Mrs. Newkirk-English/Language Arts
Week of May 6-10th
***General announcements/news/assignments for everyone!***
Students, if you don't have a novel to read, please access myon or mackinvia through the CCSD portal. Then, go through clever to find these two online reading apps.
ALL STUDENTS:
End of Year
StateTesting Dates
Tuesday 5/14 - SC Ready - Writing
Wednesday 5/15 - SC Ready - ELA
Thursday 5/16 - SC READY - Math
Tuesday 5/21 - SC Pass
All Classes need to write a claim to the following TDA prompt and passage, "The Body Clock" we read and discussed in class today:
The passage discussed how the body regulates its internal clock. Write an essay analyzing the importance of the body's clock to people's everyday lives. Use evidence from the passage to supporte your response.
This week we are reviewing TDA Formats/rubrics, analyzing student samples, and writing one more of our own. Please read daily.
"The Pod" (short story)
We will finish the graphic organizer with a partner in class tomorrow.
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Mrs. Newkirk's email: kylee_newkirk@charleston.k12.sc.us
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Word Within the Word
Lists 1-10
List One:
ante - before
anti - against
bi - two
circum - around
com -together
con -together
de -down
dis -away
equi - equal
extra -beyond
inter -between
intra -within
List Two:
intro - into
mal - bad
mis - bad
non – not
post – after
pre – before
semi – half
sub – under
super – over
syn – together
sym – together
tri – three
un – not
List Three:
archy – government
ard – always
cide – kill
ician – specialist
itis – infection
aqua – water
audi – hear
bell – war
cap – take
cise – cut
bio – life
auto – self
List Four:
port – carry
scrib – write
logy – science
dict – say
cred – belief
cent – one hundred
neo – new
ad – to
cede – go
miss – send
centri – center
biblio – book
anthropo – man
List Five:
homo- same
spec- look
duct- lead
fer- carry
pend- hang
micro- small
hydro- water
photo- light
pan- all
penta- five
tele- far
vid- look
List Six:
omni- all
ex-out
poly-many
re-again
hypo-under
pseudo- false
neuro-nerve
tomy- cut
hema- blood
proto-first
phon-sound
mono-one
viv-life
List Seven
morph- change
vest- clothes
bene- good
pond- weight
corp- body
dorm- sleep
pater- father
nov- new
punct- point
ject- throw
tion- act or state
loco- place
dox- opinion
List Eight
amphi- both
magn- great
eu- good
endo- within
phobia- fear
ortho- straight
put- think
ver- true
matri- mother
mega- large
pop- people