Organizing Idea
VOCABULARY 1: Students analyze word formation and meaning.
GR. 1 - ORGANIZING IDEA: VOCABULARY
Vocabulary: Communication and comprehension are improved by understanding word meaning and structures.
Guiding Question: How can vocabulary and morphological awareness work together to increase knowledge of words?
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Learning Outcome: Students analyze word formation and meaning. |
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Vocabulary development includes learning (tier 2) words that are
Vocabulary development includes some academic words (tier 3 words) from read alouds and texts.
A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to another word.
An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. |
Learning new words improves comprehension and communication. |
Confirm word meanings in a variety of ways.
Identify the meaning of tier 2 words and use them in sentences.
Use tier 3 words in discussions.
Recognize that words can be replaced with synonyms.
Investigate antonyms when comparing words.
Transfer understandings of words to different situations. |
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A base is the main morpheme (the smallest unit of a word that holds meaning) in a word.
Suffixes are morphemes located at the ending of words.
Adding the suffix <s> or <es> to the ending of a word can indicate more than one (plural).
Adding the suffix <ed> to the ending of a word indicates it already happened (changes the tense).
A compound word is formed when two individual words are put together to make a new word.
The meaning of a compound word can be similar to or different from the two individual words that were combined to form the word. |
Word meanings can change by adding or removing morphemes. |
Identify words according to their base.
Recognize suffixes in oral or written language.
Add or remove suffixes to make words plural or singular.
Add or remove suffixes to change the tense of words.
Recognize compound words.
Describe changes in meaning that occur when two words are combined to form a compound word. |
