Week 1.5 Thursday Morpheme Study

Consider this sentence:

In recent years, the concept of student voice has gained preeminence in educational discussions.

If pre- is a prefix meaning "before" or "pertaining to," and eminence means "of superior importance," what does this word mean in the context of the sentence?

• Losing importance before something else happens

• Starting to become known but not yet important

• Being of the highest importance or standing above others

• Finishing after everything else has already occurred

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the sentence:
"By transcribing their thinking, students not only gain a voice to describe their ideas but also cements their understanding."

The root words scribe and scrip both mean "to write" and come from the Latin root "scribere."

What does transcribing most likely mean in this sentence?

• Erasing their thoughts so they can start fresh

• Ignoring their ideas until they are ready to speak

• Memorizing their thoughts to share them later

• Writing down or recording their ideas into words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Consider the phrase "educational journey." The suffix –al means “full of or all about.” Based on this and the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of educational journey?

• A trip the students took for fun and adventure

• A path focused on gaining knowledge and learning experiences

• A vacation planned by the school to visit other states

• A physical route students take to get to school every day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

STOP!

Did you add notes - definitions and examples to your bellwork sheet??

• YES!

• Wait, what bellwork sheet??

• UUhhhmmmmm... sure!

• No.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

• Without

• During

• After

• Before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the root 'scrib/script'?

• Read

• Listen

• Write

• Speak

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the suffix '-al' indicate?

• Pertaining to or full of

• Without

• Not containing

• Opposite of

Tags

MS.CCRS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3d

MS.CCRS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3a

MS.CCRS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3a

MS.CCRS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.4b

MS.CCRS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3b

What is the literal meaning of 'prescribe'?

• To write after

• To write before

• To write during

• To write without

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the literal meaning of 'inscription'?

• Write under

• Write in/into

• Write out

• Write over

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the literal meaning of 'scriptural'?

• Pertaining to drawings

• Pertaining to writings

• Pertaining to readings

• Pertaining to speeches

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4