Spelling and Vocabulary: Feb 27 - March 2

Our roots this week: miss and mit = send

This week's vocab and spelling words:

• admit: to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
• dismiss: to send someone out; to let someone leave
• emit: to send out or give off (such as an odor)
• intermission: a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
• missile: a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
• mission: a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
• omit: to leave out; to not send
• remit: to send back (usually related to paying bills)
• submit: to "send" yourself under someone else's control; to give in to someone else's power
• transmit: to send something across places; to pass along

Test on FRIDAY, March 2nd

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Source: words and handouts for vocabulary are from the Learning Works publication: Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by Trisha Callela

Applicable Standards:

 L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Applicable Targets:

I can know the parts of a word

I can choose and use an appropriate resource when acquiring new vocabulary

I can describe the relationship between particular words

I can spell the word correctly