Morphology Unit 5: Unique Prefixes & One Who/That Which Suffixes

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While re-, con-, and en/em- are not connected by meaning, they're prevalent in everyday language and fairly literal. The one who/that which suffixes, -er/or, -ee, -ist, -ant/ent are all of the above: common, literal, and connected by meaning. While the definition given by IMSE is "one who/that which" I often use the wording "a person who/a thing that" as it's more relatable for high schoolers. Note that the other meaning of -er/or was taught during the Inflectional Suffixes Unit.

As mentioned in my last Interactive Unit Guide, I think teaching suffixes according to their derivations, rather than their abstract definitions,

 is more meaningful for students.  When planning this curriculum, I asked myself, "What do I actually do in real life? What is realistic for students to do?" I realized that when I came across a word with -ion, for example, I rarely thought, "Oh, this is the state of...". No. I thought, "Okay, this is some kind of thing." That at least gets me in the ballpark, and I think with students, that's my goal. Let's get them in the ballpark when trying to define an unfamiliar word, because honestly, that's what's realistic. If they can at least say, "Yup, I'm pretty sure it's a thing [or action or descriptive]," then they can get the gist of the sentence.

You can grab the printable Unit Plan here. While students work independently, I use this time to provide targeted phonemic awareness instruction. Below is the Interactive Unit Plan where you can find tons of helpful links. Note that I combined some of the activities into one packet to streamline the lessons. Perhaps you'd like all the activities for fraction of the price? Go here!

Unique Prefixes and One Who/That Which Suffixes Mastery Goal: 

Define and identify

morphemes re-, con-, and en/em-, -er/or, -ee, -ist, -ant/ent

Day	Blog Posts	The PDFs	Objectives
tool	None	Word Bank	Provide the instructor with a bank of words for instruction.
1	How To: Morpheme Card Review	Morpheme Card Review	Review morphemes to build automaticity.
2-3	How To: Brainstorm & Flashcards	Brainstorm & Flashcards	Use inquiry to develop shared definitions of targeted morphemes.
4-5	How To: Vocabulary Capture Sheets	Vocabulary Capture Sheets	Identify, define, and analyze terms with targeted morphemes using morphemic segmentation.
5	How to: Play Online Games	Blooket.com	Enhance comprehension of key vocabulary through word generation, comparison, and contextual application in a competitive format.
6-8	How To: Use Pictures & Emojis for Vocabulary How To: Work With Derivational Suffixes How To: Use Lists, Opposites, Matching, and Sentences to Teach Vocabulary	All Drills Combined into One Packet	Review morphemes to build automaticity. Apply context clues and morphological knowledge to complete cloze sentences. Enhance comprehension of key vocabulary with targeted morphemes through word generation, morphological comparison, and contextual application.
9	How To: Word Wars	Word Wars Game & Answer Key	Define vocabulary terms in a competitive format.
10-11	How To: Use Stories to Reinforce Vocabulary	Passage Sort	Apply morphemic segmentation to identify, define, and analyze words with targeted morphemes as they appear in a passage.
12	How To: How Many Do You Know?	How Many Do You Know?	Generate concise definitions (1–2 words) for vocabulary terms containing targeted morphemes
13	How To: Jeopardy Quiz Review	Jeopardy Quiz Review	Review content in preparation for the quiz.
14	How To: Morphology Quizzes	Quiz	Assess understanding of the unit objective.
Daily	How To: Phonemic Awareness	None	Develop phonemic awareness.
Any	How To: Bananagrams	None	Apply morphological knowledge to build words.