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INTRODUCTION TO GRADE 10 - SPELLING AND VOCABULARY

In Grade 10 students will learn the spelling and meanings of prefixes that have two meanings, Greek root words, and suffixes that connote smallness. They will identify the spelling/meanings of at least 50 pairs of homophones. They will analyze unfamiliar words based on individual word elements, spell and use words from professional lists prepared for grade level. They will add to their vocabulary new words that are found in literature selections. They will recognize the different shades of spelling/meaning of at least 50 pairs of words that are close in spelling/meaning.

TEACHER ELEMENTS	STUDENT ELEMENTS

GRADE 10	GRADE 10


*THE TEACHER SHALL:*	*THE STUDENT SHOULD:*
REVIEW, RETEACH, AND REASSESS PAST CONCEPTS.

NEW CONCEPTS	NEW CONCEPTS

Provide opportunities for students to use dictionaries in order to trace the spelling, pronunciation, and etymology of spelling/vocabulary words.	Use dictionaries to trace the etymology of spelling/vocabulary words

Teach the spelling/meanings of prefixes that have two meanings.	Tell the two meanings of the prefixes EX (out of/former), HOMO (same/man), DIS (not/apart), IN (not/within).

Teach the spelling/meanings of Greek root words.	Tell the spelling/meanings of the Greek root words ANTHROP, ARCH, ASTER/ASTR, AUTO, AVI, BIO, BIBL, CENTR, CHROM, CHRON, COSM, CRAT, CYCL, DEM, DERM, GAM, GEN, GEO, GNOS, GRAM, GRAPH, HEMO, HYDR, LITH, LOG, METER, MICRO, MON.

Teach the spelling/meanings of suffixes that connote smallness.	Give the spelling/meaning of the suffixes ESS, INE, RIX, ET, ETTE, LET, LING.

Teach the spelling/meanings of at least 50 more pairs of homophones.	Study the spelling/meanings of at least 50 more pairs of homophones.

Provide opportunities for students to analyze the spelling/meanings of unfamiliar words based on the spelling/meanings of the individual word elements.	Analyze the spelling/meanings of unfamiliar words based on the spelling/meanings of the individual word elements.

Regularly and systematically teach spelling/vocabulary words taken from professional lists prepared for grade level.	Spell and use words regularly and correctly from professional lists prepared for grade level.

Teach the different shades of spelling/meaning of at least 50 more pairs of words that are close in spelling/meaning (e.g, revenge/avenge, assure/ensure/insure, aware/conscious).	Identify the different shades of spelling/meaning of at least 50 more pairs of words that are close in spelling/meaning (e.g., revenge/avenge, assure/ensure/insure, aware/conscious).

Provide opportunities for students to add to cumulative, individualized record of new spelling/vocabulary words found in literature selections.	Add to cumulative, individualized record of new spelling/vocabulary words found in literature selections.

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