School / Class Rules

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Respect each other’s space, property and ideas.
Be ready to work, improve, learn and share ideas.
Do not talk while anyone (teacher/student) is speaking to the class.
Be prepared for class (GO TO LOCKERS ONLY BEFORE PERIOD 1, AT BREAK/LUNCH TIME, AFTER SCHOOL.) and arrive on time (3 minutes after the scheduled class time). When you arrive, take out homework, notebook, pen and text books.
Leave the desks and room the same as when you entered. You are responsible for your own desk.
No food, drinks, electronics… are allowed in class.

Grades

You’ve seen the official Excel breakdown of grades. This is an easier way to think about them:
Midterm Exam (July) 20%
Final Exam (October) 20%
Class notes/Class work/Homework 10%
Writing 10%
Listening & Speaking/Behavior/Participation 10%
Project 10%
Quizzes/Tests 10%
*#!*#!*#!*#! 10%

PREFIXES
Add a prefix to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
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“un-” and “in-” mean “not.”
happy  unhappy effective  ineffective kind  unkind active -> inactive
“dis-” means “the opposite of.”
appear  disappear organized -> disorganized trust -> distrust
“re-” means “again.” write -> rewrite do -> redo heat -> reheat
“over-” means “too much.” cook -> overcook dramatic -> overdramatic
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Add a prefix to the following words and write them in your notebook:
educated  _______ forgettable  ______ accurate  ________ due  ________ charge  ________ visible __________
complete  ________ certain  _________ priced  ___________
obey  ________ try  __________ unite ____________
unite  __________ comfort  _____________
order ________ qualify  __________ build ____________
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able  _______ used -> ____________

Prefixes
Add a prefix to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
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“un-” means “not.”
happy  unhappy organized  unorganized kind  unkind
“dis-” means “the opposite of.”
appear  disappear organized -> disorganized trust -> distrust
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Add a prefix to the following words and write them in your notebook:
educated  _______ forgettable  ___________ well  ________ usual  _________ natural  ________ aware ______
real  ________ certain  _________ expected  ___________
obey  ________ allow  __________ loyal ____________
advantage  __________ comfort  _____________
order ________ qualify  __________ respect ____________-
able  _______ used -> ____________

Add a suffix to the end of a word to change the Part of Speech (P.O.S.)
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-ness means “full of” and changes an adjective to a noun.
happy  happiness good  goodness kind  kindness sad  sad_____
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-tion and -ation mean “state of being” or “condition of” and change a verb to a noun.
observe  observation conserve  conservation prepare prepar______
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Other words with these suffixes are:
educate  _______ create  _______ demonstrate  ___________
forgive  ________ lazy  _________ great  ________ aware ______
invent  ________ populate  _________ expire  ___________
fierce  ________ admire  __________ consider  ____________
imagine  __________ transport  _____________
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Root Word – is a word without a prefix or suffix
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-Choose 3 root word adjectives and 3 root word verbs from the last slide.
-Write 2 sentences for each root word.
-The 1st sentence must be the original root word. The 2nd sentence must have the suffix added to the root word to make a noun.
Use the words in the correct P.O.S.
EXAMPLE: frustrate (v)  frustration (n)
AC Milan frustrated (v) Ronaldo with their great defense.
Ronaldo felt frustration (n) because he could not score for 90 minutes.

Apple created (v) the iPad. Apple’s new creation (n) is the iPad.
Teachers help, but students must educate (v) themselves.
The best education (n) is to be a self-teacher.
15 million people populate (v) Bangkok. Bangkok’s population (n) is 15 million.
I will ____ going with you, but I’m not sure. He has ___ for his mom on her birthday.
We ___ experiments in science class. Our ___ is that too much salinity kills plankton.
The fruit will _____ and go bad soon. The _____ date is tomorrow.
The BTS ____ many people each day. The BTS is a type of ________.

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