UNIT X UNIT 3 | 109 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Write: A persuasive letter Write a letter to a friend expressing an opinion. Make sure you include reasons that support your opinion and a call to action. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Write a sticky note for each word root in the Word Study box, another for its meaning, and another for the word that comes from the root. Go through each root explaining the connection. Then mix the notes up and have students work as a team to connect the correct root, its meaning, and the word that comes from the meaning. • Have students explain the link between each of the sticky notes they connected. Amplify Write the word roots from the Word Study box on the board. Then ask students to write down words that use each root and their meanings on sticky notes. Have students stick their notes in the correct column on the board. Review the words as a class. COMMUNICATE C Demonstrate understanding of the parts of a letter Model how to state an opinion. Make sure you provide evidence. (I want you to stop using chemicals in your soil. The chemicals are getting into the river and killing fish.) Ask: Would you communicate this idea formally or casually? (formally) How would you start a letter that communicates this idea? (Dear) Have students work in pairs to exchange their ideas and then complete Activity C. Call on volunteers to read aloud their writing to the class. ANSWERS Sample answer: Dear Sunny Farms, I believe the chemicals you use in your soil are affecting people’s health. WORD STUDY: Root Words Understand root words Read the Word Study box aloud and discuss each example of the origin of English words. Emphasize that knowing the roots of a word can help us to infer the meaning of new words. A Analyze word roots Read the directions and the options. Have students complete Activity A and discuss their answers with a partner. ANSWERS 1. benefit: We want future generations to benefit from this land, so we should encourage them to buy it. meaning: to get good things; 2. construct: The owners of Community Farm are selling their land to a company that wants to construct new houses. meaning: to build; 3. generations: We want future generations to benefit from this land, so we should encourage them to buy it. meaning: people and societies from a certain period of time; 4. supports: The land also supports our environment. meaning: helps, lifts up B Use root words to understand meaning Read the example sentence aloud. Explain how knowing the root of benefit helps you understand the sentence. Say: I know that benefit means people get something good from organic food. Have students complete the exercise and then explain how a word’s root helped them understand a sentence. ANSWERS Sample answers: 1. Our town benefits from having more farms. 2. The houses we construct need to help the environment. 3. Our generation is concerned about sustainability. 4. I hope you can support our cause. Practice Book p. 59 Assessment Program p. 47 EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE COMMUNICATE UNIT X3 / CONNECT TO LANGUAGE ARTS C You want a local farm to stop using chemicals in the soil. Write a greeting and a sentence that states your opinion. WORD STUDY Root Words Many words in English have roots that come from other languages, such as Latin and Greek. Some common roots are: root origin meaning example ben (Latin) good / well benefit graph (Greek) write graphic gen (Latin) birth / origin genius loc (Latin) place location port (Latin) carry support struct (Latin) build structure Knowing root words can help you figure out or remember the meaning of the word. A Find words with these roots in Save Our Community Farm!. Write the sentences with those words. Then, discuss the meaning with a classmate. 1. ben 2. struct 3. gen 4. port B Write a sentence with each word in Activity A. Then, share your sentences with a classmate. People benefit from eating fresh food. UNIT 3 109
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