Building Vocabulary Unit 4 Lesson 20 Words words

Building Vocabulary Unit 4: Lesson 20

Words, words… • You already know a LOT about words and how they work. • In your table groups, TURN and TALK about the words you have learned over the past 5 weeks. – What did you learn about words? – What specific bases do you remember?

• • • This week’s words are: structure construction instructor superstructure infrastructure construe misconstrue reconstruct indestructible uninstructed What do you notice about these words?

Latin Base: -stru- Latin Base: -struct- To build

Please add these definitions to your spelling dictionaries. • structure- something that has been built such as a house, building, bridge, or a dam • construction- the act or process of building • instructor- someone who teaches or builds up someone’s skills • superstructure- a structure built on top of another structure • infrastructure- the framework of a building or structure • construe- interpret a word or action in a particular way, to put together the words that someone says in a certain way • misconstrue- misinterpret a word or action in a particular way • reconstruct- to build again • indestructible- not able to be destroyed or broken down • uninstructed- not informed, not educated

• • • Which of this week’s words structuredoes the picture represent? construction instructor superstructure infrastructure construe misconstrue reconstruct indestructible uninstructed

• • • Which of this week’s words does the picture represent? structure construction instructor superstructure infrastructure construe misconstrue reconstruct indestructible uninstructed

• • • Which of this week’s words structuredoes the picture represent? construction instructor superstructure infrastructure construe misconstrue reconstruct indestructible uninstructed

Which of this week’s words does the picture represent? • • • structure construction instructor superstructure infrastructure construe misconstrue reconstruct indestructible uninstructed

• • • Which of this week’s words structuredoes the picture represent? construction Instructor superstructure infrastructure construe misconstrue reconstruct indestructible uninstructed

We are very fortunate in the United States because we have a democratic government. This means our government is led by the people. The citizens do not actually rule as individuals, but they vote for people that they want to represent them in the government. As citizens, we get to choose people who we believe have strong characters, similar values, and will lead our country in a positive direction. Unlike the democracy in our country, some countries have a plutocracy. In a plutocracy, rich people are in control of the government. Only the wealthy citizens are allowed to vote and make decisions that affect all of the country’s people. Plutocratic governments are not a fair representation of the people because they only represent people with a lot of money. PART A What does the word, “plutocracy” mean as it us used in the paragraph above? a. ruled by the people b. government where all people can vote c. government ruled by rich or wealthy people d. ruled by Goofy’s friend, Pluto PART B What phrase in the paragraphs above supports your answer to Part A?