Making a New Nation Lesson 6 Shh! Were Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz Word Knowledge & Selection Vocabulary A presentation by Tan Doan- Fruitvale.

Making a New Nation

Lesson 6

Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution

by Jean Fritz

Word Knowledge & Selection Vocabulary

A presentation by Tan Doan- Fruitvale School- Oakland

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• Coming contributing existing running

inflectional –ing ending

•She will be contributing to the existing fund.

• time arrived pride decide

Long i spelled i__e

Give a few more examples of words containing long i spelled i __e

•He will decide when the time has arrived.

• Conform confederation conjoin concurrent

prefix con- meaning “with”

Can you find another word containing the prefix con-?

•Members agreed to conform with laws set forth by the confederation.

•united described revising draped

Dropping the e before adding suffixes

Can you think up any other examples?

When the last delegate arrived, they united to discuss and write the Constitution.

Selection Vocabulary

Nation confederation convention constitution federal

•Use context clues, word structure (root word, prefix & suffix), apposition, and prior knowledge to find the meanings of those words.

nationnationnationnationThe last thing they wanted was to become a nation. They were the citizens of their own separate states, just as they had always been.

The last thing they wanted was to become a nation. They were the citizens of their own separate states, just as they had always been.

•a group of people living in a particular area under one government

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The people of the nation gather

together to celebrate

their unity.

confederation-So the Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation

which outlined rules for a “firm league of friendship.”

-The confederation of Southern states fought against the North in

the Civil War.

•the act of joining states together for a common purpose

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convention

- In 1786, these men, among others, suggested to the Congress that all the states send delegates to a Grand Convention in Philadelphia to improve the existing form of government.

- My mom attended a convention for lawyers.

•a formal meeting for some special purpose

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constitution- They didn’t call the document they were working on a “constitution”; they referred to it as “the plan.”

- While in court, the lawyer cited the Constitution.

•the basic principles used to govern a state, country, or organization

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federal- Because they knew that the country was sensitive to the word

“national”, they tried to stick to “federal”, a word they were used to and one which didn’t reduce the power of the states.

- Some people think that money for schools should come from the federal government, not the local government.

•formed by an agreement of states or provinces to joint together as one nation

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Vocabulary Quiz01. the act of joining states together for a common purpose

02. formed by an agreement of states or provinces to join together as one nation

03. a formal meeting for some special purpose

04. the basic principles used by to govern a state, country or organization

05. a group of people living in a particular area under one government