Dreams to Jobs Gloria Garibay th Grade. - OCR 2000 Unit 2 Lesson 6

Lesson 6 Birth of a Baby Food Gloria Garibay 2009

Lesson 6 Birth of a Baby Food Background Knowledge: More than 80 years of raising happy, healthy babies. Gerber Products Company started in the summer of 1927, in the kitchen of Daniel and Dorothy Gerber. Following the advice of their pediatrician, Dorothy and Daniel hand-strained solid foods for their 7-month-old daughter, Sally. Then, discovering an innovative way to save time, they started to strain fruits and vegetables at the family ’ s Fremont Canning Company. Soon workers in the plant requested samples for their babies, and the legacy of Gerber baby foods began. By late 1928, strained peas, prunes, carrots, spinach, and beef vegetable soup were ready for the national market Gloria Garibay 2009

Novel New thought, idea Part of Speech: Adjective Sentence: found on pg. 186 Antonym: common,usual Synonym: unique, unusual Gloria Garibay 2009

Groundwork a basis or foundation Part of Speech: Noun Sentence: found on pg. 186 Antonym: top, established Synonym: background, foundation Gloria Garibay 2009

Exasperated angered or frustrated Part of Speech: Verb Sentence: found on pg. 187 Antonym: comfort, ease Synonym: annoyed, provoked Gloria Garibay 2009

Devised figured out, brainstorm Part of Speech: Verb Sentence: found on pg. 187 Antonym: borrow, take Synonym: create, plan Gloria Garibay 2009

Identity the condition that makes someone special Part of Speech: Noun Sentence: found on pg. 187 Antonym: difference Synonym: character, status Gloria Garibay 2009

Reputation the way a person is viewed by others Part of Speech: Noun Sentence: found on pg. 188 Antonym: notoriety Synonym: distinction, rank Gloria Garibay 2009

Consumers people who buy things Part of Speech: Noun Sentence: found on pg. 188 Antonym: Marketer, merchandiser Synonym: customer, buyer Gloria Garibay 2009

Vocabulary Review Novel a. figured out groundwork b. angered or frustrated exasperated c. the way a person is viewed by others devised d. New, unusual identity e. people who buy things Reputation f. a basis or foundation consumers g. the condition that makes someone special Gloria Garibay 2009

Vocabulary Review novel – new groundwork – a basis or foundation exasperated – angered or frustrated devised – figured out identity – the condition that makes someone special reputation – the way a person is viewed by others consumers – people who buy things Gloria Garibay 2009