Root Words and Affixes Activities: Moana Movie | Passage with Questions

Moana meets Polynesian folklore in an original rap passage that critiques the Disney film, and students pick out the root, prefix or suffix in underlined words from its lyrics.
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Grades 4–7
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Updated Nov 15, 2021

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Grammar, ELA
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Root Words, Affixes
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This exciting tool revolves around the creative use of rap song lyrics as reading passages. This vibrant approach not only adds a fun element to learning activities but also offers learners the opportunity to practice understanding root words and affixes in their contexts.

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  • This resource comes bundled with multiple-choice questions coupled with corresponding answer keys facilitating convenient grading for teachers.
  • Learners are encouraged through prompts asking them to identify root words, prefixes, and suffixes within the song lyrics--a total of five instances each!

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Learning objectives

  • Break multi-syllable words into root and affixes

  • Identify the prefix or suffix in a word drawn from a passage

Skills covered

  • Morphology — selecting the root word in underlined lyric words

  • Affix identification — picking out prefixes and suffixes from the same passage

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Core concepts

  • Root words

  • Prefixes

  • Suffixes

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