Monday January 10, 2010

1. Monday January 10, 2010 • Today’s Objective: I will determine meanings of words by identifying word roots on a worksheet. • Today’s Agenda: • Warm Up • Notes on Word Roots • Word Root Worksheets

2. Warm Up • Define each of the following words: • Autobiography • Biopsy • Incredible • Dermatologist • Manufacture • Transportation

3. What is a Word Root? • A word root is the base upon which other words a built. • Most word roots derive from Greek and Latin. • Just like context clues, knowing word roots can help you determine the meaning of an unknown word without consulting a dictionary.

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7. Word Roots • How many of these word roots have you seen before?

8. Word Roots • How many of these word roots have you seen before? • How many of these word roots did you already know?

9. Word Roots • How many of these word roots have you seen before? • How many of these word roots did you already know? • Can any one think of another example of any of the word roots we just looked at?

10. Independent Practice • Using your new knowledge of word roots, complete the worksheet 