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Some words have more than one meaning. Think of two ways that the word "trunk" can be used. 1. Tap :add: to start 2. Select :drawing: to illustrate 2 meanings of the word "trunk" 3. Tap :label: to write a sentence using each meaning of the word. 6.

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Design a diagram explaining the root word of the week aud- “hear”
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3. Using :label: and/ or :drawing: create an organizer to explain this week’s root word (spec/spect) meaning “to see or observe” .
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Greek & Latin Roots Images - Google Docs.pdf

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1. Pick a word from the box at the top. 2. Click :label: to type a sentence using the word in a sentence. 3. Click :label: again to type a sentence using the other meaning of the word. 4. Read your words and sentences. 5. Add to your journal.

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Many words in the English language are formed by taking base words or root words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them.

A root word is the primary form of a word. While root words may contain the core meaning of the word, they cannot stand alone. For example, "bene" is the root in the word "beneficial."

A base word is slightly different from a root because a base is the basic form of a word that can stand on its own. For example, "commit" is the base in the word "commitment." To differentiate the two, just remember that a base can have affixes attached to it, but it does not have to; a root must have an affix (prefix or suffix), or another root, attached to it in order to make it a whole word.

A prefix is a word part that is placed at the beginning of a word to change or enhance its meaning. For example, "dis-" is the prefix of the word "disagree."

A suffix is a word part that is placed at the end of a word to change or enhance its meaning. For example, "-ful" is the suffix of the word "thankful."

Most English words are actually derivatives of ancient Greek and Latin words. Knowing Greek and Latin roots is an essential reading comprehension strategy for students because they could determine the meaning of an unknown word if they were familiar with any of the prefixes, suffixes, or root words attached to it. When context clues fail, breaking down words into their smallest parts can ensure your students will be successful.

For example, students might not know what the word "contradict" means, but if they know that "contra" means against and "dict" means speak, they can determine that contradict means: to assert the opposite against what someone has said. Another example is the word "incredulous." If students know that "in" means not, "cred" means believe, and "ous" means having, then they could conclude incredulous means: not having a readiness to believe things easily.

Greek and Latin word parts are a tool you want your students to have in their academic tool belt because having a strong vocabulary helps students tremendously with reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Below you can find a FREE, downloadable copy of the 300 most commonly used Greek and Latin root words, suffixes, and prefixes. You can choose particular word parts from the list below to use in your classroom or provide students with this comprehensive list to keep for reference.

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300 Commonly Used Greek & Latin Root Words, Prefixes, & Suffixes

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Many words in the English language are formed by taking base words or root words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them. A root word is the primary form of a word. While root words may contain the core meaning of the word, they cannot stand alone.

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You are welcome to print copies for non-commercial use, or a limited number for educational purposes, as long as credit is given to Reading Rockets and the author(s). For commercial use, please contact the author or publisher listed.

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Familiarity with Greek and Latin roots, as well as prefixes and suffixes, can help students understand the meaning of new words. This adapted article includes many of the most common examples.

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Familiarity with Greek and Latin roots, as well as prefixes and suffixes, can help students understand the meaning of new words. This adapted article includes many of the most common examples.

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Design a diagram explaining the root word of the week aud- “hear”
1.Click the :add: button.
2. Choose the :drawing: tool.
3. Using :label: and/ or :drawing: create an organizer to explain this week’s root word (spec/spect) meaning “to see or observe” .
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Click :drawing: and choose a color to circle figurative language in this excerpt from "Tuck Everlasting." Simile - circle in red Personification - circle in yellow Metaphor - circle in blue Alliteration - circle in green Hyperbole - circle in brown Then, click :mic: and record yourself explaining what the phrase means in the context.

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Tips for Every Teacher to Improve Vocabulary Instruction

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Find out why systematic vocabulary instruction is important and what instructional routines you can implement to help your students build bigger vocabularies.

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Seesaw creates a powerful learning loop between students, teachers, and families

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In English grammar, a root is a word or portion of a word from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. By learning root words, you can decipher unfamiliar words, expand your vocabulary, and become a better English speaker.

The Roots of Words

Most words in the English language are based on words from ancient Greek and Latin. The root of the word "vocabulary," for example, is ​ voc, a Latin root meaning "word" or "name." This root also appears in such words as "advocacy," "convocation," "evocative," "vocal," and "vowel." By dissecting words such as these, etymologists can study how a word has evolved over time and tell us about the cultures they came from.

In some cases, root words might be slightly transformed en route to becoming part of words that we're familiar with. In the above example, " vowel" is a word that's clearly related to the voc root and its family of derivative words, and yet the "c" in "voc" is not present. There are several reasons for this sort of pattern, and the changes often depend on what language each individual word comes from, but it serves as a reminder that not every word with the same root will look exactly the same.

Root words are also useful for creating new words, especially in technology and medicine, where new innovations occur frequently. Think of the Greek root word tele, which means "far," and inventions that traverse long distances, such as the telegraph, telephone, and television. The word "technology" itself is a combination of two other Greek root words, techne, meaning "skill" or "art," and logos, or "study."

Because several modern languages share some of the same ancestor languages, it's not entirely uncommon for several related languages to share root words. For instance, the Latin root voc, described above, is shared by several Romance languages. Connections between languages can be found in the shared roots between them, although one always has to be wary of false cognates - that is, words that sound like they have the same roots (and thus related meanings) but actually don't.

Greek Root Words

The table below defines and illustrates 25 of the most common Greek roots.

Latin Root Words

The table below defines and illustrates 25 of the most common Latin roots.

​Understanding the meanings of the common word roots can help us deduce the meanings of new words that we encounter. But be careful: root words can have more than one meaning as well as various shades of meaning. In addition, words that look similar may derive from different roots.

In addition, a handful of root words can stand on their own as whole words in and of themselves. This list includes words such as photo, kinesis, chrome, port, and script. Words like this tend to have related meanings on their own, then can also act as roots for longer, more complex words.

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Boost Your English Vocabulary With These 50 Greek and Latin Root Words

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Expand your English vocabulary and become a better speaker with this guide to 50 of the most common Greek and Latin root words.

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Look up the root meaning for "ject" or watch the video link for a little background information on "ject." 1. Use the :label: tool to provide the meaning for the root "ject." 2. Provide a word with the root "ject" in it. 3.

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Using context clues to figure out new words | Reading | Khan Academy

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Literacy Strategy: How to Teach Vocabulary Words

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Use these vocabulary strategies and vocabulary activities to teach your students new words.

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Teaching vocabulary is complex. What words are important for a child to know and in what context? In this excerpt from Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, the authors consider what principles might be used for selecting which words to explicitly teach.

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Context Clues | Award Winning Context Clues Teaching Video | Comprehension & Reading Strategies

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Pre-select key terms from the text that students will be reading.

Select terms that have potentially confusing connections or concepts that have several different characteristics.

Determine which terms are critical for students' understanding of the text.

Share a completed Frayer Model for a familiar, but related term, but remove the name of the term from the centre of the model. Have students review the definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples and then identify the term or concept name.

For each of the key terms (or concepts) that you pre-selected, brainstorm as a whole class to create a list of words/phrases that connect to the term (or concept).

Have students form small groups and distribute one Frayer Model template per term (or concept) to each group.

Have students work together with their group members to place words and phrases from the brainstormed list into appropriate sections of the Frayer Model (i.e., definitions, characteristics, examples, and non-examples). Challenge students in each group to add more words/phrases as well as more non-examples.

Ask each group to select a reporter to present the group's Frayer Models.

After reading the text, have groups use a different coloured pen to add new knowledge to each of their Frayer Models.

Discuss with students how thinking about non-examples clarifies their understanding of each word.

Post the models for student reference.

Instead of using the categories of definitions, characteristics, examples, and non-examples, you may wish to use the following categories: essential characteristics, non-essential characteristics, examples, and non-examples.

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Frayer Model - Procedure - Strategies for Reading Fiction and Nonfiction Texts

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Pre-select key terms from the text that students will be reading. Select terms that have potentially confusing connections or concepts that have several different characteristics. Determine which terms are critical for students' understanding of the text. Share a completed Frayer Model for a familiar, but related term, but remove the name of the term from the centre of the model.

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MEDT 7490 Visual & Media Literacy<br />Misty Markland

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Assignment 3 - Comics, Cartoons & Graphic Novels

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Title of your comic/cartoon/graphic novel “Figurative Language” Your target audience and grade level 5th grade ELA classes (and my 6th grade son) The instructional design process...

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.