5. Word Building: Antarctica Passage - Gk Root, Context Clues, N

Open Ended

What does perceive mean in the excerpt above?

/pərˈsēv/

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verb​

1. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

"his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth."

Perceive

Multiple Choice

The origin of the word zone is the Greek root zon-, meaning “belt.” Knowing this suggests that a climate zone is most likely:

• an icy area in the center of colder climates.

• a continent on Earth that has its own climate.

• a band around Earth with one type of climate.

• a moving mass of air that changes the climate.

​/zōn/

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verb​

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1. an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use, or subject to particular restrictions.

"a pedestrian zone"

zone

Multiple Choice

The word hemisphere includes the Greek roots hemi, meaning “half,” and sphero, meaning “sphere or ball.” A hemisphere is

• an area that is half of Earth

• a planet half the size of Earth.

• half an ocean that circles Earth.

• a continent that covers half of Earth.

Draw

Which detail from the article tells you that the environment of Antarctica is extreme? or almost entirely covered in ice? Highlight and orally explain.

hem·i·sphere

/ˈheməˌsfir/

​noun

1. a half of a sphere.

   • a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.

hemisphere​

Multiple Choice

The word microscopic comes from two Greek roots micro- and scop-. Scop- means “to see.” What is the most likely meaning of micro-?

• invisible

• small

• large

• transparent

mi·cro·scop·ic

/ˌmīkrəˈskäpik/

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adjective

1. 1.

   so small as to be visible only with a microscope.

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​"microscopic algae"

microscopic

Open Ended

Read the text. Use the spinning wheel.

Look for the word in the text that is synonymous to enchanting.

Open Ended

What is a blubber?

Why do Antarctic seals have thick layers of blubber?

Multiple Choice

The origin of the word cycles is the Greek root cycl-, meaning “circle.” What type of cycle is being described in this excerpt?

• islands that form a circle

• processes that repeat

• patterns in which birds fly in

• circles forming a pattern

Open Ended

Define desolate.

Poll

LI: to decode meaning using context clues, key details, and Greek roots. 

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