Rooting out meaning: Morpheme match-ups in the primary grades
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A lesson plan for Grades 3–5 English Language Arts
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- Appropriate grades
- 3–5
- Subjects
- English language arts (general)
- Provider
- IRA/NCTE
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Students engage in morphemic analysis by using their knowledge of morphemes to define words, using a dictionary to confirm the meaning and spelling of unfamiliar words, and combining morphemes to create new words. Students use Readwritethink's “Morpheme Match-Ups” handout and the Word Central website to create their new words using morphemes learned during the group activity. This lesson provides several extension options and assessment opportunities.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.01: Apply phonics and structural analysis to decode words (e.g., roots, suffixes, prefixes, less common vowel patterns, syllable breaks).
- Objective 1.03: Integrate prior experiences and all sources of information in the text (graphophonic, syntactic, and semantic) when reading orally and silently.
- Objective 1.05: Use word reference materials (e.g., dictionary, glossary) to confirm decoding skills, verify spelling, and extend meanings of words.
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.01: Use word identification strategies appropriately and automatically when encountering unknown words (graphophonic, syntactic, semantic).
- Objective 1.02: Infer word meanings from taught roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode words in text to assist comprehension.
- Objective 1.03: Identify key words and discover their meanings and relationships through a variety of strategies.
- Objective 1.04: Increase reading and writing vocabulary through:
- wide reading.
- word study.
- knowledge of homophones, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms.
- knowledge of multiple meanings of words.
- writing process elements.
- writing as a tool for learning.
- seminars.
- book clubs.
- discussions.
- examining the author's craft.
- Objective 1.05: Use word reference materials (e.g., glossary, dictionary, thesaurus) to identify and comprehend unknown words.
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
- Objective 1.01: Expand and refine vocabulary through knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, roots, derivatives, and etymologies (word origins) to assist comprehension.
- Objective 1.03: Increase reading and writing vocabulary through:
- wide reading.
- word study.
- word reference materials.
- content area study.
- writing process elements.
- writing as a tool.
- debate.
- discussions.
- seminars.
- examining the author's craft.
- Objective 1.04: Use word reference materials (e.g., glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, on-line reference tools) to identify and comprehend unknown words.
