directions: for each unit, you will make 10 cards...

PRSVOCABULARYDIRECTIONS:Eng10andAdv.Eng10 PORTER2016-2017

DIRECTIONS:Foreachunit,youwillmake10CARDSMINIMUMPERUNIT.Pick10PREFIXES,ROOTS,ORSUFFIXESthatyoudonotknow(orthatyouaretheleastfamiliarwith).CARDSSHOULDCONTAINTHEFOLLOWING:

1.Prefix,Root,Suffix2.Picturethatshows/describesthemeaningoftheP/R/S3.Unit______

4.DefinitionofPRS5.ANEWwordDefinition6.Sentenceswithnewwordandcontextclue

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• Thewordinthesentencemustbehighlightedorunderlined.• TheCONTEXTCLUEinthesentenceshouldbehighlightedinanothercolorordouble

underlined.• Wordsshouldbeunfamiliar,newwordsthatcanbeincorporatedintoyourdailyvocabulary.

(Wordsshouldnotbeobviousorbasic,norshouldtheybescientificwordsthatyouwouldneveruse.)

• Saveallofyourcards.Considercolor-codingyourcardsperunit.AnOringisoneeffectivewaytokeepyourcardstogether.

• YOUMAYONLYUSEONEOFMYWORDSONTHEWORKSHEET!Example:

Bene

Unit1

Bene:Good,wellBeneficial:Advantageous;helpfulItwouldbebeneficial,oragoodidea,tostudyforyourPRStests.

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PRSVOCABULARYDIRECTIONS:Eng10andAdv.Eng10 PORTER2016-2017

Ifitwillhelpyoutomakecardsforall20,byallmeans,pleasedoso.Youwillhaveafinalafterthefirst5units(Semester)andattheendoftheyear(all10units).Someresourcesinclude:Thedictionary,mydictionary.com,orWebster’sLearner’sDictionaryOrderofassignmentsforVocabularystudy(English10):● ClassOne:IntronewPRS’s(gethandout)● ClassTwo:Workonvocabularycards(I’lldomybesttogiveyou10-20minutesofworktime)● ClassThree:VocabularyTEST(20-30questionsdependingontheweek,VOCABCARDSDUE)

OrderofassignmentsforAdvancedEnglish10:● ClassOne:IntronewPRS’s(gethandout)● ClassTwo:VocabCardsDUE● ClassThree:VocabularyTEST(20-30questionsdependingontheweek)

TipsforVocabularyStudy: ▪Splittingandreassemblingwordsconfirmsmeaning Example:reincarnation Re=again(P)in=in(P)carn=flesh(R)tion(S)=actorqualityof

Again-in-theflesh-actofortheactofbeingbackinbodilyform.

▪Clusteringofotherwordswiththesamerootwillhelpdefineanewword Example:gress=tostepormoveforwardRegress,progress,retrogress,transgress,egress,anddigressAllwordsincludestepormovingforward,back,exit,orintwodirections.Whenthesuffixeschanges,thenyouhave=transgression,retrogression.

CONTEXTCLUES Wheneveryoucomeacrossanunfamiliarword,youcanusethecontext-thewordsandideassurroundinganunknownword-tofigureitout.Contextcluesaremadeupofsynonyms,definitions,descriptions,andseveralotherkindsofspecificinformationhelpfultounderstandingthemeaningofapassageorofanunfamiliarword.Belowaresixkindsofcontextcluestolookforwhenyouread.(Theunfamiliarwordsareinbold;thecontextcluesareunderlined.)1.SynonymsandAntonyms 4.WordsinaSeriesTheoldmanaskedifIcouldtraverse Thedulcimer,fiddle,andbanjoarethecreek;IsaidIcouldcrossiteasily.Heseemed popularintheAppalachianregionuncertainthatIcoulddoit,butIwasresolute.2.ComparisonsandContrasts 5.CauseandEffectOutside,thetempestragedlikeahurricane. Becausenoonevolunteeredtoconfinedtothehousebytheirconcernedmother, cleanupthegym,theprincipaldeclaredJeremywasrestive,butAdamcontentedlyreadabook. theworksessiontobemandatoryforstudents.3.DefinitionsandDescriptions 6.ToneandSettingThewomanworearedmantillathatcovered Thesinistersoundcamefromaherheadandshoulders. long,darkpassagewaythatbeenhidden behindabookcase.