ELA Meets Sports Medicine

What is a prefix/root word and how are they useful for English AND Sports Medicine? Respond after careful consideration using complete sentences.

Which prefixes/roots from the previous slide do you recognize the most? Select three.

Then, do the same for three you are least familiar with.

Which prefixes/roots from the previous slide do you recognize the most? Select three.

Then, do the same for three you are least familiar with.

Now, using your terms, pretend like you are a licensed Doctor. Any kind.

Write something--anything--using 6 out of 10 of your selected prefixes/root words.

You should collect and write your findings in a task appropriate to your audience while also using at least 6 of the 10 terms you used for your independent research.

You will have 15 minutes for this process. Go!

Exit-Ticket:

How can knowledge of prefixes/root words support you in the real world? What about in both Science and ELA? Explain using examples from today's lesson.