Leaving Home
Realistic (fiction), 2,852 words, Level Y (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension	Analyze Character
Grammar and Mechanics	Verbs and Adverbs
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

Leaving Home is a fictional narrative about a boy who has moved from Jamaica to the United States. The story details how it would feel to leave everything familiar behind to begin a new life. Students will personally relate to this story if they have ever moved to a new country, state, or even neighborhood.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Connect to prior experience while reading
• Analyze a character using information in text
• Identify and use action verbs and adverbs that show feelings
• Understand content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: adorned, detachment, gloss, incessantly, laden, mayhem, patois, quirks, reprieve, savory, stupefied, vigil

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level Y Answer Sheet