This Week's ELA: Graph, Scrib, Script

Greek and Latin word parts #5: graph and scrib/script 

graph = __________________________________________   scrib/script = __________________________________________

Monday: Copy your spelling words into your agenda in ABC order.  Match the spelling word to its correct vocabulary meaning.

**If you made less than an 85 on last week’s vocabulary test, you are required to write sentences with this week’s words (due Thursday).

**If you made less than an 85 on last week’s spelling test, you must complete a spelling choice with this week’s words.

Remember that you will need to be able to use these words in context for your test, not just match the word to the definition!

*You can find these to practice on our SpellingCity.com page.

1.       biography                   _____ writing about a person’s life written by that person

2.       autobiography          _____ the writing of one’s own name/signature

3.       bibliography              _____ the written list of all the books used in a report or book

4.       paragraph                  _____ a book written about a person’s life

5.       homograph                _____ mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

6.       photography              _____ a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

7.       autograph                   _____ record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

8.       phonograph               _____ the use of light to record an image using a camera

9.       seismograph              _____ a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth

10.   cartography               _____ a word written the same way as another word but having a different

 meaning

                                       

                                                    a short dedication written in a book           

11.    script                           _____ or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument

12.    describe                     _____ a piece of writing; a book

13.    subscription             _____ P.S.; a short bit of writing after a letter is finished

14.    scribble                      _____ a piece of paper a doctor writes to get medicine at a pharmacy

15.    inscription                 _____ sloppy writing that is hard to read

16.    transcribe                  _____ a person who writes things down

17.    manuscript               _____ a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out

18.    scribe                          _____ to write down or record; to translate

19.   prescription               _____ a written agreement to buy a magazine/newspaper for a set period of time

20.    postscript                  _____ to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use

 adjectives in writing

 

We will be reading the story “The Unbreakable Code” in our Treasures book this week.  You will have a vocabulary test over the following words from the story.  (Be sure to read the story on Tuesday if you are unable to read with us in class.)  It is a good idea for everyone to read the story at least twice.

1.    enlisted: (v) joined the military voluntarily

2.    invasion: (n) entering of an army into a region to conquer it

3.    location: (n) an exact position or place

4.    corridor: (n) a long, narrow hallway or passageway

5.    shield: (n) a person or thing that protects against danger, injury, or distress

6.    sagged: (v) drooped down in the middle from weight

7.    reservation: (n) land set aside by a government for a special purpose, such as for Native American tribes to live on

8.    creased: (adj) characterized by lines or marked by wrinkling

Tested Skills: Generating questions & author’s perspective

Grammar Focus: Comparative Adjectives