Unit 5, Week 2

Please have a discussion with your child about our Theme and Focus Questions for Lead 21. They should be able to define the Theme Vocabulary words (as well as use them in a sentence). Unit 5: New People, New Places Theme Question: What events have shaped America? (we have read about the Oregon Trail, the gold rush in California, Lewis and Clarks' expedition, the Transcontinental Railroad, etc.) Focus Question: Why do people move to new places? (for a better life, a change in government, opportunities to make more money, to join family members, for freedom of religion, etc.) Theme Vocabulary: immigrant, emigrate, poverty, triumph, and abroad