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Subject: ESL/ELL (English Language Learning)
Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins
Topic: Suffixes
Grade Level: 2, 3
Standards / Framework:
Brief Description: This lesson is intended to reinforce the idea of determining the meaning of words with suffixes. Students will create a comic to inform others how to figure out the meaning of a new word using suffixes.
Know Before You Start: Students should have a basic understanding of common suffixes.
Hook:
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Read and discuss the sample comic.
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How did Joe figure out the meaning of the word “homeless?”
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Are there any other words that you could figure out using the same strategy as Joe?
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Display several words that may be unfamiliar to your students, e.g., happiness, colorless, beautiful, fearful.
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In pairs or as a class, have students determine the meaning of these words. For example, "The suffix _____ means _____, so the word _____ means ________."
Activity:
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Assign students an unfamiliar word with a suffix.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a comic that informs their reader how to determine the meaning of the unknown word using the suffix.
Closure:
- Have students share their comics with the whole class or in small groups.
- Display the comics in the classroom as a reference.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
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Have students think of their own word with a suffix and a prefix.
- Adapt this lesson as needed to meet your students' language levels.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display
Suggested Content Packs:
Starter Pack
