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Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________
Block: ______
The Word Within the Word
Contract 10-1
ped
nat
mort
paleo
carn
curs
psych
crypt
ethno
cad
gen
capit
The following assignments are due the day after they are listed here. However, you will attach
all of your work to this sheet and turn in everything on Friday. You will receive a contract grade
for completion and some assignments may be graded for accuracy. Always do your best work.
Monday:

Create flashcards for each of the 12 stems. Study these flashcards each night.
Tuesday:

Complete the Mystery Questions on the back. Most of these questions could be
answered “yes” or “no”, but you must explain your answer by examining the
stem. You will not receive credit for just “yes” or “no”.
Wednesday:

Write a story using the following words. Underline each word in the story. Your
story should include setting, characters, and a plot. Write your story on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. carnivore
2. pediatrician
3. psychic
4. decapitate
5. cryptic
Thursday:

Complete the word map on the back for the word ethnocentrism.
Friday:
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Turn in contract
Quiz on 12 stems
Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________
Block: ______
Mystery Questions:
1. Is an ingenuous person crafty or naive?
2. Were bronze tools used in the Paleolithic Age?
3. Is a discursive speech interesting or boring?
4. Is a pedestrian walking or driving a car?
Word Map: (definition, sentence, picture, synonym/antonym)
Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________
Block: ______
The Word Within the Word
Contract 10 Part 2
loqu
iso
fug
sacro
vert
uni
ate
ness
cor
alt
ess
ics
muta
The following assignments are due the day after they are listed here. However, you will attach
all of your work to this sheet and turn in everything on Friday. You will receive a contract grade
for completion and some assignments may be graded for accuracy. Always do your best work.
Monday:

Create flashcards for each of the 13 stems. Study these flashcards each night.
Tuesday:

Complete the Mystery Questions on the back. Most of these questions could be
answered “yes” or “no”, but you must explain your answer by examining the
stem. You will not receive credit for just “yes” or “no”.
Wednesday:

Look at the stems in each word listed below and explain how the stem is related
to the definition of the word. Do not write only the definition.
(Example: Exclamatory – exclamatory is a sentence that shows emotion and clam
means to cry out. Just like crying out an emotion.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
isothermal
soliloquy
altitude
politics
princess
Thursday:
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Complete the word map on the back for the word advertisement.
Friday:
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Turn in contract
Quiz on 25 stems
Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________
Block: ______
Mystery Questions:
1. Could you use circumlocution to avoid answering a question?
2. Would tempus fugit be a motto for most vacations?
3. Does a centrifuge fling things outward or inward?
4. Is a gregarious person an introvert or an extrovert?
Word Map:
(definition, sentence, picture, synonym/antonym)