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WordStudySpiral
Vocabulary
Latin Roots spect, port, form
Lesson Objectives
Day 1
Students will:
• Read and write words with Latin roots spect, port, form
• Define Latin roots spect (“look at”), port (“carry”), form
(“shape”)
spect spect
Latin Latin
RootsRoots
spect, spect,
port, form
port, form
Root
Root
Meaning Meaning
spect
spect
look at
port
port
3
Example Example
3
3
3
Materials:
• Anchor Poster
port
port
carry
carry
portfolio, portfolio,
transport transport
form
form
shape
shape
reform, transform
reform, transform
form
form
look at look at
Students will:
carry
Category Cards (BLM
Category
2) Cards (BLM 2)
Materials:
• BLM 2: Category Cards
• BLM 3: Word Cards
conform
• BLM 6: Take-Home Activity
deformed
• Teacher Category Cards
export
• Teacher Word Cards—retrospect, same as BLM
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
formation
import
• Sort words by meanings of Latin roots
• Write sentences using words with Latin rootsinspection
3
3
3
3
inspector
Materials:
• BLM 7: Classroom Activity
• BLM 8: Take-Home Activity
• Teacher Category Cards—look at, carry, shape
• Teacher Word Cards—same as BLM 5
4
3
5
transportation
4
5
Students will:
• Identify words with Latin roots in a passage
• Create lists of words organized by their Latin roots
• Write and spell words with Latin roots
1.
airport
deport
deport
deformity
important1.
2.
reformation
2. reformation
prospector
formula
heliport
heliport
formal
formal
informal 3.
informal
information
information
opportune
opportune
3.
spectacular
3.
seaport 4.
seaport
respectable
respectable
suspect
suspect
4.
transportation
4. transportation
transform
transform
transformationtransformation
5.
aspect
aspect
inspector
inspector
uniform
uniform
5.
conform 5.
deformed export
conform
import
import
7.
8.
format
9.
portable 9.
8.
export
export
formation
formation
format
inspection
inspection
portable
information
information
reform
reform
10. reporter 10. reporter
11. airport
suspect
suspect
deformity
deformity
6.
conform 6.
conform
7.
import
7.
import
8.
format
8.
format
9.
portable 9.
portable
14. spectrum 14. spectrum
support
support
15. portfolio 15. portfolio
perspective
perspective
Classroom Activity
Classroom
(BLM 7)Activity (BLM 7)
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Classroom Activity (BLM 7)
• Spell words with Latin roots
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Name ___________________________________
Materials:
• Quick-Check Assessment
heard stories of spectacular finds by lucky miners. New arrivals expected to
deport
formation
support
support
formation
formation
reform
reform
business owners. While miners scraped away at the ground, shrewd business
13. reformation
13. reformation spectacles
at these places on their way to mining towns. Others opened saloons or
for a hot meal. Fresh food was sometimes scarce, so prices could be quite
spectacles
portfolio
portfolio
15. informal 15. informal
respect
respect
even one report of a farmer selling her pears for $2.50 each. That would be
2.
nearly $67 today!
1.
even one report of a farmer selling her pears for $2.50 each. That would be
2.
nearly $67 today!
3.
The real success stories of the Gold Rush were the merchants. Many store
owners saw an important need and filled it. If miners needed matches and
Sentence
Storekeepers supported the miners, but they also became rich.
Sam Brannan, for example, bought up every pickax, shovel, and gold pan
earned as much as $500,000 a year doing this. One creative merchant made
the clothing that became the uniform of miners everywhere: denim jeans. Levi
Strauss made a fortune by making pants that were tough enough for miners.
In short, the true riches of the Gold Rush went to the business people,
not the miners!
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
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Vocabulary
roots spect,
3: Unit
port,
28: form
Latin roots spect, port, form
Second Try
(if needed)
Correct Spelling
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
3.
4.
4.
4.
5.
5.
5.
6.
6.
6.
7.
7.
7.
8.
8.
8.
9.
9.
9.
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Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Additional Materials:
• Word Study Notebooks
• Pocket Chart
• Dictionaries (Days 1, 2, 3)
Date ____________________________________
1.
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 28: Latin roots spect, port, form
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Take-Home Activity (BLM 8)
First Try
1.
high. This meant that farmers could cash in on the Gold Rush, too. There is
New Words
restaurants. After a long day of prospecting, many miners were happy to pay
for a hot meal. Fresh food was sometimes scarce, so prices could be quite
Spelling Peer Check
New Words
restaurants. After a long day of prospecting, many miners were happy to pay
Some people opened profitable roadhouses. Travelers spent the night
at these places on their way to mining towns. Others opened saloons or
Directions: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write
your spelling words.
Some people opened profitable roadhouses. Travelers spent the night
3.
owners performed much-needed services for them.
in San Francisco. Then, he sold them at inflated prices. Brannan may have
14. inspector14. inspector
Name ___________________________________
3.
owners performed much-needed services for them.
2.
find gold easily. In retrospect, it wasn’t the miners who became rich; it was the
business owners. While miners scraped away at the ground, shrewd business
merchants ran the only store in town, so miners had to pay these high prices.
aspect
2.
find gold easily. In retrospect, it wasn’t the miners who became rich; it was the
1.
heard stories of spectacular finds by lucky miners. New arrivals expected to
spectrum
Date ____________________________________
Spelling Dictation
Review Words
salt, merchants stocked matches and salt—and sold them at high prices. Many
deformity
1.
on! The opportunity to get rich quick was worth the risk to these people. They’d
check to make sure underlines
are marked to overprint
(Window: Attributes)
Date ____________________________________
Review Words
Name ___________________________________
high. This meant that farmers could cash in on the Gold Rush, too. There is
deport
formation
aspect
Spelling Dictation
The Real Gold Rush Millionaires
Thousands of people scurried to California in 1848. The Gold Rush was
Date ____________________________________
The Real Gold Rush Millionaires
Thousands of people scurried to California in 1848. The Gold Rush was
Take-Home Activity
Take-Home
(BLM 8)Activity (BLM 8)
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Vocabulary
roots spect,
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Latin roots spect, port, form
Students will:
Name ___________________________________
export
deformity
12. spectator12. spectator
13. reformation
13. reformation introspective introspective
supportspectrum
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Take-Home Activity (BLM 6)
Parent Directions:
Parent
Have
Directions:
your child Have
look atyour
each
child
set look
of words
at each
andset
choose
of words
the and
wordchoose
that has
thethe
word
Latinthat has the Latin
root that means root
“lookthat
at.” means “look at.”
11. airport 11. airport
12. inspect 12. inspect
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Vocabulary
roots spect,
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Latin roots spect, port, form
Parent Directions:
Parent
Have
Directions:
your child Have
look atyour
each
child
set look
of words
at each
andset
choose
of words
the and
wordchoose
that has
thethe
word
Latinthat has the Latin
root that means root
“carry.
that
” means “carry.”
10. reporter 10. reporter
Directions: Look
Directions:
at each setLook
of words.
at each
Choose
set ofthe
words.
wordChoose
that has
thethe
word
Latinthat
root
has
that
themeans
Latin root
“lookthat
at.” means “look at.”
11. airport
__________________
__________________
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prospector
retrospective retrospective
conform
deformed
form
__________________
__________________
on! The opportunity to get rich quick was worth the risk to these people. They’d
formula 2.
conform 6.
form
__________________
__________________
portfolio
4.
7.
__________________
__________________
Take-Home Activity
Take-Home
(BLM 6)Activity (BLM 6)
3.
6.
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
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2.
5.
__________________
__________________
uniform
uniform
5
important
introspective introspective
portfolio
spectacular
support
port
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Parent Directions:
Parent
Have
Directions:
your child Have
look atyour
each
child
set look
of words
at each
andset
choose
of words
the and
wordchoose
that does
the NOT
word that does NOT
belong with the belong
others. with the others.
1.
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__________________
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ChooseChoose
the Word
the Word
deformity
Directions: Look
Directions:
at each setLook
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at each
Choose
set ofthe
words.
wordChoose
that has
thethe
word
Latinthat
root
has
that
themeans
Latin root
“shape.
that” means “shape.”
Materials:
• BLM 9: Reading Passage
• BLM 10: Spelling Dictation
• BLM 11: Spelling Peer Check
Day 5
airport
informal
introspective
introspective
reform
spectacles spectacles
suspect
transformation
transformation
__________________
__________________
5
Name ___________________________________
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Date ____________________________________
ChooseChoose
the Word
the Word
Directions: Look
Directions:
at each setLook
of words.
at each
Choose
set ofthe
words.
wordChoose
that does
the NOT
wordbelong
that does
withNOT
the belong
others. with the others.
heliport
informal
rapport
reform
support
suspect
spect
Latin RootsLatin Roots
spect, port,spect,
form port, form
Word Cards (BLM 5)
Name ___________________________________
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Date ____________________________________
SortingSorting
for Words
for with
Words
Latin
withRoots
Latin Roots
5
5
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Vocabulary
roots spect,
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Latin roots spect, port, form
Word Cards (BLM 4)
1.
5
5
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Word Cards (BLM
Word
5) Cards (BLM 5)
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Name ___________________________________
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Date ____________________________________
Word BankWord Bank
conform conform
heliport
portable portable
rapport
spectator spectator
support
seaport
seaport
5
4
Word Cards (BLM 4)
suspect
suspect
information
information
4
Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 28: Latin roots spect, port, form
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5
5
5
5
Word Cards (BLM 4)
Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 28: Latin roots spect, port, form
4
Parent Directions:
Parent
Have
Directions:
your child Have
read each
your word
child read
and write
each itword
on the
andweb
write
according
it on thetoweb
which
according
Latin to which Latin
root is part of theroot
word.
is part of the word.
spect
respectable
respectable
5
informal
informal
4
respect
transport
3
Word Cards (BLM 3)
5
heliport
heliport
4
transformation
5
rapport
rapport
5
5
transform
4
reformation
spectator
5
formula
formula
4
prospector
retrospect
3
support
4
5
platform
platform
5
5
5
5
formal
formal
4
portfolio
reporter
3
5
5
spectrum
4
5
opportune
opportune
deport
deport
4
introspective
3
5
5
spectacular
4
reform
format
4
inspect
prospect
3
5
deformity
deformity
4
transportation
respect
3
Word Cards (BLM 3)
malformed
malformed
airport
airport
4
spectacles
important
portable
Category Cards (BLM 2)
retrospective
aspect
perspective
4
transport
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transformation
reformation
3
Word Cards (BLM 3)
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Vocabulary
roots spect,
3: Unit
port,
28: form
Latin roots spect, port, form
Anchor Chart (BLM 1)
3
Students will:
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spectator
3
4
transform
prospector
3
inspector
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Vocabulary
roots spect,
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Day 4
3
3
Anchor Chart (BLM
Anchor
1) Chart (BLM 1)
4
retrospect
import
shape shape
4
support
portfolio
3
inspection
• Sort words by meanings of Latin roots
• Sort words by common Latin roots
Day 3
carry
4
reporter
formation
4
spectrum
introspective
3
3
Day 2
4
reform
3
4
spectacular
inspect
3
format
4
spectacles
4
prospect
export
lookaspect,
at
inspection
aspect, inspection
4
important
portable
3
retrospective
aspect
perspective
conform
deformed
3.
The real success stories of the Gold Rush were the merchants. Many store
owners saw an important need and filled it. If miners needed matches and
salt, merchants stocked matches and salt—and sold them at high prices. Many
Sentence
merchants ran the only store in town, so miners had to pay these high prices.
Storekeepers supported the miners, but they also became rich.
Sam Brannan, for example, bought up every pickax, shovel, and gold pan
in San Francisco. Then, he sold them at inflated prices. Brannan may have
earned as much as $500,000 a year doing this. One creative merchant made
the clothing that became the uniform of miners everywhere: denim jeans. Levi
Strauss made a fortune by making pants that were tough enough for miners.
In short, the true riches of the Gold Rush went to the business people,
not the miners!
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 28: Latin roots spect, port, form
Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)
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Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)
Unit
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Day One
Review Greek Roots
Day One Sort
spect
port
form
inspection
perspective
export
portable
conform
deformed
Supporting ELs
To help English Learners use the meanings
of Latin roots to define unfamiliar words,
have them use simple words and pictures
to help them remember the meaning
of each Latin root. Have them label the
picture with the Latin root.
Focus Words: geography, thermal, telescope, perimeter, mythology
Write the word geography on the chalkboard and read it aloud. Ask students to
identify the Greek root and its meaning. Guide them to use what they know about
the meaning “earth” to define geography as “the study of Earth’s surface.” Repeat
with the remaining focus words.
Ask students to work with a partner to use each of the words in an oral sentence.
Introduce Latin Roots spect, port, form
Model
Blending Practice
If some students have difficulty reading
the words, help them read the words
syllable by syllable. For example, write
the word perspective on the chalkboard.
Show how you divide the word into three
syllables between the r and the s and
the c and the t. Explain that you now
have three syllables. Read each syllable
and then blend the syllables together:
per/spec/tive: perspective. Continue
to support students who need help with
blending throughout the week, using the
example words used in the lesson.
Explain that spect, port, and form are Latin roots that appear in many English words.
Write each root and its definition on the chalkboard: spect—“look at”; port—“carry”;
form—“shape.”
Write the word inspection on the chalkboard and read it aloud. Say: The word
inspection is made up of the prefix in-, the Latin root spect, and the suffix -ion.
I use the meaning of the Latin root spect and the other word parts to analyze the
meaning of the word. The Latin root spect means “look at.” The prefix in- means
“into” and the suffix -ion means “the act of or result of something.” Combined, the
meanings of the word parts define the word inspection as “the act of looking into
something.” Place the word card inspection in the spect column.
Continue in this way with the words export (“send goods to another country” or
“carry out”) and conform. (“give the same shape to” or “form together”)
Guide
Have students copy the three-column chart from the chalkboard into their word
study notebooks. Hold up the word cards perspective, portable, and deformed.
Then, using the words already included in the pocket chart and the category cards as
a guide, help students decide in which column each new word belongs in the chart.
Ask students to define each of the words, using what they know about word parts
and roots. Provide them with dictionaries to confirm meanings.
Apply
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Have students work with a partner to create sentences in their word study notebooks
with the words in their charts.
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Spelling Words with Latin Roots
Assessment Tip
Unit Spelling Words: transport, transportation, transform, transformation,
reform, reformation, inspect, inspection
Display the anchor poster for students’ reference while they are learning the
spelling words.
Write the word pair transport and transportation on the chalkboard. Say the
words aloud and underline the Latin root port. Say: The word transportation
is derived from the word transport. When you add the suffix -ion to a verb, the
word changes to a noun. The accented syllable may also change. Even though
the part of speech and the accented syllable change, the spelling of the Latin root
stays the same.
Repeat the procedure with the remaining spelling words, making sure students
identify usage changes and/or changes in vowel sound. They should recognize that
the vowel sound in the root form does not change between the verb transform
and the noun transformation. Make sure students understand that the spelling of
the Latin root does not change in any case.
Ask students to copy the spelling words in their spelling notebooks. Ask students
to underline the Latin root. Have partners check each other’s spelling and
underlining.
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Note which students have difficulty telling
you in which column to write the words.
You may want to work with these students,
pointing out the Latin root in each word.
You can also have students create a chart
in their notebooks to help them remember
the roots, their meaning, and a sample
word.
Root
Meaning
Sample Word
spect
“look at”
inspection
port
“carry”
export
form
“shape”
conform
Home/School Connection
Students can take home a list of the
spelling words and practice reading,
writing, and spelling the words with a
family member.
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Day Two
Review Latin Roots spect, port, form
Common Features Sort
spect
port
form
inspection
inspector
perspective
prospect
retrospect
spectator
export
import
portable
reporter
transport
conform
deformed
format
formation
reform
carry
shape
important
portfolio
support
transportation
reformation
transform
transformation
look at
retrospective
spectacles
spectacular
spectrum
Home/School Connection
Give students BLM 6 to complete with a
family member. Students can also take
home the word cards and share their sorts
with a family member.
Supporting ELs
Common Features Sort
Teacher Word Card: retrospect
Teacher Category Cards: spect, port, form
Meaning Sort
aspect
inspect
respect
introspective
prospector
Write the words perspective, portable, and deformed on the chalkboard. Ask each
student to turn to a partner and identify the Latin root and its meaning in each word.
Place the category cards in a pocket chart.
Use the retrospect word card and model where to place the card in the pocket chart.
Think aloud: I see that the word retrospect has a Latin root. The Latin root is spect.
I will place the word retrospect in the spect column of the chart.
Provide students with BLM 3 word cards and the root category cards from BLM 2.
Have students sort the words according to their roots.
Have students use a dictionary to define any unfamiliar words, and note the
definition in their notebooks.
Review the sort with the class to make sure they correctly sorted the BLM 3 word
cards.
Meaning Sort
Teacher Word Cards: same as BLM 4
Teacher Category Cards: carry, shape, look at
Place the meaning category cards in a pocket chart and read each word aloud.
Explain that these are the meanings of the Latin roots they are studying. Call on
students to identify which meaning goes with which root.
Because some ELs may not have someone
at home who speaks English well enough
to work with them on BLM 6, make sure
Hold up the word card for important and say the word aloud. Say: When I say
that they understand the directions. Also
important aloud, I can hear the root port. I know that port means “carry,” and that
pronounce and define each word for them.
important means “of consequence” which has to do with the idea of “carrying or
importing in” something that was needed. I’ll place important in the port column.
Tell students that they will sort words based on the meaning of the root in each word.
Read aloud each word card from BLM 4. Discuss the meaning of each word and
have students tell you in which category to place it. Have students use a dictionary to
define any unfamiliar words.
Spelling. Have students copy the categories into their word study notebooks and sort
the spelling words according to their Latin roots.
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Day Three
Blind Sort
Blind Sort
Teacher Word Cards: same as BLM 5
Teacher Category Cards: look at, carry, shape
Place the category cards in a pocket chart. Remind students that these are the
meanings of the Latin roots students have been studying.
Have students write the categories in a row in their word study notebooks.
Remind them that they sorted words yesterday according to the meaning of each
root. Tell students that you will call out one word at a time and they will write the
word in the appropriate category in their notebooks.
After you have completed the blind sort, use the teacher word cards from BLM 5
to sort the words together. Have students check their spelling against the words in
the pocket chart.
Have pairs of students choose three words and write sentences using the words.
Have pairs share their sentences with the class. If they need help defining words,
provide them with dictionaries.
Applying Meaning. Give students BLM 7 and complete the activity, choosing the
correct word in each set.
look at
carry
shape
suspect
respectable
airport
deport
heliport
opportune
rapport
seaport
deformity
formal
formula
informal
information
malformed
platform
uniform
Assessment Tip
Use students’ completed BLM 7 to assess
their understanding of the meaning of the
Latin roots. Note whether they need more
practice in identifying the meaning of the
roots.
Providing Support
ELs and struggling readers may have
difficulty completing BLM 7 on their own.
Have them work with a partner and a
dictionary to read and complete it.
Home/School Connection
Give students BLM 8 to complete with a
family member. Explain that they are to do
the same thing they did on BLM 7 in class.
Supporting ELs
Make sure that ELs understand what to do
on BLM 8 and the meanings of the words
since there may not be anyone at home
who speaks English well enough to help
them complete it.
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Day Four
Providing Support
Some ELs and struggling readers may have
difficulty reading the passage. Have these
students read with an on-level reader.
Alternatively, you could read the passage
to them while they follow along or echoread with you. Ask students to look and
listen for examples of words with Latin
roots.
Name ___________________________________
Date ____________________________________
The Real Gold Rush Millionaires
Thousands of people scurried to California in 1848. The Gold Rush was
on! The opportunity to get rich quick was worth the risk to these people. They’d
heard stories of spectacular finds by lucky miners. New arrivals expected to
find gold easily. In retrospect, it wasn’t the miners who became rich; it was the
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business owners. While miners scraped away at the ground, shrewd business
owners performed much-needed services for them.
Some people opened profitable roadhouses. Travelers spent the night
at these places on their way to mining towns. Others opened saloons or
restaurants. After a long day of prospecting, many miners were happy to pay
for a hot meal. Fresh food was sometimes scarce, so prices could be quite
high. This meant that farmers could cash in on the Gold Rush, too. There is
even one report of a farmer selling her pears for $2.50 each. That would be
nearly $67 today!
The real success stories of the Gold Rush were the merchants. Many store
owners saw an important need and filled it. If miners needed matches and
Word Hunt
Give students a copy of the passage on BLM 9. Tell them that they will read the
passage and circle words with the Latin roots spect, port, and form. After students
have completed the word hunt, ask volunteers to share the words that they found.
Read a few lines with students and model finding and circling words with the Latin roots
spect, port, and form. Then ask students to complete the word hunt on their own.
Ask them to write the words they find in their word study notebooks and have them
underline the LatinSpelling
root inDictation
each word.
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Date ____________________________________
Review Words
Challenge
students to write one sentence with each of the words they found.
1.
2.
Ask students
to go through what they have read recently, either in class or for
3.
pleasure,
to find words that include the Latin words from this lesson. Have them
write the words in their word study notebooks.
New Words
Then 1.have students meet together in small groups and read the words they found
aloud2.to the group. As students respond, write their words in a word list on the
3.
chalkboard.
salt, merchants stocked matches and salt—and sold them at high prices. Many
merchants ran the only store in town, so miners had to pay these high prices.
Sentence
Storekeepers supported the miners, but they also became rich.
Sam Brannan, for example, bought up every pickax, shovel, and gold pan
in San Francisco. Then, he sold them at inflated prices. Brannan may have
earned as much as $500,000 a year doing this. One creative merchant made
the clothing that became the uniform of miners everywhere: denim jeans. Levi
Spelling Dictation
Answer Key Reading Passage (BLM 9)
Give students Spelling Dictation (BLM 10). Dictate the following words from last
week’s spelling words to students, one at a time, and have students write them on
their BLMs: thermometer, biology, stethoscope.
Home/School Connection
Dictate the following words from this week’s unit, one at a time, having students
write them on the BLMs: transportation, reform, inspection.
Have students take the reading passage on
BLM 9 home to read to a family member
and point out the words with the Latin
roots spect, port, and form.
Dictate the following sentence and have students write it on their papers: Factories
transport goods to stores using different types of transportation like trains
and trucks.
Strauss made a fortune by making pants that were tough enough for miners.
In short, the true riches of the Gold Rush went to the business people,
not the miners!
Reading Passage (BLM 9)
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Supporting ELs
Make sure ELs know the meanings of the
spelling words. Before student pairs use
BLM 11, have the partners tell each other
oral sentences using the spelling words.
Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)
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Write the words and sentence on the chalkboard and have students self-correct their
papers.
Spelling Practice
Give pairs of students Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11). While one student reads the
spelling words from his or her word study notebook, the other student writes the
words in the First Try column. After the second student has spelled the words,
the first student places a check mark next to words spelled correctly.
For the second try, the first student may prompt the second student by sounding out
the words that were spelled incorrectly the first time. If the second spelling attempt is
correct, the first student places a check mark in the Second Try column.
Then students switch roles.
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Day Five
Name ___________________________________
Spelling Assessment
Date _______________________________________
Unit 28 Quick-Check:
Latin Roots spect, port, form
Use the following procedure to assess students’ spelling of the unit spelling words:
Answer Questions
Directions: Choose the word from each pair that
contains the Latin root which means “carry.”
Directions: Choose the word from each pair that
contains the Latin root which means “look at.”
1.
export
conform
6.
portfolio
inspection
2.
perspective
portable
7.
conform
perspective
3.
import
format
8.
important
retrospect
4.
retrospect
transport
9.
spectator
•When students have finished, collect their papers and analyze their spelling of
the words.
5.
reporter
transform
10. spectacular
•Use the assessment to plan small-group or individual practice.
____________
•Say a spelling word and use it in a sentence.
•Have students write the word on their papers.
•Continue with the remaining words on the list.
Directions: In the space below, list three to five words you know that have the Latin root spect, port, or
form.
____________
____________
____________
____________
spect
port
form
aspect
inspect
airport
deport
important
opportune
conform
deformed
formal
formation
Word Bank
conform, aspect,
airport, deformed,
deport, important,
inspect, formal,
formation,
opportune
Think and Write about Latin Roots spect, port, form
Assess students’ mastery of words spelled with Latin roots using the Quick-Check
for Unit 28.
Directions: In the space below, explain how understanding the Latin roots spect, port, and form helps
you as a reader, speller, and writer.
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Answer Key Unit 28 Quick-Check
Answer Key BLM 6
Suggestions for Independent Practice
Opposites. Give pairs or small groups of students a set of word cards. Ask them
to sort them into categories based on the Latin root. Then have the groups try to
generate a word that is opposite in meaning to the word on the word card. They
can use words on the word cards, or use a thesaurus. For example, the opposite of
import is export.
Word Search. Students can work with a partner to make a word search that uses
some of the words from the word cards. Encourage pairs to arrange words in
different ways such as diagonal and backwards. Have pairs choose at least sixteen
words and write clues to help the other pair identify the word. Have pairs trade
their puzzles with another pair.
Guess My Word. Have pairs of students work as a team against other pairs of
students. Have students place the word cards facedown in a pile. One member of
a team draws a card without his or her partner seeing. The student then tries to
draw clues for his or her partner to guess the word. The pairs have one minute
to guess the word. If they guess it correctly, they get a point. Then the next pair
repeats the process.
Write the Words. Have students make up meaningful cloze sentences that use
words from the word cards. Students can exchange sentences and try to complete
them.
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Apply
Directions: Using the words from the word bank, complete the following sort. Write each word in the
appropriate sort category.
Quick-Check Assessment
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support
spect
port
form
introspective
spectacles
spectator
suspect
heliport
portable
rapport
support
conform
informal
reform
transformation
Answer Key BLM 7
1. deformity
2. heliport
3. opportune
4. seaport
5. uniform
6. conform
7. formation
8. format
9. information
10. reform
11. suspect
12. specimen
13. introspective
14. spectrum
15. perspective
Answer Key BLM 8
1. introspective
2. reformation
3. support
4. transportation
5. export
6. deport
7. import
8. support
9. portable
10. reporter
11. aspect
12. spectator
13. spectacles
14. inspector
15. expectation
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Name ____________________________________
Date ________________________________________
Unit 28 Quick-Check:
Latin Roots spect, port, form
Answer Questions
Directions: Choose the word from each pair that
contains the Latin root which means “carry.”
Directions: Choose the word from each pair that
contains the Latin root which means “look at.”
1. export
conform
6. portfolio
inspection
2. perspective
portable
7. conform
perspective
3. import
format
8. important
retrospect
4. retrospect
transport
9. spectator
reform
5. reporter
transform
10. spectacular
support
Apply
Directions: In the space below, list three to five words you know that have the Latin root spect, port, or
form.
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Directions: Using the words from the word bank, complete the following sort. Write each word in the
appropriate sort category.
spect
port
form
Word Bank
conform, aspect,
airport, deformed,
deport, important,
inspect, formal,
formation,
opportune
Think and Write about Latin Roots spect, port, form
Directions: In the space below, explain how understanding the Latin roots spect, port, and form helps
you as a reader, speller, and writer.
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