4.2.8 Suffixes, Listen and Learn, Pronouns as Adj

Suffixes, Listen and Learn, Pronouns as Adjectives

Lesson 4.2.8

Word Work: Suffixes

Learners can:

• identify the correct use of a suffix in a sentence  

• use words with suffixes in a new sentence 

Suffixes

Match

Using your knowledge of the suffixes ‑ia, ‑ize, ‑ish, and ‑ure, match the word to the correct sentence.

• Winning the championship brought a sense of _____ to the entire team.

• The company plans to _____ its manufacturing facilities by implementing state-of-the-art technology.

• As the deadline approached, the team worked with _____ intensity to complete the project on time.

• The _____ outside dropped drastically, signaling the arrival of winter.

euphoria

modernize

feverish

temperature

• euphoria

• modernize

• feverish

• temperature

Reading: Listen and Learn

Learners can:

• recall details from a podcast

• describe their experience listening to a podcast  

• Podcasts are often series to which people can automatically subscribe. The host(s) facilitates conversation and discussion with invited guests, shares stories, or discusses current events.

• Podcasts can be used to inform, persuade, and entertain.

• Podcasts became popular for a number of reasons.

  • People can listen to them anytime and anywhere.

  • There are quality podcasts about almost every topic.

  • They are great for multitasking.

  • They build a connection with the host(s).

  • They create a community of listeners

Podcasts

• The Guardian is a British news organization that has been in print for over 100 years.

• It began as a newspaper and now publishes news online, through its podcasts, and in its newspaper.

• We will listen to an episode called “Do we want robots to be like humans?” from the Science Weekly podcast.

• The host, Ian Sample, interviews two experts, Paul Newman and Joanna Bryson, about the future of robots.

Listen and Learn Background

• impinge: to have an effect; to encroach

• artifact: an object showing human workmanship

• algorithm: a set of rules that guide a machine or computer

• competency: possession of sufficient knowledge or skill

Vocab

• We will be listening to sections of the podcast today in edio starting on page 8 of the edio lesson

• You are encouraged to use Listen and Learn strategies to gain the most information from the podcast. You can:

  • take notes

  • find the best playback speed

  • read the show notes

  • create a mnemonic device

  • discuss with your peers or others around you

First Listen

Multiple Choice

Section 1: According to Bryson, what is artificial intelligence?

• Artificial intelligence is anything that extends human memory.

• Artificial intelligence is when a machine can convey original thoughts and emotions.

• Artificial intelligence is a humanoid robot.

• Artificial intelligence is a system of responses compiled from a large language model of texts.

Multiple Choice

Section 2: How can accidents help AI and self-driving vehicles?

• Accidents can help teach an individual AI system how to react to a similar situation in the future.

• Accidents can help expose the weaknesses of automobiles and traffic systems so that engineers can design better machines and roadways.

• Accidents can help teach individual teenagers how to drive so that one person can become a better driver.

• Accidents can provide feedback about driving conditions so that the entire program can learn from one person's mistake.

Multiple Choice

Section 3: Why might AI systems have inherent biases?

• Their coding is purposely written with biases.

• Their coding is biased because the machines themselves are biased.

• Their coding is written by people and everyone has inherent biases.

• Their coding is biased because user questions include bias.

Writing: Pronouns as Adjectives, Sources

Learners can:

• use pronouns as adjectives

• determine keyword search terms

• select valid and relevant sources for their research project

• Recall that pronouns can be used as adjectives when they add information that describes a noun or another pronoun

• Example: Peter and Wendy spent all day in the nursery. Their attachment to the nursery is too strong.

Grammar Review

• Keywords are terms related to your topic, usually naming important people, places, and subjects.

• Keywords are what you type into a search engine or database.

• A database is any collection of data where the data can be found using organized search terms. 

• Remember, we want to find reliable or credible sources.

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Research and Information

• Use the remainder of class to use search engines or academic databases to find and evaluate three sources of information (or check the sources you already found) for your project

• Once you check your three sources, add them to your Informational Writing Notes under the Sources section

• You are only completing the sources section today!

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Time to Work

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After you finish adding your sources to your notes, the rest of class is choice time. You can be working on:

​-iReady Reading Practice
-Silent Reading
-Get help from Mrs. Massack
-Overdue Edio Lessons

Choice Time