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Ted: Ted Ed: Making Sense of Spelling Unit PlanTed: Ted Ed: Making Sense of Spelling Unit Plan
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TED Talks
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Lexile Measures
850L
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Ted: Ted Ed: Making Sense of Spelling

Curated by ACT

What can spelling tell us about relationships between words? While spelling may sometimes seem random or unexpected, this lesson illuminates how peeling back the layers of spelling helps us understand the complex history and meaningful structure of words. Free registration is required for full access to this lesson. L.11-12.1a Gram/Usage changes

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

spelling, spelling patterns, word origins

Additional Tags

relationships between words, l.11-12.1a gram/usage changes, playing with language, ted ed, ted ed lesson, making sense of spelling, structure of words, the history of words

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

L.11-12.1.a L.8.5.b L.11-12.2.b L.11-12.1.b L.9-10.2.c

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