Prefixes
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What is the definition of a prefix?
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What is the definition of a suffix?
What is the meaning of the word dishonest?
What model do we use for summarizing fiction?
SWBST
What's the first thing you have to find before writing a non fiction summary.
The Main Idea
What is the meaning of the prefix -pre
Before
What is the meaning of the suffix ology?
The study of
What is the meaning of zoology based on its prefixes and suffixes?
the study of animals
the main character
What is the main idea?
The central idea or topic of a story. (What the author is trying to tell you.)
Which are the meanings of the prefixes dis, un, and im?
not or opposite of
Which suffix means "to throw"
Ject
what is the meaning of deceitful based on its suffix -ful?
to be full of deceit
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The "but" and "so" represent what.
The problem the character faces and how they solve it.
The second step to writing a non fiction summary is to identify the what of the text?
What prefix means Human
Anthrop
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What suffix means "full of"
ful
What suffix would you add to the word REAL to mean "the state of being in a real setting"
"ity"
What's wrong with this summary.
Mo wanted to eat veggies. But his parents didn't like them. So he decided to trick them with a veggie soup. In the end they still didn't like veggies but accepted him for who he was.
You can't start a sentence with "but" or "so"
What topic sentence would you write for a passage comparing moths to butterflies?
answers will vary
What prefix means many ?
Poly or Multi
What is the meaning of the suffix -graph
write
Based on its prefixes and suffixes what does hydrophobia mean?
the fear of water
Answers will vary
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What is missing from this summary.
"Sharks don't have bones they have cartilage. They also lose the majority of their teeth throughout the year. Sharks are vicious predators but they still face extinction from human exploitation."
A topic sentence.