This unit of work explores how to analyse the morphemic structure of Tier 2 and Tier 3 words. Analysing the morphemic structure and etymology of unfamiliar words can help us to determine their meaning. It is recommended that this learning sequence is taught in line with the coinciding activities and teacher slides. You can find the bundle here.

What's included:

• 4 Lesson Sequences
  • Lesson Sequence 1: understanding morphological awareness (prefixes, base words/root words and suffixes)
  • Lesson Sequence 2: Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (Tier 2 and Tier 3 words - making meaning from unfamiliar words)
  • Lesson Sequence 3: Analysing words in context 
  • Lesson Sequence 4: Analysing words in and out of context (etymology)

V9 Australian Curriculum Aligned - Year 5

• build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations (AC9E5LY09)

V9 Australian Curriculum Aligned - Year 6

• use knowledge of known words, word origins, including some Latin and Greek roots, base words, prefixes, suffixes, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words including technical words (AC9E6LY09)

NSW Stage 3 Syllabus Aligned: Focus Area: Vocabulary (EN3-VOCAB-01)

• Content Group: Defining and analysing words 

  • Analyse morphemic structures of Tier 2 and Tier 3 words to determine their meaning

NSW Stage 3 Syllabus Aligned: Focus Area: Reading Comprehension (EN3-RECOM-01)

• Content Group: Comprehending language 

  • Use morphology and etymology to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words

Format: Word Document