Word of the Week Learn a new root word every week. Practice throughout the week. Unit includes three years of word lists. Mrs. Smith

Unit Directions  On the first day of the week students copy the word part and definition to their notes as Bell Work or you can rotate between Word Knowledge Rating Scale, Student Guess and Word Parts worksheets found in Vocabulary Practice Unit. (You may give the students the Word of the Week list or the words one at a time.) The second day of the week, students use their Word of the Week on a practice worksheet. (Connect Two after they have more than two words) For all practice vocabulary worksheets see Vocabulary Practice Unit.  Third quarter have student groups jigsaw the poster project to share with the class. Keep the groups to no more than four students. Students select one of the words from the word part list to create their poster. Use large sheets of butcher paper for this project. Students  Students will need to use a dictionary, thesaurus and the following websites to complete this project.    Mrs. Smith

1. pater, - somebody’s father patriotism noun love for one’s fatherland Many people show their patriotism by wearing red, white, and blue on our country’s day of independence; July fourth. 2. peri- “surrounding” “about” or “around” perimeter noun the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure In math we need to know the perimeter of a rectangle. 3. pseudo- false pseudointellectual a person who pretends an interest in the capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge matters for reasons of status. Bart Simpson’s father Homer is not one to pretend to be a pseudointellectual.

Unit Resources  Word of the Week A  Word of the Week B  Word of the Week C  Root, Prefix, Suffix List  Root Word Project/Rubric (2)  Connect Two practice worksheet Mrs. Smith