Pledge
Word Structure
Line 1
fruit
fruity
quick
quickly
Line 2
sleep
sleepless
gentle
gentleness
Line 3
recall
retighten
unclear
uninvited
Line 4
midstream
midmorning
bicycle
biweekly
This lesson is going to focus on affixes: prefixes and suffixes.
What do you know about prefixes and suffixes?
When prefixes and suffixes are added to root words, they change the meaning of the
word and sometimes change the type of the word.
Word Structure
Line 1
fruit
fruity
quick
quickly
What happens when you add a –y to a base noun such as fruit?
Adding –y to a noun such as fruit, will make it and adjective, fruity.
Do any spelling changes occur when adding the suffix –y? Think of the word taste.
The word taste drops the e before adding –y. tasty
What happens when –ly is added to an adjective?
Adding –ly to an adjective, such as quick, will make it an adverb, quickly.
The juice is fruity.
The boy runs quickly.
Word Structure
Line 2
sleep
sleepless
gentle
gentleness
-less – When added to a noun, it becomes an adjective.
What does less mean?
without or lacking - for example cloud becomes cloudless. A cloudless sky is lacking, or
is without , clouds.
What is a noun?
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea
Some nouns are formed with the suffix –ness is added to an adjective.
for example: dark turns the adjective into a noun, darkness.
ness means “stage of being.” Something that has darkness is in the state of being
dark.
Word Structure
Line 3
recall
What does the prefix Re- mean?
Re- means “again.”
What does the prefix Un- mean?
Un- means “not.”
discuss the definition of each word.
retighten
unclear
uninvited
Word Structure
Line 4
midstream
What does the prefix mid- mean?
Mid- means “in the middle of.”
What does the prefix Bi- mean?
Bi- means “two.”
discuss the definition of each word.
midmorning
bicycle
biweekly
Word Structure
Line 1
fruit
fruity
quick
quickly
Line 2
sleep
sleepless
gentle
gentleness
Line 3
recall
retighten
unclear
uninvited
Line 4
midstream
midmorning
bicycle
biweekly
Choose a word from the word lines and use it in a sentence
Have a volunteer use that word’s base word in a sentence.
Example:
Because my friend was mad at me, I was uninvited to his party.
The coach invited my parents over for dinner.
Word Structure
Line 1
fruit
fruity
quick
quickly
Line 2
sleep
sleepless
gentle
gentleness
Line 3
recall
retighten
unclear
uninvited
Line 4
midstream
midmorning
bicycle
biweekly
Choose a word from the word lines, and write a sentence omitting that word.
a volunteer will go to the board and point to the correct answer. then use the word in
a new sentence.
For example:
fruity
The apple was juicy and quite ___________.
the students awaited the sound of the ___________bell.
midmorning
Fluency
6 min. reading solution
or
Leveled Reader
Reading
This week, bring to class your favorite books or
stories. Each day, we’ll have a volunteer read
a portion of their story.
You might want to practice reading your stories
aloud to yourself before you read them to the
class.
Discussion & Handing Off
• Discuss the story that was read. You
might start the discussion by asking why
the student chose this story to share.
• What was your favorite character or part?
• You are not limited to talking about only
this book or story. This book or story
might remind you of another book you
have read, and you may want to compare
it to today’s story.
Writing
• What do you remember about revising?
• You can extend your sentences by answering
questions such as why, when, who, how, and
where and combining the information into
their existing sentences.
Practice extending sentences by having a
volunteer read a sentence from their writing.
• Work on revising your writing.
Workshop
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Do not interrupt the teacher
Talk quietly
Always be working
Put away materials when you are done.
Workshop
• Continue to work on revising your writing.
Conference with students about revising your
work.
• Complete your Benchmark Assessments.
• Find other examples of words containing
prefixes and suffixes used in today’s lessons.
You may want to give different affixes to
different groups, and share what new words
you have found.
Benchmark 1
Expository Writing Prompt
• Directions for Writing
Think about different jobs people have. Write about a job you would like to have
in the future. Tell what you would do in the job and why you would like to
have that job. Tell as much as you can about the job.
Checklist:
You will earn the best score if you
– Think about a job you would like to have.
– Think about your audience as you plan your writing.
– Write so that your ideas will help the reader understand why you would like
this job.
– Have an opening paragraph that gets the attention of readers.
– Use transition words to go from one idea to another.
– Avoid words and phrases that are overused.
– Delete ideas that are not important.
– Write more sentences and longer sentences when you revise.
– Read your writing after you finish and check for mistakes.