Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY

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 pull or haul
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: Refrigerated trucks transport much of the produce that we
buy in the grocery store.
Variation(s): transports, transported, transporting
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