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- Word Roots list 1 - Work together to find a word or two to explain each root.
- ad = to/toward
- aer = air
- agr = farm/field
- ambi = both
- amb(ul/le) = walk
- ami/amo = love/friendship
- andro = man
- anim = life/spirit/movement
- ann/enn = year
- ante/anti = before
- anthropo = humanity
- anti = against (like “ob”, this root has words that mean “before” or “in front of” as well as “against”)
- aqua = water (sometimes specifically fresh water)
- arch = first (as in most important)
- archa = ancient (as in “first” chronologically)
- art = skill
- astro = star
- aud = hear/listen
- auto = self
- bell = war
- bene = good
- bio = life
- cept/ceive = grasp (The original root also gives us words like “catch” and “capture”.)
- cardi(o) = heart
- carn = meat/flesh
- cede/ceed = go
- cent = hundred
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- Work together to decide what score each of the sample essays probably got (every integer score from 0 to 5 is included). Why would you give it this score?
- Essay 1: 3
- Essay 2: 0
- Essay 3: 4
- Essay 4: 2
- Essay 5: 5
- Essay 6: 1
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- Homework: Send me an email explaining what score you think your response to this question should get, and why. (If you don’t do this, I will only give you a score for your essay. If you do, I’ll write some comments and check your grammar and vocabulary.)
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