1. March 22, 2o11

2. Please turn to Content Mastery page 14 (it continues to page 15 as well) Read each word Underline the stressed syllable in each word Circle any vowel or vowels reduced to schwa in each word Circle the letter for the sentence that explains the schwa condition

3. Please turn to Content Mastery page 16 Write the words I say to the best of your ability When finished, please write the correct spelling of the word

4. Answers of Content Mastery pages 14, 15, and 16 to follow.

5. 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A

6. Content Mastery Page 16 accuse among beautiful extra industry beauty busy melody opposite business leopard formal level history women

7. A root is the basic meaning part of a word. It carries the most important part of the word’s meaning. Roots of English words often come from other languages, especially Latin. The root usually needs a prefix or suffix to make it into a word. Prefixes and suffixes are affixes, meaningful word parts that can be added to roots and base words A prefix is a meaningful word part that can be added to the beginning of a root or a base word A suffix is a meaningful word part that can be added to the end of a root or a base word

8. Con- : “with, together” In- : “into” ; “toward” ; “not” Con + rupt = Corrupt Con + mune = Commune

9. If a root begins with the letter b or p, the last letter of the prefix con- or in- changes to an m Con + bine = Combine In + port = Import Combine It: Prefixes and Roots Please turn to workbook page 119 Read each prefix and root Underline the last letter of the prefix Underline the first letter of the root and write it on the line Decide if the last letter of the prefix should change to the first letter of the root or to m Combine the prefix and the root, write it on the line

10. Workbook Page 119 Pcompete Pimport Pimperfect Pcomplain Bcombine Pimpress Pcompose Bcombust Bimbibe Bcombat

11. Please turn to workbook page 120 Let’s do the first one together Use your knowledge of morphemes and a dictionary to answer each question by understanding the correct answer

12. Workbook Page 120

13. Nouns are words that name people, places, things, and ideas Suffixes are added to the ends of base words or roots to modify or extend the meaning -or : means “someone who, something that” -ness : means “a state, quality, condition, or degree of” -er : means “someone who, something that” -ment : means “state, act, or process of” -ist : means “someone who”

14. Please turn to workbook page 121 Read the list of words Add a suffix from the Word Bank to the first word to make it into a noun Write the complete word on the line Write a definition for the word

15. Workbook Page 120 nesscoldness orprotector mentagreement istmotorist ersprinter A state of being cold Someone who protects The state of agreeing Someone who motors, or drives Someone who sprints

16. Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns Adjectives tell which one? What kind? Or how many?

17. Answer the questions to allow you to make a good sentence: Which one? Who (what) did it? What did they (he/she/it) do? What did he/she/it do it to? Where? When? Anne observed her family in the Annex while in hiding Sentence: The sensitive and insightful Anne observed her family in the Annex while in hiding.. The sensitive and insightful

18. Please turn to workbook page C30 Read lines 182-270 Continue to underline information that describes Anne’s feelings about herself and others Continue to paraphrase that information in the spaces provided

19. Work independently on the handout regarding Anne Complete the Character Profile template Please ask if you have questions Please use your workbook and hardcover if necessary

20. Anne A Family in Hiding: Anne Frank’s Diary - At times Anne was critical of herself. She scolded herself for writing negatively about her mother. - Ann admired her father and loved him very much. - Anne felt confident in herself. She thought she was ready to be treated like an adult. She thought she had a mind of her own and inner strength. - Anne was critical of her sister, and thought that she was too passive. At one point, she explained that she used to be envious of her sister’s relationship with her father. - Anne felt that her mother treated her like a baby. This frustrated Anne. - Anne grew fond of Peter. She felt she could really talk to him.