Today we will analyze the meaning of complex

Today we will analyze the meaning of complex words using our knowledge of prefixes and base words. analyze= investigate

What hemisphere do you live in? In the word hemisphere, you have a root word and a prefix. Hemi means half and sphere means globe. So hemisphere means half of a globe or the bottom or top half of the Earth.

Complex words A base or a root word combined with an prefix and/or a suffix. Combined=put together

Prefix: a word part that is added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word Example: Pacoima Charter School is located in the northern hemisphere. Non-Example: I was looking under a microscope and saw some hemime that the geologist found. Hemi=microscopic reddish-brown crystals

Base Word: A word that can stand alone, but can change meanings when a prefix is added. Example: sphere The earth is shaped like a sphere. (ball) I live in the northern hemisphere on planet Earth. (half a ball)

Let’s look at some more prefixes…. . . Auto=self Self =self

Let’s look at some base/root words! confident -crat mobile -graph -onomy biography sufficient

confident= certain/positive Tiger Woods was confident about the shot he was about to make.

-Crat as in democrat = participant in or supporter of President Obama belongs to the Democrat political party.

Mobile= able to move The robot’s arm was very mobile it was able to pick up a glass and not break it.

Graph=write: as in calligraphy I wrote a letter to my friend in calligraphy, it was really difficult to write this way for a long time!

-onomy=law or order: as in astronomy I was studying astronomy to see the order in which stars are arranged.

Biography= life story President Obama’s biography is an interesting story of his life.

Sufficient= adequate, enough There were sufficient chairs in the classroom, just enough for all the students.

Why is it important to know how to analyze words? It’s important to know how to analyze words so that: we can understand the sentence we can be better readers we can read and write sentences correctly

How are we going to analyze complex words? Read the sentence. Read all of your choices. Think about what each base/root word and prefix means. Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence.

How do I choose the correct word for the sentence? Jan needed a car to get to work. What did she need? automobile A) B) C) D) Self confident Autocrat Automobile Automatic Why didn’t I use the word “semicircle”?

Let’s Practice the Steps Together! Mason loved the freedom he had to do whatever he wanted on his weekends alone. This freedom is also called? autonomy A) autonomy B) automatic C) autograph D) autocrat Why is semiweekly not the correct answer?

Practice Steps 1 and 2 1. Read the sentence. 2. Read all of you choices. Mila reminded Jack that he needed to be more independent. What did Jack need to be? A) autonomy B) self-confident C) autocrat D) self-sufficient

Let’s do Step 3 and 4 together 3. Think about what each base word and prefix means. 4. Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence. Mila reminded Jack that he needed to be more independent. What did Jack need to be? A) autonomy B) self-confident C) autocrat D) self-sufficient Self-sufficient

Now do all the steps and fill in the correct word in the following sentence: 1. Read the sentence. 2. Read all of your choices 3. Think about what each base word and prefix means. 4. Choose the word the BEST fits the sentence. Jordan was thrilled to get the signature of her favorite surfing legend. What did she get? A. Autograph B. Autonomy C. Automobile D. automatic autograph

Let’s review what we learned: What is a prefix? Why is “auto” a prefix? What does “self” mean? What do you think is the most important reason to know how to analyze words?