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Focus on Achievement

Focus on Achievement. The Phoenix Mars Lander is a NASA spacecraft that landed on the Red Planet in May 2008 to study the history of water and potential for life on the planet. What is another word for potential? A. existence B. situation C. possibility D. qualification.

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Focus on Achievement

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  1. Focus on Achievement The Phoenix Mars Lander is a NASA spacecraft that landed on the Red Planet in May 2008 to study the history of water and potential for life on the planet. What is another word for potential? A. existence B. situation C. possibility D. qualification • Objective: I can choose the correct meaning/usage of multi-usage words by replacing them with synonyms and antonyms.

  2. Focus on Achievement “They’ve really gone above and beyond,” Minch said of the array of aquariums, marine rehab centers and other organizations that have taken in turtles. What is a SYNONYM for array? A. review B. assortment C. sections D. construction • Objective: I can choose the correct meaning/usage of multi-usage words by replacing them with synonyms and antonyms.

  3. Focus on Achievement It’s an unprecedented occurrence, and the scope of the rescue project has grown each day. What is a SYNONYM for occurrence? A. event B. concept C. endeavor D. problem • Objective: I can choose the correct meaning/usage of multi-usage words by replacing them with synonyms and antonyms.

  4. Greek and LatinRoots and Affixes • 8th Grade

  5. Essential Question How do you use knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words? (0801.1.13) Objective I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  6. Why Study Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes? • English is a living language, and it is growing all the time. One way that new words come into the language is when words are borrowed from other languages. New words are also created when words or word elements, such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes, are combined in new ways. • Many English words and word elements can be traced back to Latin and Greek. Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning. I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  7. Why Study Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes? • A word root is a part of a word. It contains the core meaning of the word, but it cannot stand alone. • A prefix is also a word part that cannot stand alone. It is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. • A suffix is a word part that is placed at the end of a word to change its meaning. • Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning of its parts; that is, the root and any prefixes or suffixes that are attached to it. I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  8. Today's roots and affixes • Ad: prefix, from Latin • Astro: prefix, from Greek • Hetero: prefix, Greek • Paleo: prefix, Greek • Bene: prefix, Latin I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  9. ad • to, towards adhesive, adapt, addition

  10. astro • Star, • Celestial astronomy, astrology, asteroid

  11. hetero • different, • other heterogeneous, heterocyclic

  12. paleo • old, ancient Paleolithic, paleontologist

  13. bene • good, • well benefit, beneficial

  14. Root/Affix Definition 3 example words from dictionary Let's Make Flashcards!!! Front of Card Illustration/Picture Example sentence Back of Card

  15. Act Def: do Ex: action, activity, activate Let's Make Flashcards!!! Front of Card Back of Card Lights, camera, action!

  16. Today's roots and affixes • Ject: from Latin • Stella: from Latin • Al: from Latin • Pend: from Latin • De: from Latin I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  17. ject • throw eject, projectile, injection

  18. stella • star stellar, constellation, interstellar

  19. al • Relating to, pertaining to manual, cerebral, animal

  20. pend • hang, weigh pendulum, pendant, independent

  21. de • down, away, remove decelerate, dethrone, deplete

  22. Act Def: do Ex: action, activity, activate Let's Make Flashcards!!! Front of Card Back of Card Lights, camera, action!

  23. Today's roots and affixes • flex: from Latin • chron: from Greek • syn/sym: from Latin • fer: from Latin • rupt: from Latin I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  24. flex • Blend flexible, circumflex

  25. chron • time chronological, synchronize

  26. syn/sym present - gift • together, • with synonym, synthetic

  27. fer, bring • carry transfer, ferry

  28. rupt • break, • burst rupture, erupt

  29. Act Def: do Ex: action, activity, activate Let's Make Flashcards!!! Front of Card Back of Card Lights, camera, action!

  30. Today's roots and affixes • ism: from Greek • sol: from Latin • ize: from Latin • cede: from Latin • voc: from Latin I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  31. -ism • doctrine, • condition of, • manner of, • theory capitalism, heroism, alcoholism

  32. sol • alone solo, solitude, solitaire

  33. -ize • to make into, to do crystallize, synchronize

  34. cede • to go, • yield precede, recede

  35. voc • voice, call advocate, vocabulary

  36. Act Def: do Ex: action, activity, activate Let's Make Flashcards!!! Front of Card Back of Card Lights, camera, action!

  37. Objective:I can use my knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  38. Wrapping It All Up!

  39. Something to think about... • How will you apply your knowledge of roots and affixes in your daily life? • Why do we study roots and affixes? • How can roots and affixes effect word meaning? • Where you might find words containing some of these roots? • How will knowing these roots make you a better reader? • How can you use this information on TCAP and other tests?

  40. Creating a Root Attack Poster • The root and its definition should be placed in an area on the poster that makes it easy to see and read—at the top, centered inside something, etc. • The root itself should be highlighted by being a different color than all other words. • Add illustrations with the related words definitions where possible. • Check your spelling.

  41. helio • sun heliocentric, perihelion

  42. neo • new neonatal, neophyte

  43. temp • time temporary, contemporary

  44. mal • bad dismal, malady, malignant

  45. tempo • time temporarily, contemporary

  46. ante • before antecedent, antebellum

  47. im • not impossible, immature, immeasurable

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