Keeping up with Bradbury

The advanced and gifted classes are reading Fahrenheit 451 in class.  If you miss a day, or need to re-read, here's a link to an online version that you can use: Fahrenheit 451.

If you need another copy of the discussion sheet, you can download it by clicking here.

New Year....new roots....New QUIZ!

We're on to the new year with a new batch of word roots.  We are still rounding out the 2nd quarter though so this grade will be one of the last for this quarter.  You got your four-column notes to study and fill out during your first day back from Winter break.  If you lose it or need to re-do it for any reason, we've included the roots here.

Root, prefix or suffix	Example	Definition
A-	Asymmetrical	Not
Auto	Autobiography	Self
Biblio	Bibliography	Book
Bio	Biography	Life
Chron	Chronology	Time
--cide	Homicide	Kill
Dem	Democracy	People
Derm	Dermatology	Skin
Dis--	Disagree	Take away/ not
Frat	Fraternity	brother
Gen	Gender	Birth, kind, or race
Man	Manual	Hands
Phil	Philosophy	Love
Phon	Telephone	Sound
Retro	Retrograde	Backwards
Spec	Spectacles	To see
Sub	Subway	In place of, or under
Trans	Transform	across

Remember, you need to find as many words as possible that use that root (at least four) and you need to choose a drawing that helps you remember the definition of the root.  Even if you can't draw, the process of deciding is part of how the root will get into your long-term memory--which is the goal!

Speaking of long term memory, we'll also be including questions on the roots from the first batch.  Even if you aced that quiz, we want to be sure you still have those roots active in your brain.  So, study your first sheet again and scroll down to see those roots again, if you've lost them.

Complete your study sheet and be ready for the quiz:

January 10th--a day

January 11th for B day.