The Amish p.5-7

Lesson 4

Teaching Meaning Vocabulary

mod · ern (closed, r-controlled)

Modern is an adjective that means relating to the
present or recent times.

- Rather that a dirt road, the road leading to the castle
used modern blacktop.

- I would not consider a flip phone to be modern
technology.

Teaching Meaning Vocabulary
home · made (vowel-consonant-e, vowel-consonant-e )

Homemade is an adjective that means made
or prepared at home or locally by the maker’s
own efforts as opposed ot in a factory.

- Children would enjoy Grandma’s homemade muffins for
breakfast.

- A vendor could sell homemade jewelry at the fair.

- Children would be proud of a homemade treehouse.

First Focus

Think about how the Amish community
compares to a modern community.

Choral Reading

I can infer!

When I read this page, I wondered why the Amish also learn to read and write in German. Then I remembered that in the first part of the text, it said the Amish communities started in Europe. The author also stated on page 7 tht the Amish way of living has not changed much in 300 years. It makes sense that the Amish would still speak, read, and write in German, which is most likely the language they spoke when they first came to North America.

New Focus for Second Reading

Think about how the Amish rely on
homemade goods in their
community.

Let’s Talk About the Book!

1. Why do you think it is important for the

Amish to finish building before the sun
goes down?

2. Compare an Amish school to your own. How are

they similar? How are they different?

3. On page 7, why does the author say that the

Amish will likely continue to live this way?