Bell-work (take down these notes) 8-21-14

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Bell-work (take down these notes)8-21-14

• Root words-The form of a word to which prefixes
  and suffixes are added to create new words. For
  example, instruct is the base for forming
  instruction, instructor, and reinstruct.
• Context Clues-words or phrases that help you
  comprehend the meaning of an unknown word or
  passage.
• Reference source- dictionary, electronic
  dictionary, or a thesaurus.

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Announcements

• Lets check out Quizlet, an amazing study tool
  for word wall vocabulary words.
• Lets check out Edmodo, a great way to
  communicate.
• Lets check out Mrs. Nelsons website, a great
  way to see what you missed or to go back to.

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BYOD

• Partner up with someone who has a smart phone!
• Go to www.dictionary.com
• You need a pencil or pen

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Terms to know A review

• Suffix-
• Context Clues-
• Synonym-
• Prefix-
• Antonym-
• Base word/root word-
• (Full, by, non, able, ment, un, dis, re, ly)
• How do prefixes and suffixes help us to determine
  unfamiliar words?

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Lets watch an epic rap battle on The Most
dangerous game

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vZ_zl5LwehPA

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Exit Ticket

• Create 3 words that have a prefix, root word, and
  suffix. Label the part of speech for each word
  (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc)