Spelling and Vocabulary for March 12-16

This week's root: graph = writing

words:

autobiography: writing about a person's life written by that person

autograph: the writing of one's own name

bibliography: the written list of all the books used in a report or book

biography: a book written about a person's life

cartography: map making; the writing involved in making maps or charts

homograph: a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g. bow- hair and bow- ship)

paragraph: a section of writing ht has a topic and concluding sentence

phonograph: record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

seismograph: a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth.

Our focus this week is on learning how to better study our spelling and vocabulary words for test success. The test will be on FRIDAY, MARCH 16th

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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