Word Dissection
What prefix in superficial means "above" or "on the surface"?
Super-
Which is the wonder:
The Great Pyramid of Giza or
The slide on the playground
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Fill in the blank with the correct word: "A sudden snowstorm in July would be a complete ________."
Anomaly
What is Ms. McAllister's go to call to attention?
Flat tire
The root ordin means "order." Explain how that root relates to the word ordinary.
It describes things that follow the standard or expected order (regular/everyday).
Auggie plays video games and eats ice cream. Which vocabulary word describes the opposite of doing these everyday habits?
Anomaly
Fix the error:
I superficial if Auggie will find real friends at his new school.
I wonder if Auggie will find real friends at his new school.
What is Ms. McAllisters favorite color?
Green duhhhhh
Break the word ANOMALY into its prefix and root
(Hint: an-, homalos).
What might both parts literally mean together?
an- = not/without, homalos = same/even
"Not the same as everything else."
Think about your own daily routine at school or home. What is one ordinary habit you do every day, and what is one rare event that would count as a complete anomaly in your week?
Ordinary ex: eating, sleeping, breathing, playing with pets
Anomalies: Skating face first down your driveway, eating a whole squid, finding a purple baboon in your basement
Fill in the blank:
"I wonder why some kids are mean to Auggie, because his mom knows that inside he is a truly ______ kid."
wonderful
What is Ms. McAllister's favorite sport?
Rock climbing, the best sport ever ofc!
What does the prefix -ful mean in wonderful?
full of amazement/wonder
Why is a paper cut described as a superficial injury, while a broken bone is not?
A paper cut stays right on the surface layer of skin, whereas a broken bone goes deep inside the body.
Fill-in-the-Blank:
Auggie is an ____________ kid on the inside, but some students at Beecher Prep only make ____________ judgments about his face.
ordinary, superficial
What is Ms. McAllister's first name?
Clarinda :)