Jennifer Delgado

English 487
Professor: Fantuzzi
Project 2: Morphology
Organizing literature circles
1. Choose the books. To validate cultural diversity and broaden students cultural literacy,
select a variety of books that deal with a particular theme in various cultural contexts.
With older students, short stories can also be used. Depending on the size of the class,
you may need four to six copies of several different books or stories. Choose books or
stories at various readability levels to accommodate students needs.
Choose themes addressed in the mainstream English or language arts curriculum
or that relate to other subjects such as social studies and science. Possible themes include
journeys, friendship, adventure, making peace, escape, growing up, family, overcoming
adversity, identity, and dreams. Biographies related to themes such as freedom fighters, great
writers, and inventors can also be chosen.
Ask the schools teacher-librarian or librarian in your communitys public library for help
in researching suitable literature. Other resources are mentioned in To Learn More at the
end of this chapter. (155 words)

2. Divide all words into content words and function words

Function Words Content Words

The, to, and, a, of, that, with, a, in, with, can, ,
also, be, on, the, of, the, you, to, of, or, or, at,
to, in, the, or, or, that, to, as, and, up, and, to,
such, as, and, can, also,be, or, in, your, for, in,
are, in, to, at, the, of, this
Organizing, literature, circles, choose, books,
validate, cultural, diversity, broaden,
students, cultural, literacy, select, variety,
books, deal, particular, theme, various,
cultural, contexts, older, students, short,
stories, used, depending, size, class, you,
may, need, four, six, copies, several, different,
books, stories, choose, books, stories, various,
readability, levels, accommodate, students,
needs, choose, themes, addressed,
mainstream, English, language, arts,
curriculum, relate, other, subjects, social,
studies, science, possible, themes, include,
journeys, friendship, adventure, making,
peace, escape, growing, family, overcoming,
adversity, identity, dreams, biographies,
related, themes, freedom, fighters, great,
writers, inventors, chosen, ask , schools,
teacher-librarian, librarian, communitys,,
public, library, help, researching, suitable,
literature, other, resources, mentioned, learn,

3. Find the compound and complex words
Compound Words
Readability, mainstream, friendship,
overcoming, teacher-librarian
4. Separate the words that have derivational morphemes from inflectional suffixes.
Inflectional
Organizing, circles, books, students, books,
contexts, older, students, stories, used,
depending, copies, books, stories, books,
stories, students, needs, themes, addressed,
arts, subjects, studies, themes, journeys,
making, growing, overcoming, dreams,
biographies, related, themes, fighters, writers,
inventors, chosen, schools, communitys,
researching, resources
5. Give the word class of the derived word
Stem
Valid (adj)
Diverse (adj)
Broad (adj)
Culture (N)
more, end, chapter
Complex words
Organizing, literature, circles, books, validate,
cultural, diversity, broaden, studentss,
cultural, literacy, variety, books, particular,
various, cultural, contexts, older, students,
stories, used, depending, copies, several,
different, books, stories, books, stories,
various, levels, students, needs, themes,
addressed, arts, subjects, studies, themes,
journeys, adventure, making, growing,
overcoming, adversity, dreams, biographies,
related, themes, freedom, fighters, writers,
inventors, chosen, schools, teacher-librarian,
communitys, researching, suitable, resources,
mentioned,
Derivational
Validate, diversity, broaden, cultural, Variety,
various, different, readability, adventure,
adversity, freedom, teacher, librarian,
communitys, suitable
Derivations
Validate (V)
Diversity (N)
Broaden (V)
cultural (adj)
Vary (V) Variety (N)

Vary (V) Various (adj)

Differ (V) Different (adj)

Readable (adj) readability (N)

Venture (N) Adventure (N)

Adverse (adj) Adversity (N)

Free (adj) Freedom (N)

Teach (V) Teacher (N)

Library (N) Librarian (N)

Commune (N) Communitys (N)

Suit (V) Suitable (adj)

6.
Word Origin Root Affix (es)

Literature Latin Liter (letter, graphic -ure= a suffix that

symbol) denotes an act or
result, result of the act
of

Validate Latin Val (to be strong, to -ate= adjective

be well, to be worth, making suffix, kind
strong, power) of state

Cultural Latin Cult (to care for) -al= adjective making

suffix, kind of agent

Diversity Latin Vers (bend, turn) di= two, double

-ity= suffix used to
form abstract nouns
expressing act, state,
quality, property or
condition

Literacy Latin Liter (letter, graphic -acy= suffix, state,

symbol) quality, condition, or
 an act of forming
nouns

Select Lating Se (aside, apart from)

Lect (to choose
words, to gather, to
collect)

Variety Latin Vari (different, -ty= noun making

change) suffix, state or quality

Particular Latin Part (to divide) -cula= a suffix, small

or tiny
-ular= referring to
something

Various Latin Vari (different, -ous= full of or

change) having the qualities of

Depending Latin Pend (hang, hanging) de= away from

-ing=denoting a
verbal action

Different Latin Fer (to bear, to carry) Di, diff= separation,

apart
-ent= forming
adjectives, denoting
an occurrence of
action

Accommodate Latin Commod, mod ac= prefix

(measure, suitable, -ate= adjective
size, limit) making suffix, kind
of state

relate Latin Lat, late (to bear, to Re- repetition

carry)

Social Latin Soci (companion, -al= adjective making

partner, ally) suffix

Possible Latin Poss (power, strength, -ible= suffix forming

ability) adjectives from verbs

Adventure Latin Vent (come, coming) ad= to, toward, a

direction toward
-ure= an abstract
noun suffix of action
 result

family Latin Famil (members of a -y= characterized by

group, close or inclined to the
relationship) substance or action of
the word or stem to
which the suffix is
attached to

Adversity Latin Vers (bend, turn) ad=toward, indicated

direction
-ity= a suffix used to
form abstract nouns
expressing state or
condition

Identity Latin Ident (the same) -ity= a suffix used to

form abstract nouns
expressing state or
condition

Librarian Latin Libr (book) -arian= a suffix

forming adjectives
from nouns, a person
who is part of
something

Community Latin Comm (common, -ity= a suffix used to

universal, public, form abstract nouns
multitude and expressing state or
common people) condition

Prefix Root word

In= into Pend= to hang independence
Im=not, oppositeof impend
Ap= away from, detached appendix
Per= through, intensive perpend
De= away from depend
Inter= between, among interdepend

Sus=under, below suspense

Ex=out of, away from Expend

pendulous
pendulously
independence pendulousness
independently perpend
independent perpendicular
independency perpendicularity
perpendicularly

impend
expend
impended
expends
impending Word Root expended
pend "to hang" expending
expendable
suspend
appendix
suspends
appendices
suspenders
appendixes depend
suspended
depends
suspendible
depended
depending interdependence
dependable interdependent
dependably interdependently
dependence
dependency
dependently