Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...

Systems:
Morphemic Structure
Enduring Understandings
• Language is a system of discrete patterns and symbols, including words,
letters, grammar, and syntax.
• The purpose of a language, as a system, is to create meaning.
• Systems and structures define the various genre.
9-12:
Apply knowledge of morphemes to
use Latin roots and Greek
combining forms to aid in
comprehension and to increase
reading and writing fluency. Use
prefixes and suffixes to help
determine word meaning. Evaluate
the influence of other languages on
the structure of English.
Essential Understandings
• Words are composed of meaningful parts.
• English words are derived from and influenced by other languages.
• Morphemes affect the spelling, patterns, usage, and pronunciation of
various words.
• Words are related to other words.
Essential Questions:
• How does morphemic knowledge help readers decode unfamiliar words
while reading
• Why does morphemic knowledge aid in reading comprehension
• How does morphemic knowledge aid in listening comprehension
• How does morphemic knowledge inform spelling
• How does morphemic knowledge aid in reading and writing fluency
6-8:
Apply knowledge morphemes to use
Latin roots and Greek combining
forms to aid in comprehension and
spelling. Use prefixes and suffixes
to help determine word meaning.
Discriminate between multiple
meanings.
3-5:
Understand and apply the concept
of prefixes and suffixes for verb
tense, part of speech, and plurals.
Recognize apostrophes as
morphemes. Move through the
word study stages of letter-name,
within word, syllable juncture, and
derivational constancy.
K-2:
Understand that sounds combine to
make words and same sounds
(usually) have the same structure.
Identify and use word families to
aid in comprehension and spelling.
Move through the word study
stages of letter-name, within word,
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constancy.