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Poll

What do you know about root words and affixes?

• Everything. I'm a rootaffixologist (jk)

• I know a couple/what they are

• I've heard these terms before

• What's a root word?

Many English words have Greek or Latin roots and affixes.

By becoming familiar with them, you'll be able unlock the meaning of many words.

Roots are

word parts that have means that can't stand alone. You combine them to for words.

Example:

Aud is a root, meaning "hear". Aud is not a word by itself. When added, it can make words like audiovisual, which mean something you hear and see.

Affixes are placed at the beginning or end of words to modify it's meaning

• Prefixes are added to the beginning of words

• Suffixes are added to the end of words

CHALLENGE

Use the root or affix to figure out the meaning of a new word

Multiple Choice

ex = out and tend = stretch.

Define extend: "Watch how I extend the dough with my hands."

• pull it in different directions

• form it into small balls

• loosen it with water

• cut it into small pieces

Multiple Choice

equi = equal and vale = worth

Define equivalent: "Next, I add the equivalent of a teaspoon of spice."

• half portion

• cost

• same measure

• double the amount

Multiple Choice

aud = hear and ible = able

Define audible: "Are my directions audible?"

• necessary

• too complicated

• realistic

• loud enough

Multiple Choice

grat = pleasing and ful = having or giving.

Define grateful: Inez told the chef she was grateful for the cooking lesson.

• eager

• thankful

• greatly impatient

• responsible

Poll

How has your knowledge of roots and affixes improved since the beginning of this lesson?

• I'm now an expert. Simply certified.

• I know a lot more than I did before.

• I learned a couple of things.

• We were learning?

Open Ended

What do you know about dictionaries and glossaries?

Dictionaries help you check the meaning of a word.

Words appear in alphabetic order and include pronunciation, part of speech, word meaning and sample sentences.

Multiple Select

Check all the statements that apply to dictionaries

• They help you check the word meaning

• They aren't always in alphabetic order

• It lists all parts of speech

• It tells you how to pronounce it

A glossary is similar to a dictionary

Glossaries are found at the end of books and define words used in that book.

Multiple Choice

Guess: Do ALL books have glossaries?

• True

• False

CHALLENGE

Use the dictionary entry to answer questions about a word.

Multiple Choice

express (ik spres)

v. 1. to say or state. 2. to communicate ideas or feelings 3. to squeeze or press something out.

n. 4. type of transportation that moves with few or no stops.

adj. 5. specific: I bought these apples for the express purpose of baking a pie. 6. stated 7. moving with few or no stops.

Which definition best fits the sentence? One artist painted a gloomy landscape to express the theme of grief and loss.

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 5

• Definition 6

Finally, let's practice how to interpret questions

Test Taking Strategies

• Read the question carefully

• Underline key or action words

• Eliminate the obviously incorrect answer choice

Multiple Select

Choose all phrases from the question that are important

Which sentence from the article best supports the idea that the discovery of X-rays helped improve people's health

• Which sentence

• from the article

• best supports

• x-rays helped improved people's health

Multiple Choice

True or False: When given a part A and B question type, the answer to Part B should support the answer to Part A.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Read the central idea and supporting detail. Which match is the best?

• Central Idea: Dedicated scientists may accidently become great inventors.

  
  

  Fleming used plates called petri dishes to grow bacteria.

• Central Idea: Many important discoveries are made during experiments.

  
  

  Supporting details: Doctors began using X-rays to examine injured patients.

• Central Idea: Some scientists make accidental discoveries that help people.

  
  

  Supporting detail: Penicillin is still used in modern times to save lives.

Multiple Choice

True or False: When asked, why an author does something, you're giving your opinion about their reasoning.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

True or False: When asked, how an author reveals information, you should select the answer choice that introduces the information in the most impactful way.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: If a question asks you why an author included information, it's important to consider what you learned from it.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If a questions asks how an author illustrates something, their asking...

• what drawings they included

• what did they do to explain an idea

• if the author is also an artist

• what is the author trying to convince you of

Poll

How does it feel to be in the last tutoring session of the school year?

• Freakin awesome dude!

• I'm neutral, like these four walls.

• This was tutoring?

• Boo-hoo! I'm so sad!