WordActivitiesforUnit1(part2)
ThisTextGenomereportprovideswordactivitiesforeachreading,tohelpstudentspracticevocabulary.
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
science
prescience
sciences
scientific
pseudoscience
scientifically
omniscience
AuntEdithwasstandoffishandreservedtowardallbutherimmediatefamily,but
whenEleanordidgotoSagamoreEdithsawthechild'sfuturewithremarkable
.
Thisearlyblendingofmeasurementand
betterunderstandingoftheirworld.
Freshfishandducksare ledthesepeopletoa
raisedonfarmponds.
Allothermenarespecialists,buthisspecialismis
Cantheearth ?
.
bestudiedwithoutreferencetoother
Developingyourindependentpowersofsocialandpoliticalanalysiscanhelpyou
resistthefloodtideofpopularrhetoric,thesymbolicposturingofpoliticians,the
ofthebureaucraticsocialengineers.
Alaboratoryisawell-equippedworkshopwith chemicals,apparatus,andlivingplantsandanimals.
instruments,
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
godlessness
godly
godlike
goddesses
god
godless
goddess
Hisheadwasbaldandglistened
inthevoid.
TheMuslimbrotherhoodtaughtthatsocietyinEgyptandinotherMoslemcountries
wasbeingdestroyedbyWestern .
TheywereGreek ofartandknowledge.
Theyweretobecometwoofthemostimportantofallthe
onhighOlympus.
Tothem, family
isgreaterthananyofnature'slaws.
Theyarecertainthatthepublicschoolsare ,thatfundamental
valuesinstructionismissing,andthatfirmdisciplineisdesirable.
Wasitthe BIGHISTORYPROJECT
Athenaherself?"
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Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
century= creation= universe= hundred
world
world
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
challenge= ancestor= origin= dispute
root
line
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
universally
universalist
universe
universal
universality
Hewasadeaconinthe Church,hestillsaidgracebeforemeals,
andhewenttothetheateronlywhenBenHurwasappearing.
Theydiscussbasicideasaboutrightandwrong,the
humandestiny.
order,and
Oneoftheearliestandmostfundamentalchallengestomedievalthoughtwasanew
viewofthe .
Aqueoussolutions,solutionsinwhichwateristhesolvent,are
importanttolivingorganisms.
Theanswerstothesequestionsinvolvethereasonswhywereadliterature,forwe
aredealingherewiththequalityof" ,"theabilityofliterature,
especiallygoodliterature,tobemeaningfulthroughouttheagesandacrossmany
cultures.
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2
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
human
humane
humanities
humanizing
humanitarianism
humaneness
humanly
"Wehavedoneallthatis
possibletosaveourvillage.
Noteveryonewasaprogressive,buttherewasawidespreadinterestin
.
Stillintheirflatpaintingstheyintroducedadeep warmth,
bringingadistantGodclosertotheunderstandingofanaivepeople.
Forinstance,ifyouwerediscussingHuckFinn'sessentialdecency,his
,youcouldn'tlistallcases(thenovelisfullofthem)butyoucould
focusonhisgrowingawarenessofhowmuchhecaresforJimandonhisresolve
tohelpJimescape,andyoucouldpointouttherisksHucktakestohelptheWilks
girls.
Reportthecrueltytothe The societyortothepolice.
cangiveussomeclues.
Learningabout relationsasaparticipantmaybethemost
interestingandexcitingactivityyou'veeverexperienced.
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
creature= adapt= history= animal
story
adjust
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
historians
prehistoric
history
historiography
histories
historian
historic
Theremaybenoissueintwentieth-centuryAmerican thathas
inspiredmoredisagreement,evenconfusion,thanthenatureofprogressivism.
Totellthewholestorywehavetobeginin
Modern Many BIGHISTORYPROJECT
times.
donotbelieveintheselegendaryChineseemperors.
Often,anarcheologistor Readthe willdevelopanexplanationoratheory.
ofthewordsbelow.
areasprovidemapsandguides.
isalsothestoryofchange.
3
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
originating
originated
originals
origination
origin
origins
originally
advantages.
correspondencebymachinedictationhasthefollowing
Sincemachinedictationoffersfaster andtranscriptionand
involvesonlyoneperson'stimeduringdictation,thecostofproducingaletteris
less.
Makeonecopyeachofthese ."
Mostofthemhavebeenwithussolongthattheir
commonlyknown.
Communism arenot
inEurope,notinChina.
"barn"meant"astorageplaceforbarley,"and"lord"meant"loaf
guardorbreadkeeper."
Whatdoesthiskindoftextureindicateaboutthe
oftherock?
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
version= complex= human= hard
man
reading
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WordActivitiesforUnit1(part2)
Key
ThisTextGenomereportprovideswordactivitiesforeachreading,tohelpstudentspracticevocabulary.
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
science
prescience
sciences
scientific
pseudoscience
scientifically
omniscience
AuntEdithwasstandoffishandreservedtowardallbutherimmediatefamily,but
whenEleanordidgotoSagamoreEdithsawthechild'sfuturewithremarkable
prescience
.
Thisearlyblendingofmeasurementand science
peopletoabetterunderstandingoftheirworld.
ledthese
Freshfishandducksare scientifically
raisedonfarmponds.
Allothermenarespecialists,buthisspecialismis
Cantheearth sciences
sciences
?
omniscience
.
bestudiedwithoutreferencetoother
Developingyourindependentpowersofsocialandpoliticalanalysiscanhelpyou
resistthefloodtideofpopularrhetoric,thesymbolicposturingofpoliticians,the
pseudoscience
ofthebureaucraticsocialengineers.
Alaboratoryisawell-equippedworkshopwith scientific
instruments,chemicals,apparatus,andlivingplantsandanimals.
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
godlessness
godly
godlike
goddesses
god
godless
goddess
Hisheadwasbaldandglistened
godlike
inthevoid.
TheMuslimbrotherhoodtaughtthatsocietyinEgyptandinotherMoslemcountries
wasbeingdestroyedbyWestern godlessness
.
TheywereGreek goddesses
ofartandknowledge.
Theyweretobecometwoofthemostimportantofallthe
familyonhighOlympus.
Tothem, god
godly
isgreaterthananyofnature'slaws.
Theyarecertainthatthepublicschoolsare godless
,that
fundamentalvaluesinstructionismissing,andthatfirmdisciplineisdesirable.
Wasitthe goddess
BIGHISTORYPROJECT
Athenaherself?"
1
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
century= hundred
creation= world
universe= world
hundred
world
world
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
challenge= dispute
ancestor= root
origin= line
dispute
root
line
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
universally
universalist
universe
universal
universality
Hewasadeaconinthe universalist
Church,hestillsaidgrace
beforemeals,andhewenttothetheateronlywhenBenHurwasappearing.
Theydiscussbasicideasaboutrightandwrong,the
order,andhumandestiny.
universal
Oneoftheearliestandmostfundamentalchallengestomedievalthoughtwasanew
viewofthe universe
.
Aqueoussolutions,solutionsinwhichwateristhesolvent,are
universally
importanttolivingorganisms.
Theanswerstothesequestionsinvolvethereasonswhywereadliterature,forwe
aredealingherewiththequalityof" universality
,"theabilityof
literature,especiallygoodliterature,tobemeaningfulthroughouttheagesand
acrossmanycultures.
BIGHISTORYPROJECT
2
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
human
humane
humanities
humanizing
humanitarianism
humaneness
humanly
"Wehavedoneallthatis
humanly
possibletosaveourvillage.
Noteveryonewasaprogressive,buttherewasawidespreadinterestin
humanitarianism
.
Stillintheirflatpaintingstheyintroducedadeep humanizing
warmth,bringingadistantGodclosertotheunderstandingofanaivepeople.
Forinstance,ifyouwerediscussingHuckFinn'sessentialdecency,his
humaneness
,youcouldn'tlistallcases(thenovelisfullofthem)
butyoucouldfocusonhisgrowingawarenessofhowmuchhecaresforJimand
onhisresolvetohelpJimescape,andyoucouldpointouttherisksHucktakesto
helptheWilksgirls.
Reportthecrueltytothe humane
The humanities
societyortothepolice.
cangiveussomeclues.
Learningabout human
relationsasaparticipantmaybethemost
interestingandexcitingactivityyou'veeverexperienced.
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
creature= animal
adapt= adjust
history= story
animal
story
adjust
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
historians
prehistoric
history
historiography
histories
historian
historic
Theremaybenoissueintwentieth-centuryAmerican
historiography
thathasinspiredmoredisagreement,even
confusion,thanthenatureofprogressivism.
Totellthewholestorywehavetobeginin
Modern historians
emperors.
prehistoric
donotbelieveintheselegendaryChinese
Often,anarcheologistor historian
atheory.
Readthe histories
Many historic
history
BIGHISTORYPROJECT
times.
willdevelopanexplanationor
ofthewordsbelow.
areasprovidemapsandguides.
isalsothestoryofchange.
3
Usethewordsonthelefttocompletethesentencesontheright.
originating
followingadvantages.
originating
originated
originals
origination
origin
origins
originally
correspondencebymachinedictationhasthe
Sincemachinedictationoffersfaster origination
and
transcriptionandinvolvesonlyoneperson'stimeduringdictation,thecostof
producingaletterisless.
Makeonecopyeachofthese originals
."
Mostofthemhavebeenwithussolongthattheir
commonlyknown.
Communism originated
origins
arenot
inEurope,notinChina.
originally
"barn"meant"astorageplaceforbarley,"and"lord"
meant"loafguardorbreadkeeper."
Whatdoesthiskindoftextureindicateaboutthe
rock?
origin
ofthe
Useoneofthewordsfromtherightcolumntofinda synonymtoeachwordintheleftcolumn.
version= reading
complex= hard
human= man
hard
man
reading
TextGenome
ThegoalforTextGenomeistohelpkidslovereadingbyusingbooks,articlesandpassagesthatmatchtheirindividualinterests,
vocabularyandworldknowledge.Oncekidslovetoreadtheyreadmoreandbecomeproficientreadersandthusgreat
learners.Weimplementaresearch-basedsystematicapproachtohelpkidslearnthewordstheyneedtoknowaswellasthe
systemoflanguage-wordfamilies,conceptnetworks-inwhichwordsareused.TolearnmoreaboutTextGenome,visit
www.textgenome.org.
BIGHISTORYPROJECT
4