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PREFIXES:

• Write each prefix on board and ask students what it means.
• Have them work in small groups to generate a list of words that start with that prefix.
• Share with whole class: have a scribe record the collected list.

in-	also il-, im-	not, without	infertile, inappropriate, impossible
	also il-, im-, ir-	in, into, towards, inside	influence, influx, imbibe
trans-		across, beyond	transnational, transatlantic
		into a different state	translate

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS

Today's Words (linked to search of New York Times articles using words): inundate, garish, underscore, haughty, transient

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  • Click on +"Video Library" in blue bar at top of page.
  • Select "Two's Company Part 1."
  • Select the first set of words.
• Review the words with the whole class to make sure they understand their meaning.
• Allow students to work in groups to "play" with words by...
  • Writing and acting out a skit of their own that portrays the meaning of a word,
  • Drawing a picture/sketch to illustrate meaning of word(s)
  • Complete a graphic organizer (a copy you give or simply have students create one on paper or dry erase board) to list synonyms, antonyms, write a sentence, draw a pic).
    

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  • Write a story using all five (5) words and share with class
  • Talk about examples, non-examples, synonyms, and antonyms, create sentences using word in context.
• Optional: Display, read aloud, and discuss a few sentences (linked to words above) from the New York Times that uses the word in context.