Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 3Unit 1Lesson 5

Word structure and spelling

Transfer Structure into Spelling

Today: Use syllables, bases, prefixes, and suffixes to spell unfamiliar words.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Divide unexpected into meaningful parts.

  2. 2.Find the base in carefully.

B

Learn

Transfer Structure into Spelling

Long words become manageable when a speller listens for syllables and preserves meaningful parts.

Say the word, divide syllables, identify known morphemes, spell each part, then reread the whole.

Study the model

unhelpful → un + help + ful

C

Read

Original PRA passage

The hikers carefully repacked their supplies before the unexpected storm.
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Transfer Structure into Spelling

Grade 3Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.Build repacked. ELA-3-01-05-Q1

  2. 2.Split supplies into syllables. ELA-3-01-05-Q2

  3. 3.Spell a word meaning not helpful. ELA-3-01-05-Q3

  4. 4.Why preserve help in helpful? ELA-3-01-05-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Explain and spell one long word from the passage using both syllables and morphemes.

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