Grade 2 Read-Aloud

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 Write simple sentences to represent details or information from

“The Journal of a Twelve-Year-Old on the Erie Canal” (W.2.2)

 Make connection between the steamboat in “Mr. Fulton’s

Journey” and the waterways in “The Journal of a Twelve-Year-

Old on the Erie Canal” (W.2.8)

 Draw pictures to represent details or information from “The

Journal of a Twelve-Year-Old on the Erie Canal” (SL.2.5)

 Determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words and phrases,

such as board (L.2.5a)

 Prior to listening to “The Journal of a Twelve-Year-Old on the

Erie Canal,” identify what they know and have learned about

canals

 Share writing with others

Core Vocabulary

Erie Canal, n. A 363-mile-long, man-made waterway created during the

early 1800s to join the Hudson River to Lake Erie in New York State

Example: Last summer, we enjoyed a sailboat ride on the Erie Canal.

Variation(s): none

freight, n. Goods that are moved from one place to another by ship, train,

truck, wagon, or airplane

Example: It took the captain’s crew an entire morning to load the large

amount of freight onto his ship.

Variation(s): none

tow, v. To haul or pull along behind

Example: We had to tow my uncle’s car to a service station when it

broke down on the highway.

Variation(s): tows, towed, towing

transport, v. To carry or move from one place to another

Example: Trucks transport many of the fruits and vegetables that we

buy in the grocery store.

Variation(s): transports, transported, transporting