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.

Vocabulary
adorned
detachment
gloss
incessantly
laden
mayhem
patois
quirks
reprieve
savory
stupefied
vigil     

Reproducibles
Worksheets
Worksheet 1-Character Map
Worksheet 2-Verb Tense  

Lesson Objectives

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text, for example, identifying character traits and evaluating character actions.

The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Identify mood and determine the language the author has used to develop the mood

Word Work

Verb Tense
Understanding verb tense 

Action Verbs
Identify strong action verbs in the text