Grade 4 Fall — Persuasive/Argument Writing, Compound-Complex Sentences, Relative Clauses, and Modal Auxiliaries
English · VOC
G4
eng.g4.f.voc.greek_latin_combining_forms
Recognize and use Greek/Latin combining forms auto-, bio-, photo-, -graph, -logy (L.4.4.b)
Identify and combine the Greek/Latin combining forms: AUTO- ('self'), BIO- ('life'), PHOTO- ('light'), -GRAPH ('writing/drawing'), -LOGY ('study of'). Predict the meaning of unfamiliar words by combining form-meanings (autograph = self-writing; biography = life-writing; photograph = light-writing; biology = study of life; autobiography = self-life-writing). Apply in informational and argumentative reading and writing.
Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
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eng.g4.s.voc.greek_latin_roots_extended
(not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
- Treats AUTO- as 'automobile/car' only and misses the 'self' meaning ('autograph' = self-writing).
- Confuses -GRAPH (the writing/drawing) with -LOGY (the study).