3.2.3

​Long e You have been reviewing the long e sound. There are several vowel teams that make the long e sound.

​-team
-every
-speed
-hockey
-goalie

Latin Root Word- tract
means to "drag" "pull" or "take away"

Contract

con- "with or together"
Tract- to "drag, pull or take away"

​“Contract" means to pull or bring something together.

Distract

dis- "not" or "against"
Tract- to "drag, pull or take away"

“Distract" means to pull your attention away or against something.

Attract

at- "to" or "toward"
Tract- to "drag, pull or take away"

“Attract" means to pull something toward something else.

​Using Specific Details

Strong writers find details to develop their biography with:
-facts;
-definitions;
-concrete details;
-direct quotes;
-and examples.