Week 4 of 36 · 10 words · ages 12–13

7th Grade spelling words, week 4: root graph (write, draw)

The Greek root graph means to write, draw or record; graphite was named for writing with pencils, and topography first meant describing a place.
photograph
A picture taken with a camera.
cardiograph
A machine that records the heart's electrical activity.
holograph
A document written entirely in the author's own hand.
graphite
A soft, dark form of carbon used as pencil lead.
calligraphy
The art of beautiful, decorative handwriting.
choreography
The planned steps and moves of a dance.
seismograph
A device that records the shaking of the ground in an earthquake.
lithograph
A print made from a design on a flat stone or metal plate.
bibliography
A list of the books and sources used in a report.
topography
The shape and features of the land in an area.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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