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- Sequential vocabulary: Lesson I
- Understanding words is necessary for success in every discipline. Learning to identify and define word parts empowers a student to unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words. This process teaches a life skill rather than memorization of definitions. Sequential Vocabulary: Lesson I is designed to be taught with Sequential Vocabulary: Lessons II, III, and IV.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
- By Valerie Hendricks.
- Water cycle word study
- Students will look at the written similarities in the words used to describe the water cycle (ex., evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, accumulation, condensation), focusing on suffixes and prefixes as a way to gain understanding of those terms. Students will group words by meaning and label a blank water cycle chart based on the categories for the groupings they create. This lesson is designed in conjunction with “More than just a rainy day—the water cycle.”
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science)
- By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.
- Career areas of science: Vocabulary
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.1
- In this lesson for grade eight, students discuss different scientific disciplines and gain an understanding of the suffix -ology.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Conventions
- In The five features of effective writing, page 6
- Conventions — grammar, spelling, and the like — are important to good writing, but should be taught only after the other Features of Effective Writing.
- By Kathleen Cali.
- Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners
- English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.
- By Ellen Douglas.
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- You Can't Spell the Word "Prefix" Without a Prefix
- Students learn in a cooperative setting to identify, define, and construct words with prefixes. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
