Word Analysis Guide

PURPOSE

The goal of this course is for you to be able to understand unfamiliar medical and scientific terminology when you encounter it, whether in a textbook, classroom, or in a clinical setting. In order to do this, you must first be able to break down words into their constituent parts: prefixes, roots, suffixes, combining forms, and combining vowels. The purpose of this assignment is for you to demonstrate your understanding of these different word elements and the process by which you can break down and analyze words.

This assignment addresses the following learning objectives:

• Describe and identify word parts (prefixes, roots, and suffixes).
• Define common prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

TASK: Create a "Word Analysis Guide" 

Create a one-page visual guide to dissecting and understanding words.  Think of it as a cheat sheet for you to use throughout this course.  It should have sufficient details that it would be useful to someone not in this class.

Ultimately, you should create a product that will be useful to you - which means that it might look very different, depending on what helps you to study. Visual learners may submit a picture, while text-based learners may submit a chart - do what works for you! You may do this however you like as long as you can upload a file to canvas for me to see. People frequently use word or PowerPoint; you could also create something on paper and take a picture.

CRITERIA

Your guide should:

• identify and explain basic terminology referring to word parts
• at least three examples in which you illustrate how to break down and analyze words - these can be examples from my video, the textbook, or elsewhere - you choose!
• briefly explain how to break down and analyze words

See the rubric attached to this assignment for more details about how your submission will be assessed.

PLEASE NOTE: You may use AI in the preparation of this assignment to help you clarify the meaning of the various word parts and to brainstorm for examples or ways to present this information. However, you may NOT submit an assignment that is fully created by AI. The goal of this assignment is for you to demonstrate understanding of some foundational ideas for this course, failing to understand these concepts will be detrimental to your progress in the course.