Title: Vocabulary%20and%20Concept%20Development%20EDI
1Vocabulary and Concept Development EDI
- Standard
- 1.4 Students will identify common roots and
affixes derived from Greek and Latin and use this
knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words
(e.g., international).
2Learning Objective
concept
- I will know affixes derived from Greek and Latin
and use this knowledge to analyze the meaning of
complex words.
skill
3Activating Prior Knowledge
- Have you heard the word incorrect?
- The word incorrect has the prefix in-.
- Can you see the prefix semi- in semiprivate?
- What does semiprivate mean?
4Concept Development
- in- Latin prefix meaning no, not, without,
it becomes il- before l im- before b, m, or p
and ir- before r. - semi- Latin prefix meaning half , partly,
not fully, imperfectly, or twice in a (specified
period) .
Bullet proof definitions
- in- Prefix from Latin meaning not.
- semi- Prefix from Latin meaning half or
partly.
Student friendly definitions
5Tell your partner what the prefix in- means.
The prefix in- comes from Latin meaning not.
6Tell your partner what the prefix semi- means.
The prefix semi- comes from Latin and it means
half or partly.
7Read the following prefixes
semi - half, partly Latin
in- not Latin
8Importance
- Have you ever been confused about a word and have
not been able to figure out its meaning? - Have you ever had to use knowledge of word
meaning to figure out the meaning of a new or
difficult word?
9Skill Development
inactive
½
informal
insignificant
insomnia
semiannual
½
semicolon
½
semiconscious
semiformal
semiprecious
10- Read these definitions / synonyms
- Having only part of the value of a precious
gemstone
- Not moving or active no longer in use
- Requiring good clothes rather than play clothes
- Casual, relaxed, not formal
- Half or partly awake, not fully conscious, in a
daze
- Not significant, unimportant, lacking power or
value
- Punctuation mark that is halfway between the
full stop of a period and the short pause of a
comma
- Unable to fall or stay asleep
- Occurring in half a year every six months
11- Match the words with the correct definition or
synonym
- Having only part of the value of a precious
gemstone
- Not moving or active no longer in use
inactive
informal
- Requiring good clothes rather than play clothes
insignificant
- Casual, relaxed, not formal
insomnia
- Half or partly awake, not fully conscious, in a
daze
semiannual
- Not significant, unimportant, lacking power or
value
semicolon
- Punctuation mark that is halfway between the
full stop of a period and the short pause of a
comma
semiconscious
semiformal
- Unable to fall or stay asleep
semiprecious
- Occurring in half a year every six months
12Answer these questions
- What does the prefix in- mean?
- What does the prefix semi-mean?
- What does incapable mean?
- What does insincere mean?
- What does semiprivate mean?
- What does semisweet mean?
13Identify the prefixes.
Guided Practice
- inactive
- semiannual
- informal
- semicolon
- insignificant
- semiconscious
- insomnia
- semiformal
- semiprecious
14Meaning in Context
Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks in
the following paragraph.
semiannual insomnia
insignificant inactive
Brenda knew it made no sense to fret
over something as (1) _____________ as losing a
game of chess. But in the middle of the night she
was still wide awake with (2) ___________________.
How had her cousin Sam beaten her so easily?
Sam and his parents were visiting her family as
they usually did every six months. On these (3)
________________ visits she and Sam always played
chess, and Brenda usually won. But this time it
had been different. Then she remembered. Sam had
injured himself in a soccer game and was on the
teams (4) ______________ list. He probably had
played a lot of chess instead. Brenda decided
that losing a chess game to Sam was completely
understandable, and she quickly fell asleep.
insignificant
15Closure
- The prefix in- means
- The prefix in- comes from Latin meaning not.
- The prefix semi- means
- The prefix semi- comes from Latin and it means
half or partly.
16Independent Practice
Match the bolded word with the best synonym
- Using a semicolon
- a. number b. punctuation mark
c. parallel
- a semiprecious stone
- a. having the highest value b. brand new
c. Having partial value
- their semiformal outfits
- a. dressy b.
patched c. dirty
- insignificant gossip
- a. whispered b.
unimportant c. loud
5. a semiconscious state a. dazed
b. alert
c. unhappy
17Extension
The prefix in- has several spelling variations,
but they all mean not. Ignore means not to
notice. Illegal means not legal. Impossible means
not possible. Irresistible means not able to be
resisted.
Match the following words with its definition.
- __ irregular
- __ immovable
- __ irreplaceable
- __ illogical
- __ imperfect
- __ impractical
- __ irremovable
- __ immature
- not able to remove
- not able to replace
- not regular
- not perfect
- not logical
- not practical
- not able to move
- not mature
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e
d
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