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Mrs.

Florexils ELAR menu of Assignments


Select one from EACH course.
Week Focus: Plot Development/Affixes/Rootwords

Appetizer
1. In your Vocabulary Journal, create a 3 Colum List (word, affix,
word meaning). Create a list of at least 10 words, their affixes, and
word meaning. You may use the 6th Grade Suggested Prefix/Suffix and
Root Word List to come up with ideas.
2. In your Vocabulary Journal, research the meaning of at least 10
words from the 6th grade suggested prefix/suffix and root word list.
Use a dictionary to define each word.
3. In your Vocabulary Journal, write down at least ten words from the
6th Grade Suggested Prefix/Suffix and Root Word List. Highlight the
affixes and circle the root words. Write down the definition of each
affix.

{USED WITH THE APPETIZER COURSE}


6th GRADE SUGGESTED SUFFIX LIST
Suffix
-al, -ial*
-ance, -ence
-en*

Percent of
All Suffixes

Adjective

related to, characterized by

Noun

state or quality of

1%

Verb

made of
inclined to, in a state of, someone
who
someone who or something that
does, provides, or is involved with
comparative, to compare
past tense
agent
full of
to make, to form into
state, quality, condition of
having the character or form of

Noun/Adjective
1%

-est*
-ed*
-er, -or*
-ful*
-fy
-hood
-ic
-ion, -tion,
-ation,
-ition*

1%
20%
4%
1%
--1%
4%
1%

-ity, -ty
-able, -ible*
-less*
-ice
-ide
-ive, tive,
ative
-ing*
-ly*
-ment*
-ness*
-ous, -ious,
-eous,
-ologist
-some
-s, -es*
-ward
-ways

Adjective
Adjective
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adjective
Noun/Adjective

1%
--1%
14%
7%
1%
1%
1%
---

global,
from e
ce ev
thicken
absorbe
contest

bigger,

stronge
sailed,
runner,
wonder
fortify,
neighbo
panora

Noun

state of being or condition makes


verbs into nouns

revolut

Noun

state or quality; used to form


abstract nouns/Latin

civility,

2%

capable or susceptible/Latin
Adjective
Noun
Noun

teachab
respons
effortle
justice,
pesticid

Verb
Adverb/Adjective
Noun
Noun

antonym of the base or suffix


state or quality
chemical
performs or tends toward, or serves
to
progressive tense
in what manner
product or thing
abstract

Adjective

possessing or full of/Latin

nervou

Noun

a person who studies


characterized by a thing, quality,
state, or action
plural
direction
in what manner
characterized by, quality of or
condition of

dermat

Adjective

Adjective

31%
--1%

-y*

Meaning

1%
--

-ent ant
-er*

Part of Speech

Noun
Adjective/Adverb
Adverb
Adjective

tentativ

jumpin
slowly,
merrim
kindnes

awesom

cats, bo
forward
always
funny

6th GRADE SUGGESTED ROOT LIST


Root
astro*
aud*
auto*

Meaning
stars, heaven, space
to hear
self

Origin
Greek
Latin
Greek

Exam

astronomy, astrological, asteroid,


audible, audience, audio, audition
autobiography, autonomy, autom

bene
bio*
chron
dict*
fac
form
geo*
gon (math)
grad/gress
graph*
ject
junct
loc
man*/manu
mega/magna
meter*
min*
mis*, mit
mort
opt
ped*/pod
phon*
poli/polis
port*
pose
scope
scrib*/script
spect*
struct*
tele
tract
vac
vid/vis

good, well
life
time
to speak
make, do
to shape
earth
angle
to step
writing, printing
to throw
to join
place
hand
large, powerful
measure
little, small
send
to die
eye
foot
sound
city, government
to carry
to put
an instrument for viewing
to write
to look/see
build, form
far off, distant
to pull
to be empty
to see

Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Middle English
Latin
Latin
Greek
Greek
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Latin
Latin

benediction, benefactor, benevole


biography, biology
chronological, chronology
contradict, dictate, dictator, dicta
manufacture, factory, benefactor
reform, deform, uniform
geology, geologist
polygon, pentagon
graduate, gradual, progress, prog
graphology, biography, telegraph
inject, reject, projection, subject
conjunction, junction
location, local
manual, manuscript, manufacture
megahit, megaphone, magnify, m
thermometer, barometer
miniscule, minority, minute
permit, submission, mission, emit
mortician, mortal, immortal
optical, optometrist
pedestrian, podiatrist, pedicure
phonograph, microphone, phonem
police, metropolitan, politician
portable, transport, portage, porte
compose, composition, position, p
telescope, microscope, endoscope
scribe, scripture, script, scribble
spectacles, retrospect, introspect,
structure, construction, instruct, d
telegraph, teleport, telephone, tel
tractor, extract, attract, subtract
vacuum, evacuate, vacant
evident, video, televise, supervise

6th GRADE SUGGESTED PREFIX LIST


Prefix
anticom-, con-

Percent of Words
Containing Prefix
less than 1
less than 1

de-*

dis-*

en-, em-*

ex-, exo-*
fore*
hom-, homohypeim-, in-*

less than 1
3
less than 1
less than 1
11

Meaning

Origin

against

Greek

with/together

Latin

reverse, remove, reduce; to


do the opposite of
apart or away; having a
negative force
within; to put or go into or
onto; to cover or provide with
out of; from
before
same
over, too much
not; having a negative force

Latin

antisocial, antisepti
commune, commun
conspire, confluenc
decompose, deject,
detract

Latin

disability, disown, d

French

emphasis, embalm,

Greek
Middle English
Greek

exoskeleton, exterio
forehead, forecastle
homonym, homoph
hyperextension, hyp
impatient, immeasu

Latin

inter-*

mid-*
mis-*
multineonon-*
over-*
pre-*
pro-

1
3
less than 1
less than 1
4
3
3
less than 1

re-*

14

sesemi-*
sub-*

less than 1
1
3

super-*

trans-*

un-*
under-*

26
1

between; among; during;


together
middle
ill, mistaken or wrong
many, much
new, recent, revived
not; absence of
beyond, too much
before; earlier
forward
again; back or backward
motion
apart
half
under, beneath, below
to place or be placed above
or over
across, beyond, through
not; reversal of a state of
action; opposite of
place or situation; below; too
little

Latin

intersect, intercom,

Latin
Latin
Latin
Greek
Latin
Middle English
Latin
Latin

midsummer, midnig
mistrial, misprint, m
multiage, multitude
Neolithic, neonatal
nonsense, nonpaym
overextend, overwe
prevent, preschool,
progress, proceed, p

Latin

reheat, reinvest, reb

Latin
Latin
Latin

separate, select
semicircle, semiauto
submarine, substitu

Latin

supersede, superfic

Latin

transport, transmiss

Middle English

unhappy, unfasten,

Middle English

underground, under
underfed

Entre
1. In your Menu Journal, create a Plot Foldable (you have two to
choose from) while reading one of the articles given for class this
week. Dont forget to include all the elements of plot.
2. In your Menu Journal, draw a Picture Plot Flow Map while reading
one of the articles given for class this week. Dont forget to include all
of the elements of plot.
3. In your Menu Journal, write an article describing all the elements of
plot development. If time permits (or at home), you will be able to
create your article online, print it out and glue it in your Menu
Journal.

****** All Articles that are read in class will


have to be borrowed at school ******

Dessert
1. In your Menu Journal, write a poem using the vocabulary words of
plot development.
2. In your Menu Journal, create a double bubble map comparing and
contrasting two parts of plot development.
3. In your Menu Journal, create a tree map categorizing all the
elements of plot development.

USED WITH THE ENTRE COURSE


Picture Plot Flow Chart
Story:__________________________________________________
Use Pictures and words to show the plot development of your story.

Exposition:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action:

Resolution (Denouement):

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