Greek roots: Greek roots: “tropos”“tropos”

77thth Grade English Lit. & Comp Grade English Lit. & CompOCHSAOCHSA

20072007

Root:Root:tropostropos

Meaning:Meaning:turningturning

DerivativesDerivatives1.1.tropicstropics2.2.tropicaltropical

3.3.heliotropeheliotrope

DerivativesDerivatives1.1. tropicstropics- the area of the - the area of the

earth from the equator earth from the equator north to the Tropic of north to the Tropic of Cancer and south to Cancer and south to the Tropic of Capricornthe Tropic of Capricorn

DerivativesDerivatives2. 2. tropicaltropical: the climate : the climate

of the earth in the of the earth in the tropicstropics

DerivativesDerivatives3.3.heliotropeheliotrope: : ((helioshelios--

sun)- a flower named sun)- a flower named for its tendency to for its tendency to turn toward the sun.turn toward the sun.

Your turn!Your turn!Can you list two more Can you list two more

words of your own words of your own and their definitions?and their definitions?

Writing Conventions Writing Conventions Practice:Practice:

PARTS OF SPEECH!PARTS OF SPEECH!

DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS: : Copy the sentence and markCopy the sentence and markthe nouns (n), verbs (v),the nouns (n), verbs (v),adjective (adj) and adverbsadjective (adj) and adverbs(adv).(adv).

Writing Conventions Practice:Writing Conventions Practice: REMINDER:REMINDER:

NOUNS:NOUNS: are people, places, things, are people, places, things, and ideas (friendship, building, and ideas (friendship, building, shopping mall, etc.)shopping mall, etc.)

ACTION VERBS:ACTION VERBS: are the “do” parts of are the “do” parts of speech-they explain what something speech-they explain what something or someone (the noun) does, do, or or someone (the noun) does, do, or did… (running, run, ran)did… (running, run, ran)

ADJECTIVES:ADJECTIVES: modify a noun by modify a noun by describing it and they usually describing it and they usually come right before or after a noun come right before or after a noun ((grey grey house, house, wrinkled wrinkled face)face)

ADVERBS:ADVERBS: tell where, when, how tell where, when, how or how much something happens or how much something happens

(I ran (I ran quickly…)quickly…)

(Yesterday(Yesterday, I swam...), I swam...)

Writing Conventions Writing Conventions Practice:Practice:

1.1.Heliotropes, bright Heliotropes, bright and vibrant, may and vibrant, may slowly wither in a slowly wither in a dark room without dark room without windows.windows.

Writing Conventions Practice:Writing Conventions Practice:

1.1. (n) (n) (adj) (adj) (adj) (adj)

Heliotropes, bright and vibrantHeliotropes, bright and vibrant

(adv.) (v.) (adj.)(adv.) (v.) (adj.)

may slowly wither in a dark may slowly wither in a dark

(n.) (n.)(n.) (n.)

room without windows.room without windows.

Writing Conventions Writing Conventions Practice:Practice:

The dead shrub, wilted and The dead shrub, wilted and thirsty, suddenly receivedthirsty, suddenly receivedenough sunlight in the tropics enough sunlight in the tropics to flourish. to flourish.

Writing Conventions Writing Conventions Practice:Practice:

(adj) (n) (adj)(adj) (n) (adj)The dead shrub, wilted and The dead shrub, wilted and (adj) (adv) (v)(adj) (adv) (v)thirsty, suddenly receivedthirsty, suddenly received (adv) (n) (adv) (n) (n) (n)enough sunlight in the tropics enough sunlight in the tropics (v)(v)to flourish.to flourish.