Lesson 6.3.1

​Lesson 6.3.1

Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

​Greek Root geo

means earth or land

​The word “geocaching“ is a verb that means “looking for hidden objects throughout the land or earth.”

​Words with Greek Root geo

*Even though geo is a Greek root, it has come to be used like a prefix.

​Greek root graph
means to write or to draw

​An oceanographer is someone who studies and writes about the ocean.

​A geographer is someone who studies and writes about the land.

Greek root meter
means: measure

Multiple Choice

Complete the word using a Greek root word.

Auto______.

• autograph

• autometer

• autogeo

Open Ended

Complete the word using a Greek root.

_____grapher.

Open Ended

Complete the word using a Greek root.

photo_____er

Open Ended

Complete the word using a Greek root.

kilo______.

​Fluency practice:

Open Ended

What does the word autographed mean?

​*video on page 2

Open Ended

Would you want to hike Mt. Everest? Why or why not?

I would like/not like to hike Mt Everest because......

Match

Match the word to its definition.

• A journey or trip undertaken for a specific purpose

• People known for providing support for mountain climbers

• The highest point of a mountain

expedition

Sherpa

summit

• expedition

• Sherpa

• summit

​What do you predict this book will be about?

​Determining Word Meanings

​A homograph means “same letters.”
Homographs are words that have the same spelling but have more than one meaning and more than one pronunciation.

Multiple Choice

What does the word “bursting" mean on page 9?

• to come or go suddenly

• to break open or in pieces

• 
  to suddenly show one's feelings

• 
  to be filled to the breaking point

Open Ended

Make an inference:

Will Tenji's father go on the expedition?

I think Tenji's father...

What point of view is this
text written in?

​What point of view?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in first person point of view?

• She went to the store last night.

• You went to the store last night.

• 
  I went to the store last night.

Kahoot!