1. “The limits of language means the limits of my world”
“The limits of language means the limits of my world” -Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosohpicus (1922)
The student uses a variety of strategies to analyze words and text,
draw conclusions, use context and word-structure clues,
and recognize organizational patterns.

2. Think-Pair-Share
Think- think about the answer to the question posed. Record your thoughts in your composition book.
Pair- Turn to a peer nearby and discuss your thoughts.
Share-
The teacher will select a student to share what you and your partner decided.
Students will volunteer what partners decided.

3. What is a base word?
Give an example to explain
What is a root word?
What is the difference between a base word and a root word?

4. Base words can stand on their own.
A base word is the basic word for what you want to say.
You may add –ed, -ing, -er, -s, or -est
Think Word Family
Symbol
Symbolism
Symbolize
symbolic
Base words can stand on their own.

5. I’m dancing. He danced. She’s a dancer.
the base word is:
Dance!
I’m jumping. He jumped. She’s a jumper.
Jump!
I’m talking. He talked. She’s a talker.
Talk!
I’m walking. He walked. She’s a walker.
Walk!

6. Most roots can not stand on their own.
A root is the basic element of a word, and it is the foundation on which the meaning of a word is built.
Most roots can not stand on their own.
They need other elements (prefixes, suffixes, and/or other root words) added to make a word.

7. What does somnambulist mean?
If you divided the word into a prefix, a root, and a suffix, where would you separate the word?
Do you recognize a common suffix?
somn
ambul
ist

8. What does somnambulist mean?
What other words do you know that end in –ist?
pianist
dentist
florist
zoologist
Perfectionist
scientist
What do they all have in common?
“a person who”

9. Don’t be fooled!
mist m + ist list l + ist fist f + ist

10. scientist
sci + ence + ist

11. What does somnambulist mean?
What other words do you know with somn?
What do they all have in common?
insomnia
insomniac
unisom
“sleep”

12. What does somnambulist mean?
What other words do you know with ambul?
amble (s) (noun), ambles (pl)
A slow, easy walk or a gentle pace; a stroll.

13. What does somnambulist mean?
What other words do you know with ambul?
ambulance (s) (noun), ambulances (pl)
1. A specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital. 2. A vehicle designed and equipped for carrying people to and from a hospital. 2. Formerly a field hospital; that is, on a field of battle where the wounded were carried out on stretchers, etc. by "walking bearers". "Ambulance" was borrowed from French hopital ambulant, mobile hospital, or literally, "walking hospital," from Latin ambulantem and ambulare, "to walk."
“walk”

14. What does somnambulist mean?
A person who walks in his/her sleep

15. Question
How will knowing Latin and Greek word parts
( prefixes, root words, and suffixes) help me to be a better reader?

16. Word Parts are like puzzle pieces.
The more pieces you know, the more of the puzzle you can complete.
The more word parts you know, the more meanings of words you can figure out.
By learning the common roots and prefixes (and a few suffixes) you will be able to figure out the meaning of MANY new words almost immediately.

17. Prefix Pre means before fix means to fasten or attach
so quite literally a PREFIX IS:
something attached to the beginning of something else

18. Suffix Suf is a variant of sub, below or under… so a SUFFIX IS :
something fastened underneath something else (in this case, behind the root).

19. -ology
Let’s brainstorm as many words as we can that have the word part (root word) – ology in the word.
What might it mean?

20. Life Earth Heart Radiation Drugs Skin Small life Insects Birds
Biology
Geology
Cardiology
Radiology
Pharmacology
Dermatology
Microbiology
Entomology
Ornithology
ecology
Life
Earth
Heart
Radiation
Drugs
Skin
Small life
Insects
Birds
environment

21. Music God Mind Cosmetics Stars Weather Crime Genes Aging Humans
Musicology
Theology
Psychology
Cosmetology
Astrology
Meteorology
Crimology
Genealogy
Gerontology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Music
God
Mind
Cosmetics
Stars
Weather
Crime
Genes
Aging
Humans
Ancient

22. Water Myths Nerves Eyes Stones Society Death Poisons urine animals
Hydrology
Mythology
Neurology
Ophthalmology
Petrology
Sociology
thantology
Toxicology
Urology
zoology
Water
Myths
Nerves
Eyes
Stones
Society
Death
Poisons
urine
animals

23. biography Prefix + Root +Suffix bio + graph + y root + root + suffix
Doesn’t the root always have to be in the middle?
biography
bio graph y
root root suffix

24. autobiography auto + bio + graph + y prefix + root + root + suffix

25. telegraph
tele graph
root root

26. What’s the big idea? Not every word has a prefix.
Not every word has a suffix.
Root words can go anywhere.

27. Flocabualry - Prefixes

28. Introduce a new word part
Brainstorm (with your group) as many words as you can that use the new word part
Look for a pattern of meaning that is repeated in most the words’ meanings. (or it could be implied by the wording or idea of the meaning presented).
Infer the meaning of the new word part.
Share aloud with the class what you think.
I will then confirm the actual meaning.
You will fill out the sentence and picture/symbol part of the graphic organizer and make a flashcard at home.
You should study your word parts every night or every other night all year long.
There will be a quizzes along the way on ALL word parts (old and new).

30. Front of your flashcard
Flashcards:
Front of your flashcard
Word Part
(prefix, root word, or suffix)

31. Flashcards: Meaning of the Word Part Signal Word
Back of your flashcard
Signal Word
(It should make you think of the meaning of the word part)
Meaning of the Word Part

32. Front of your flashcard
Flashcards:
Front of your flashcard
mal

33. Flashcards: Bad; evil; wrong Signal Word Maleficent
Back of your flashcard
Signal Word
Maleficent
Bad; evil; wrong

34. Front of your flashcard
Flashcards:
Front of your flashcard
bene/bon

35. Flashcards:
Back of your flashcard
Signal Word
benefit
good

36. Homework: Take home and bring back you chart every class.
Complete the practice sheets on words that use bene/bon & mal.
Study you word parts EVERY night.
Read 20 minutes EVERY night. (toward a total 0f 650 pages by the end of the nine weeks)
Study your vocabulary words EVERY night.

37. Malapropism Example
The actress Gilda Radner, who has now passed on, used to play the part Mrs. Malapropism in the Saturday Night Live skits.

38. Caddy Colonel

39. Caddy Colonel NO TRASH in the Caddy!! Responsibilities:
No body leaves until ALL supplies are accounted for!!
NO TRASH in the Caddy!!
Caddy Colonel

41. My Caddy is not your TRASH CAN!