Greek and Latin word parts #2: spec and dict
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Monday: Copy your spelling words into
your agenda in ABC order. Match the
spelling word to its vocabulary meaning.
**If you made less than an 85 on either of last week’s tests, you
are required to complete a spelling/vocabulary choice this week (due Thursday).
Try to choose an activity you have not done
recently.
1.
spectacles _______ to look at
carefully in search of flaws
2.
inspect _______ the act of looking
into one’s own thoughts/feelings
3.
respect _______ one way of looking
at things
4.
spectator _______ to look up to
someone; to show honor
5.
perspective _______
looking back at past things
6.
introspection _______
something displayed for the public to see
7.
speculate _______ glasses to help someone see better
8.
circumspect _______
a person who watches something, like a sporting event
9.
retrospective _______
to look at and think about from
different points of view
10.
spectacle _______ careful to look
at all possibilities before acting; cautious;
aware of consequences
11.
dictator _______ what is written down as someone says it
12.
predict _______ to speak
against; to say the opposite
13.
verdict _______ a leader who speaks
and rules with total power
14.
contradict _______ a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined
15.
dictionary _______ a judge’s ruling or statement
16.
indictment _______
public words issued by an official
that explain a law or command
17.
diction _______ to say what
will happen before it occurs
18.
edict _______ the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury
19.
dictum _______ the way in
which something is expressed in words (written
or spoken)
20.
dictation _______ formal words spoken
or written by a jury that charge a person
with a crime
IRA: Reading Comprehension Strategy: Summarizing
Summarizing
is how we take larger selections of text and reduce them to their bare
essentials: the gist, the key ideas, or the main points that are worth noting
and remembering. (Webster's calls a
summary the “general idea in brief form.”)
This week,
you are going to summarize your nightly reading (Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs.). It’s easier than it sounds. Your heading will include Summary Sentences
for Book Title. Begin by writing
down the chapter number and title. Read
the chapter. At the end, write down a
sentence or two that tells what happened in that chapter. Think about the literary elements you
know.
Now write
down the next chapter number and title.
Read the chapter. Write your
summary of what happened. Continue in
this manner all week. You will basically
be retelling the story in your own words.
