{"id":528,"date":"2011-06-15T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-118-wording-wednesday-rootprefix-dict\/"},"modified":"2015-08-14T21:43:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T01:43:55","slug":"day-118-wording-wednesday-rootprefix-dict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-118-wording-wednesday-rootprefix-dict\/","title":{"rendered":"day 118: wording Wednesday\u2014root\/prefix dict"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many of my full time language arts students (those who come to class each week during the academic year to help us test our complete language arts curriculum) use the root\/prefix \u201cdict\u201d each week\u2014as they take \u201cdictation\u201d over the passage of material in our book. They label their papers Dict then the unit we are in and the date. They even call it \u201cdict\u201d time\u2014which is so appropriate since the root \u201cdict\u201d literally means \u201cword\u201d\u2014and they are writing down many words when they take dictation!<\/span><\/div>\n
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We will look at the root\/prefix \u201cdict\u201d today!<\/span><\/div>\n
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DICT, DIT, DIC\u2014means to tell, to say, or word<\/span><\/div>\n
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Like we always tell our students\u2014focus on something you already know in order to understand the unknown. In my students\u2019 case, they take \u201cdictation\u201d (writing down words) every week\u2014so they can remember that dict has something to do with words. If you are of my generation, you might remember television programs in which secretaries use a Dictaphone to take dictation from their boss.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Consider what you already know to unlock the unknown! If you have kids, repeat this to them over and over again to help them in their learning and to encourage them about their vast store of knowledge. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Take a look at some words containing dic\/dict\/dit—and see how they can mean what they do\u2014with to tell, to say, or word :<\/span><\/div>\n
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  1. Dictate\u2014to speak words to someone (for that person to write)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Verdict\u2014a word\/determination that was spoken at the end of a trial<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Edict\u2014words that are authority or law\/rule<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Contradict\u2014contra means opposite; dict means word\u2014opposite of the words that someone spoke<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Predict\u2014pre means before; dict means word\u2014speak words before they happen<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Diction\u2014the pattern of someone\u2019s speech<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    What other dit\/dict\/dic words do you know? When you see dic\/dit\/dict in a word\u2014even if you do not know any other part of the word\u2014use what you do know and the words within the sentence to unlock the meaning.<\/u><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Many of my full time language arts students (those who come to class each week during the academic year to help us test our complete language arts curriculum) use the root\/prefix \u201cdict\u201d each week\u2014as they take \u201cdictation\u201d over the passage of material in our book. 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