Word of the Day 10/4-10/10
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WORD OF THE DAY @ THE GARDEN October 4 – October 10, 20
Transcript of Word of the Day 10/4-10/10
WORD OF THE DAY@
THE GARDEN
October 4 – October 10, 2011
Reading is the single most important social factor in American life today
The more you read, the more you know.
The more you know, the smarter you grow.
The smarter you are, the longer you stay in school.
The longer you stay in school, the more diplomas youearn and the longer you are employed—thus the moremoney you earn in a lifetime.
The more diplomas you earn, the higher your children’s gradeswill be in school.
The more diplomas you earn, the longer you live.Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook
The opposite is also true.
The less you read, the less you know.
The less you know, the sooner you drop out ofschool.
The sooner you drop out, the sooner and longeryou are poor.
The sooner you drop out, the greater yourchances of going to jail.
LATIN PREFIXESDis-, di-, dif-
“apart, in different directions” and “not”
October 4, 2011
October 4, 2011“Divide & Conquer”
Directions: Write the prefixes and bases in the blanks. Write the meaning of the whole word in the last blank.
1. Distort2. Disruptive3. Digression4. Diversity5. Divulge
Prefix1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. __________
Base1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. __________
Word Means1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. __________
LATIN PREFIXESDis-, di-, dif-
“apart, in different directions” and “not”
October 5, 2011
October 5, 2011“Combine & Explore”
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the dis-, di-, dif- word that best fits the context. You may add suffixes to the words.
a. Diversity c. Distended d. Dissectb. Digressions e. Disruptive
1. I am so squeamish that I don’t know if I will be able to _____________ any frogs or mice in Biology lab next year.
2. The speaker made so many __________________ in his lecture that I found it impossible to take notes.
3. His __________________ belly, which would hang over his belt, was the result of years of malnutrition.
4. The unruly student was suspended for a full week for his __________________ behavior in class.
5. With such a ____________________ of opinions expressed at this meeting, I doubt we will reach a consensus.
LATIN PREFIXESDis-, di-, dif-
“apart, in different directions” and “not”
October 6, 2011
October 6, 2011“Read & Reason”
Directions: Read the following passage, paying special attention to the words beginning with the prefixes dis, di,dif. Then answer the questions that follow.
1. Which of the solutions outlined in this article could you do? Will you do them? Why?2. What might be the long-term effects of water pollution?
LATIN PREFIXESDis-, di-, dif-
“apart, in different directions” and “not”
October 7, 2011
October 7, 2011“Extend & Explore”
Directions: Select a word from the following list. And make a pyramid for each. You can use dictionaries if necessary.
1.Diffident 3. Dismantle 4. Dissonance2.Discordant 5. Dissolution
LATIN PREFIXESDis-, di-, dif-
“apart, in different directions” and “not”
October 10, 2011
October 10, 2011“Go for the Gold”
Directions: Match each word in the first column with the appropriate context in the second column. Write the correct letter on the lines provided.
