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Word Parts List
Use This if you've lost your Word Parts packet or just misplaced it for the day.
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I Have a Number, Now What?
First day – pick lit terms or word part Monday, for example
Next class – present lit terms or word part Wednesday, for example
Second class after presentations – Quiz Tuesday, for example
This pattern will change due to interruptions to our schedule.
Literary Terms
Sign up for a number in class. Some words are completely defined for you already in the packet, others are partially defined and some are not defined at all.
You will present your lit term to class, giving a written definition and a creative explanation or example.
For the written definition, first check the lit term packet. Many words (primarily ones with longer definitions) are already defined for you.
If your word is not defined in the packet, then look in a dictionary (hard copy or online somewhere) for the most literary definition you can find. Make sure you find a literary oriented definition. As a last resort, stop by before class begins and ask Mrs. Bean.
Remember that when you are reading your definition for words not already defined in the packet, your classmates will need to write it down word for word. If you have a definition not already in the packet, read it through out loud once so that Mrs. Bean can check that you have the correct definition and make changes before people start writing anything down. Then, read the definition slowly so that everyone may copy it down.
Finally, show us or tell us your creative portion. This could be a picture you drew or printed, a very very brief skit (some people have used action figures in the past) or something you read or tell us. This should not be a movie clip or anything requiring showing a video, examples should not that much time. Do, however, give more effort that holding up a book and saying “this is my example” and then sitting down.
When you have a quiz on lit terms, I will give you a list of words and you will have to write out the definitions only for the words that are underlined in your packet. Other parts of the quiz will be matching or multiple choice, and will include identifying examples of literary terms. Cumulative lit term tests will not require you to write out the definitions, but instead will be multiple choice or matching. Any other vocabulary quizzes we have will be matching and fill in the blank. The only time you will have to write out a definition is the first time you have a quiz on a literary term that is underlined in your literary terms packets.
Word Part Directions
Word pieces, suffixes, prefixes and anything else…
- Sign up for a part in class.
- Read the meaning of the word part as defined in the packet to the class.
- Try to determine the origin of the word and inform the class of your findings.
- Find at least three words that use this word part as defined in the packet. Include the definition of the words you provide as examples. While it is okay to read the examples provided in the packet, if they are the only examples you provide, you will lose points. Have everything written neatly and clearly so that we can all read it on the document camera.
- Your classmates will copy down one of the example words you provide.
- Include some kind of picture or visual aide, but nothing elaborate or time consuming to produce. Focus on having good examples that demonstrate clearly the meaning of the word part.
For example:
Word Part - rupt Definition - break or burst
Examples given the packet - bankrupt – unable to pay because you’re “broke”;
interrupt – to break into a conversation or event, to disturb;
rupture – a break in something.
Examples provided by the student:
Erupt - To throw or force something out violently, as lava, ash, and gases: The volcano erupted.To be thrown or forced out: Water erupted from the geyser.
To develop suddenly: Violence erupted during the protests.
To express oneself suddenly and loudly: He erupted in anger.
Abrupt - Unexpectedly sudden: an abrupt change in the weather.
Corrupt - Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
Venal or dishonest: a corrupt mayor.
Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use: a corrupt translation; a corrupt computer file.
Quizzes will be matching or multiple choice and include a section on strictly the definitions of the word parts and a section that gives a word using the word part with four possible definitions.