1. Academic Vocabulary 7 th Grade – Unit 3 – Week 2

2. Academic Vocab Squares 2 definitions – one given, the other simplified in your own words Description/characteristics – information about that term that helps you understand what it is Examples – what is an example or synonym of this term? Non Examples – what is an example of what it isn’t/antonym Word families (description box) - write words that fall within that word family (analyze, analyst, analysis) Use the word in a sentence (in middle circle) – use the word correctly in a sentence you create.

3. Word 1 Root (n) Root Look up the definition in the glossary of the green writing book. What words belong in this word family? What could be a synonym and an antonym? (look in thesaurus, also use examples from the glossary definition ) Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)

4. Word 2 Affix (n) A/ffix Look up the word in the dictionary. What are synonyms? What are antonyms? What words are in the word family? Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)

5. Word 3 Research (v) Re/search Look up the definition in the dictionary What is an synonym? Antonym? Word Family? Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)

6. Word 4 Source (n) Source The New York Times was the source I used the most to support my argument. Look up in the dictionary according to how I use it in the sentence above. Find synonyms and antonyms in the thesaurus. What are words in the word family? Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)