1. My Diary from Here to There
This powerpoint can be utilized to introduce the vocabulary words for My Diary From Here to There. Each word should utilized the Define, Example, Ask routine that is found in the Treasures teacher’s edition and the Routine Handbook.
Background picture:
Os Semeadores
(The Planters)
by Diego Rivera
LindaC/Callison/2011

2. Other books by Amanda Irma Perez

3. Vocabulary Word Introduction
Read the word chorally
Define the word: Read it chorally
Example: Let the teacher give an example
Ask: The teacher will ask you a question about the word. Tell your answer to your partner.
Isabelle Beck’s routine includes: Introduce the word: “A word in the story we will be reading is…….” Define the word with the class. Example: Give an example of the word in a sentence. Ask: Ask the students To think of an incident when they interacted with the word. Have them discuss it with a partner (see the TE for exact us. This routine is also on the back of the vocabulary cards.) Follow this routine for each of the vocabulary words that are introduced/follow this slide.

4. opportunities: chances to do things
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

5. border: a boundary line that shows how land is separated
Border between Calexico, USA and Mexicali, Mexico
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

6. unions: groups of workers who come together to make work better
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

7. strikes:
times when workers refuse to work until employers improve conditions
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

8. citizen:
a person who agrees to respect the rules of a country and is granted rightsfrom that country
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

9. boycott:
times when people refuse to buy products to show they are upset about prices or poor treatment
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.
International Grape Boycott Day, May 10, 1969

10. migrant workers:
farm workers who move from one area to another for work
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

11. labor:
hard work
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

12. conditions: situations that affect one’s way of life or activities
farm labor housing
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

13. bargained: talked over a deal
Introduce the word. Define the word. Ask the question as it is found in the TE.

14. These are words from the story that you may not have seen before.
High Interest Words
These are words from the story that you may not have seen before.
Follow the prompts in the TE

15. saguaro: a large, tree-sized cactus native to the Sonoran Desert

16. immigrant: a person who comes to a new country to live

17. pan dulce: a chewy, lightly sweetened Mexican bread
Yummm!

18. green card: a card that shows an immigrant may live and work in the U
green card: a card that shows an immigrant may live and work in the U.S.

19. tamale (tamal): a traditional Latin- American dish made with masa (a cornmeal dough) and steamed in a corn husk

20. patient: able to wait or delay without becoming angry
I am losing patience!

21. Medal of Freedom: the highest civilian (non-military) award given in the United States
In Spanish:
medala

22. High Interest Words
saguaro
immigrant
pan dulce
green cards
tamale
patient
Medal of Freedom
opportunities border unions strikes citizens boycott migrant workers labor conditions bargained