Comm1020 – Section 10 Assignment: Vocabulary (5%) STUDENT NAME: This assignment is due at by 11:59pm on Tuesday, October 12th. Students are expected to use the vocabulary building strategies taught in class during Week 5. Please type this assignment and submit through Blackboard. Instructions Part 1 (10 Marks): Take the following words and divide them into their word parts. Explain what each part of the word means Transportation Prefix:Definition:Root word:Definition:Suffix:Definition: Micrometer Root word 1:Definition:Root word 2:Definition: Rearmament Prefix:Definition:Base word:Definition:Suffix:Definition: Form different words by combining the base/root words from above with different prefixes and suffixes. Define these new words, and write a sentence using them. Word 1:Example Sentence:Definition: Word 2:Example Sentence:Definition: Word 3:Example Sentence:Definition: Part 2: (8 marks) Pick a word from the list provided. Without looking up the definition of the word right away, try to guess what the word could mean. Using point form, fill in the chart below Word List (Please highlight the word you choose) Acatalepsy Ad Infinitum Adroit Anecdoche Atelophobia Balderdash Bamboozle Boketto Calumny Cogent Deus Ex Machina Eigengrau Invicta Mercurial Myriad Oblique Panache Paralian Prevaricate Redact Sacrosanct Sitooterie Sophistry Sycophant Toska Tintinnabulation Vacuous Verbatim Werifesteria Yammer What you thought the word meant just by looking at it… (make sure to fill this out BEFORE you look up the definition)What the word actually means… (if you are using a definition from a website or dictionary word-for-word, make sure to enclose what you have used in “quotation marks”)The etymology or history of the word… (again, “quote” ethically or rewrite the information in your own words)Sources: List the websites or books you used to find this information. Part 3: (2 marks) Find an interesting (and classroom appropriate) word. Define it and explain in 1 – 2 sentences why you have chosen this word and why you think the class would benefit from learning this word.The professor will compile the entire class’s suggested words and post them anonymously for everyone to see. Extension/Late Policy: Any assignments received after the due date and time will receive a late deduction of 10% per day.For each subsequent day that an assignment is late, 10% will be deducted. Late assignments will no longer be accepted once all assignments have been returned to students. Students requesting an extension must contact me through email before an assignment is due.Please ensure that you are submitting the assignment as a .pdf or Microsoft Word .docPlease check your e-mail within 24 hours of submitting an assignment – if I cannot open the file, I will let you know so you can re-submit.If you have any questions or concerns, feel welcome to contact me through email: [email protected]
