopt: to take care of as your own. Peter and Mathilde adopted the dog and named him Fido. Definition:
Citizens Plural of citizen: a person who lives in a city or town. Some people that traveled to New Hope became new citizens of the town. Definition:
Concept Vocabulary The concept word for this lesson is Ancestors
Definition : Ancestors Plural of ancestor: Your ancestors are members of your family who lived a long time ago.
Concept Vocabulary Who are some of your ancestors? Ancestors
Story Vocabulary Doeshedferry BriskFabricleather plainsrecyclingadopted citizens