Word Wall
Prefixes and Suffixes
Informational Text/Literature
Writing
Surprise!
100
These are two words with similar meanings.
What are SYNONYMS?
100
This affix means "wheel" or "circle."
What is CYCLE?
100
These are words that describe the people involved in a story.
What are CHARACTER TRAITS?
100
This is what the P stands for in IPEC.
What is PRESENT EVIDENCE?
100
This is the total number of minutes you will have to take one session of the ISAT test.
What is 55 MINUTES?
200
Their, there, and they're are examples of this.
What are HOMOPHONES?
200
This prefix means "before" or "front."
What is FORE?
200
This is when the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.
What is the EXPOSITION?
200
If you are writing to persuade this is what type of paper you are writing (HINT use the Author's Purpose anchor chart)
What is a PERSUASIVE?
200
This is the first college Ms. Barrett graduated from.
What is UIC or UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO?
300
This is when you make a guess about something that is going to happen in the future.
What is a PREDICTION?
300
This root word means "chief" or "first."
What is ARCH?
300
This is the who, what, where, when, and how a story ends.
What is the SUMMARY?
300
If you are writing to inform then this is the type of paper you are writing.
What is an EXPOSITORY?
300
A diary has this author's purpose.
What is to REFLECT?
400
This is what you can use if you do not know the meaning of a word in a text (HINT it is not glossary).
What are CONTEXT CLUES?
400
This prefix means "well."
What is BENE?
400
This is what we call the drawing on the Literary Elements poster.
What is a PLOT DIAGRAM?
400
"The Chicago Blackhawks are the best team in the NHL" is an example of this.
What is an OPINION?
400
A clown fish gets a special mucous coating from a sea anemone for survival in its habitat is an example of this.
What is an ADAPTATION?
500
This is the lesson an author is trying to teach us.
What is the THEME?
500
This root word means "strength" or "worth."
What is VALI or VALE?
500
This is the all of the events in a story.
What is the PLOT?
500
What is the last thing you need to include in an IPEC? BE SPECIFIC!
What is a CONCLUSION and a CONNECTION?
500
This is what ISAT actually stands for.
What is the ILLINOIS STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TEST?
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