Decoding Through Word Parts: From Origins to Meaning in Context – 7th Grade

Description

Overview

These two connected 45-minute Grade 7 foundational reading lessons develop accurate decoding of unfamiliar technical and literary vocabulary. Lesson 1 teaches students to analyze word origins, prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Lesson 2 applies that analysis with sound-by-sound decoding and context clues in the exact worksheet passage supplied separately; no reading passage is reproduced here.

What Students Will Learn

• Analyze word origins, affixes, and roots in technical and literary vocabulary.
• Decode unfamiliar words accurately within complex sentences.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Analyze Origins, Affixes, and Roots
• Reading: Words Carry Histories
• Write With Word Parts
• Complete the Word-Part Practice
• Lesson 2: Decode Unfamiliar Words in Complex Sentences
• Decode and Write
• Decode, Blend, and Confirm
• Reading: Words at the River Lab

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Analyze Origins, Affixes, and Roots (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Decode Unfamiliar Words in Complex Sentences (45 minutes)

Designed For

7th Grade students studying Letter Sounds and Decoding in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 31 pages and the Student Workbook contains 11 pages.