Week 1 Vocabulary Work with a shoulder partner

Week 1 Vocabulary

Work with a shoulder partner to discuss the meaning of these words. • • • Swell Aspect Navigation Submerge Porthole anxiety cultural rampart tight-fisted gait

Swell (noun) the rolling movement of the surface of the open sea; long unbroken wave I can see a water’s motion by watching how a swell…….

aspect (noun) A characteristic or feature of something One aspect of this setting could be…

Navigation (noun) The act of guiding a boat or ship along a planned course Sailors need tools for navigation such as…

Submerge (verb) Covered by water When the tide comes in on the beach, it could submerge…….

Porthole (Noun) Circular window on a boat or ship When we looked out the porthole we could see…

anxiety (noun) An uneasy, worried feeling ______ can bring about extreme anxiety for many students.

cultural (adj) Relating to a culture: such as food, behavior, dress, language, or beliefs One cultural aspect of the United States is. . .

rampart (noun) a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet. The guards stood watch on the rampart to ensure. . .

tight-fisted (adj) not willing to spend or give much money His boss was considered tight-fisted because. . .

gait (noun) a person’s manner of walking My dog walks with a stiffened gait when. . .

Latin Roots Word Latin Root Meaning mariners mar sea navigation nav ship Mariners which comes from the Latin root mar, are sea sailors. The Latin root nav, from which navigation comes appears in words having to do with ships and sailing such as navy (a fleet of ships) and naval (having to do with navies (naval base) By identifying the roots mar and nav you can make a good guess about he meanings of longer words that include them. Relying on a resource such as print or an online dictionary also can help you confirm your ideas.

Using Latin Roots To Decode • Sailors in the navy spend time in submarines. • Mariners long ago navigated using the stars. • Using navigation equipment, fishermen found a region of rich marine life. • Boats set out from the marina to sail up the river, which is navigable to the water falls.

Morph House Word Families • Navigation –noun –thing (could be an adjective) • Navigate –verb • Navigator –noun –person • We used the ship’s _______tools to chart a course to the Bahamas. • When Tom and I went sailing, he was the captain and I was the _________. • I used a compass to _______ a course south east of Florida.

Related to sea or ship mar nav y v Na l a v a n Mariner –noun person nav igat e ion navi gabl e Marines noun –people Marine -adj Maritime adj Submarine noun thing