My Diary from
Here to There
LindaC/Callison/2011
Background
picture:
Os Semeadores
(The Planters)
by Diego Rivera
Other books by
Amanda Irma Perez
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.
opportunities:
chances to do things
border:
a boundary line that shows how
land is separated
Border between Calexico, USA
and Mexicali, Mexico
unions:
groups of workers who come
together to make work better
strikes:
times when workers refuse to work
until employers improve conditions
citizen:
a person who agrees to respect the
rules of a country and is granted
rightsfrom that country
boycott:
times when people refuse to buy
products to show they are upset
about prices or poor treatment
International Grape
Boycott Day, May 10, 1969
migrant workers:
farm workers who move from one
area to another for work
labor:
hard work
conditions:
situations that affect one’s way
of life or activities
farm labor
housing
bargained:
talked over a deal
High Interest
Words
These are words from the story that
you may not have seen before.
saguaro: a large, tree-sized
cactus native to the Sonoran
Desert
immigrant: a person who
comes to a new country
to live
pan dulce: a chewy, lightly
sweetened Mexican bread
Yummm!
green card: a card that
shows an immigrant may
live and work in the U.S.
tamale (tamal): a traditional
Latin- American dish made
with masa (a cornmeal dough)
and steamed in a corn husk
patient: able to wait or
delay without becoming
angry
I am losing patience!
Medal of Freedom: the
highest civilian (non-military)
award given in the United
States
In
Spanish:
medala
opportunities
border
unions
strikes
citizens
boycott
migrant workers
labor
conditions
bargained
High Interest Words
saguaro
immigrant
pan dulce
green cards
tamale
patient
Medal of Freedom