Frag, Frail, Fract Greek/Latin Word Study 4th Grade

Frag, Frail, Fract

Greek/Latin Root Words

Poll

What do you think fract, frail & frag root word means?

• Deciding

• Good

• Broken

• Strange

What: I can study the Greek/Latin root words FRACT, FRAIL & FRAG, which means broken or shattered.

How: Quizizz!

Why: To expand my vocabulary and understand how words are connected.

Objective

Geometry that creates broken patterns out of a smaller version of design.

This is usually a type of art.

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Fractals

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a fractal?

• Dog

• Pencil

• Flower

• Coffee Mug

A part of a whole.

Broken piece of something that is no longer whole.

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Fraction

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a fraction?

• Sandwich

• Seahorse

• Calculator

• Blanket

A part of the body that is broken.

Fun fact: People get confused all the time between a fracture and a broken bone. Typically, they mean the exact same thing. However, there are degrees of a fracture and why some fractures heal easier than others.

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Fracture

Match

Match the following:

• frail, frag, fract=

• fracture

• fractal

• fraction

broken; shattered

broken part of the body

geometric art

piece of a whole

• broken; shattered

• broken part of the body

• geometric art

• piece of a whole

Easily broken or easily damaged.

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Fragile

Word Cloud

What is an item that is fragile?

An incomplete sentence or a break in the sentence.

For example: The dog play.

This is a fragment! What word is missing?

Fragment

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a fragment?

• The dog loves chicken flavored kibble.

• The cat is playful.

• A hummingbird drinks sugar water.

• The sweater green and fluffy.

Something that is broken into pieces.

Broken glass is a good example of this.

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Fragmented

Easily broken or destroyed.

Example: someone very weak or sick.

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Frail

Match

Match the following

• Frail

• Fragment

• Fragmented

• Fragile

• Fracture

weak, sick, destroyed

Incomplete sentence

Broken pieces

Easily damaged

Broken part of the body

• weak, sick, destroyed

• Incomplete sentence

• Broken pieces

• Easily damaged

• Broken part of the body

Broken rule, a violation

A referral is written because of an infraction.

Infraction

Multiple Choice

What is an example of an infraction?

• Manners

• Respect

• Talking Back

• A referral

To bend light to appear broken.

Refract

Fill in the Blanks

Bending light to appear broken.

To break into an issue; to vote

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Suffrage

Last question!

Draw

Draw one of your vocabulary words

(student choice!)

See if I can guess your picture.

1 minute, go!

What: I can study the Greek/Latin root words FRACT, FRAIL & FRAG, which means broken or shattered.

How: Quizizz!

Why: To expand my vocabulary and understand how words are connected.

Objective

That's all for now!

Great job!