Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 5Unit 1Lesson 1

Academic vocabulary and roots

Use Roots as Meaning Anchors

Today: Infer academic vocabulary through stable Latin roots.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Connect visible to vis.

  2. 2.Connect export to port.

B

Learn

Use Roots as Meaning Anchors

A root is a meaning anchor, not always a complete modern word. Academic vocabulary becomes easier when new terms join known root networks.

Identify the root, state its broad meaning, account for affixes, and confirm the whole word in context.

Study the model

aud = hear: audience, audible, audition

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Although the speaker was barely audible, the audience leaned forward to hear the final claim.
ELA-5-01-01-01Original Prairie River Academy curriculumELA-5-01-01-01

Prairie River Academy

Use Roots as Meaning Anchors

Grade 5Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.What does audible mean? ELA-5-01-01-Q1

  2. 2.How are audience and audible related? ELA-5-01-01-Q2

  3. 3.Explain import from its parts. ELA-5-01-01-Q3

  4. 4.Use inspect to show the meaning of spect. ELA-5-01-01-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Build a four-word network for aud, vis, or port.

ELA-5-01-01-02Original Prairie River Academy curriculumELA-5-01-01-02