Week 3.5
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!
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
*WOWs are
due Wednesday!
*February’s
genre is informational non-fiction (NOT biographies/autobiographies). Please fill out the top portion of your genre
project BEFORE you read the book you select.
OVER
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
MATH: Fraction operations (Module 13 assessment
Wed.; Module 14 and Unit 4 Assessment)
SCIENCE:
Multicellular organisms (Ch. 6: grouping living things/kingdoms;
vertebrates/invertebrates; plants)
SOCIAL
STUDIES: The Cold War and the 1950s
