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 \nemigrating:leaving home to go live in another country  \nOnce,at my family's café,a tourist showed meher picture journal.It was filled with words andpictures about her trip.It was wonderful!I havedecided to create a picture journal of my own.Iam beginning it with pictures of Koh Lanta Yaibecause I want to remember my island.  \nMy Aunt Melee and Uncle Somchai live inBangkok,the capital of Thailand.Before I canfly with them to the United States,I must go toBangkok.My big brother Crew will go with me.We will take a ferryboat,a bus,and then a train.Finally,we will arrive in Bangkok.  \nMae(my mother),Paw(my father),Crew,Peeoye,andme,Nongnoot,in front of my family's café in Old LantaTown  \ntourist:person on a trip for fun  \nferryboat:a boat to move people,cars,and bikes across anarrow body of water  \n# August 18Bangkok,Thailand\n\nI have been to Bangkok before,but I forgothow busy it is.There are cars and motorbikesand tuk-tuks (tiny taxis)everywhere.There are somany things to buy on the streets!  \nTonight,we went to a fancy restaurant andwatched beautiful dancers.In the restaurant,everyone eats at tables.Tourists do that in KohLanta.I am not sure l like eating at a table.I preferto eat on the floor,as I do at home.I wonder if wewill eat at a table in the United States.  \nmotorbikes:small motorcycles that are easy to ride  \nWe flew on a plane from Bangkok toCalifornia.It was a very long trip.Finally,wearrived in San José,California.  \nOur apartment is in the middle of the city.The building is very tall.Our front door does notopen to a street or to the sea.It opens to a longhall inside the building.  \nWe go for walks every day.The streets hereare busy,as they are in Bangkok.But peopledon't ride motorbikes or ride in tuk-tuks.Theydrive cars and trucks.  \nSome people walk in the city,but they usuallydo not stop to talk.They always seem to be in ahurry.There are not many food stands along theroad,as there are in Koh Lanta.If you want toeat,you have to go into a restaurant,or eat athome.  \n# September 4San José,California\n\nToday I started school in San José.I had tospeak English all day.Everything is written inEnglish,the signs,the books,and the directionson the board.Speaking English all day was hard,so I made some mistakes.I left some words ","cbCaihBCpOeK8BEo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihBCpOeK8BEo","pdf",2970334,16,"English","# Key Comprehension Skill\n## Sequence\n# Learning Goals\n# August 16: Koh Lanta, Thailand\n## August 18: Bangkok, Thailand\n## September 4: San José, California\n## October 16: San José, California\n## November 11: San José, California","[{\"question\":\"Who is Nongnoot, and why is she making a picture journal?\",\"answer\":\"Nongnoot is a girl living on Koh Lanta. 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