Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes (et français inclus)

1. Sic vos volo Latine discere?

Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/writing-and-language/latin-roots-prefixes-and-suffixes

Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans. As the Romans conquered most of Europe, the Latin language spread throughout the region. Over time, the Latin spoken in different areas developed into separate languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. These languages are considered “sisters,” as they all descended from Latin, their “mother” language.

Root Words, Roots and Affixes

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/root-words-roots-and-affixes

Teaching Latin Roots with Word Trees

https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/teaching-latin-roots-with-word-trees/

The 42 Most Common Greek Roots

https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/1Wfu6ZLa3Dx2jxFtkGxgyFP5iVqUQNJ2yWyEqNu6ljtNEkJ1.pdf

Prefix, Suffix list by grade

https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/1Wfu6ZLa3Dx2jxFtkGxgyFP5iVqUQNJ2yWyEqNu6ljtNEkJ1.pdf

Common French words, also common … in English!!

https://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/common-french-words-also-common-in-english/

Journaling: Our Quotes Thus Far

Tuesday and Thursdays upon entering the classroom, student respond to a quote or question in their composition book. These are the quotes thus far.

Compare and Contrast Literature Essay--hey, let's do this!

The purpose of a compare and contrast essay is to analyze the differences and/or the similarities of two distinct subjects. A good compare/contrast essay doesn't only point out how the subjects are similar or different (or even both!). It uses those points to make a meaningful argument about the subjects.

How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay

https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Compare-and-Contrast-Essay

Grades 11 and 12 are doing so well--we are jumping right into Compare and Contrast essays!

Wazzup in MzT's Class This Week 8/27/18

This week includes the High School and Middle School Retreats on Thursday and Friday.

So, oh happy day, no assessment on Friday!

Monday 8/27/18 

Grades 7, 8, and 9

Takes notes from teacher's lecture on genres of literature.

Literary Genres

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A1aM-zzJls

Reading Team Day

The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus

https://westenglish7.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/8/3/28833613/icarus___daedalus_phaethon.pdf

First read through with partner on Chromebook, take notes on plot diagram with partners CW

List vocabulary words from story in HW section.

Book Chat about Outside Reading

HW Using notes from your INB, write a paragraph summary of the story.

The Story of Icarus 

https://westenglish7.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/8/3/28833613/icarus___daedalus_phaethon.pdf

Study vocabulary.

Grades 10, 11, 12

Reading Team Day

The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus And Phaeton

https://westenglish7.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/8/3/28833613/icarus___daedalus_phaethon.pdf

First read through both stories with partner on Chromebook, take notes on plot diagram with partners CW

List vocabulary words from both stories in HW section.

Book Chat about Outside Reading

HW Using notes from your INB, write a paragraph summary of the story.

The Story of Icarus  and the Story of Phaeton

https://westenglish7.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/8/3/28833613/icarus___daedalus_phaethon.pdf

Study vocabulary.

Tuesday 8/28/18

Grades 7, 8, 9

Elements of Plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH5jlkK4aUI

Reading aloud as a class The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus

Answer questions together in writing  from story.

Writer's Workshop

Writing summaries about stories using a plot diagram.

HW Study notes on genres of literature.

Study notes on the elements of plots.

Study vocabulary from the Icarus story.

Grades 10, 11, 12

Elements of Plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH5jlkK4aUI

Reading aloud as a class The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus

Answer questions together in writing  from story link;

Discuss with teams the story of Phaeton; answer questions together.

Writer's Workshop

Writing summaries about stories using a plot diagram.

HW Study notes on genres of literature.

Study notes on the elements of plots.

Study vocabulary from the Icarus story.

Wednesday 8/29/18 

Grades 7, 8, 9.

Teacher review of story vocabulary.

Class discussion of extra questions on story.

Ed Tech Cafe

Digital Citizenship topics

What You Students Really Need to Know About Digitial Citizenship

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis

HW No new homework on Wednesdays.

Grades 10, 11, 12

Teacher review of both stories' vocabulary.

Class discussion of extra questions on stories.

Ed Tech Cafe

Digital Citizenship topics

What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digitial Citizenship

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis

HW  No new homework on Wednesday.

Thursday and Friday 8/30/18 and 8/31/18

High School and Middle School Retreat

Psalm 9:1-2 The Message (MSG)

A David Psalm

9 

1-2 I’m thanking you, God, from a full heart,

    I’m writing the book on your wonders.

I’m whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy;

    I’m singing your song, High God.

The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus Unfolded

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Bruehgal

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

William Carlos Williams, 1883 - 1963

According to Brueghel
when Icarus fell
it was spring

a farmer was ploughing
his field
the whole pageantry

of the year was
awake tingling
near

the edge of the sea
concerned 
with itself

sweating in the sun
that melted
the wings’ wax

unsignificantly

High School version of the story

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS (PLUS PHAETON) RETOLD BY JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY)

https://westenglish7.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/8/3/28833613/icarus___daedalus_phaethon.pdf

Daedalus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus

Icarus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus

The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins

https://archive.org/details/youtube-3s2QPQnuaGk

Literacy Celebration

Malala receives the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Highlights of Malala's speech at the UN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1IeXT3kCUE

Malala' book.

Please take notes on these highlights of Malala's speech.

Vote for the Most Interesting Greek Myths

5 TERRIFYING TALES FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/greece/greek-myths/

The 10 Greatest Heroes of Greek Mythology

https://www.thoughtco.com/greatest-greek-heroes-118992

Top 10 Heroes of Greek Mythology

https://www.teachervision.com/heroes-role-models/top-10-heroes-greek-mythology

Lets eat kids. Let's eat, kids. Punctuation saves lives!

Read, listen and review the concepts of punctuation. Copy at least 5 sentences from the Worksheet on Commas in #3 Section of your Interactive Notebook: ClASSWORK. Your station may work together.

A Quick Guide to Punctuation

https://www.lynchburg.edu/academics/writing-center/wilmer-writing-center-online-writing-lab/grammar/a-quick-guide-to-punctuation/

Grade 8 Punctuation 11: Review Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bau5bwdVMWY

Worksheet on Commas

http://englishlinx.com/cgi-bin/pdf_viewer.cgi?script_name=%2Fpdf%2FAdding-Commas-3.pdf&x=106&y=37

Ed Tech Cafe: Digital Citizenship 8/22/18

Just as attending school requires courtesy, comportment and general rules of behavior--so does the  online community. Let's start with the Nine 'P's of Digital Citizenship.

What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis

Teacher’s Guide to Digital Citizenship

http://www.edudemic.com/teachers-guide-digital-citizenship/

1. Remember that everything you post online is permanent.
2. Give proper credits to sources.
3. Report cyberbullies to parents or teachers.
4. 4. Get Permission before sharing information about others.

It's Not Homework, But If You Wish To Take A Look At This...

How to Take Great Notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM

Ancient Greek Myths, Stories and Legends

https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/myths/

High School Reading List of British Authors

https://classroom.synonym.com/high-reading-list-british-authors-5910602.html

10th (or 11th) Grade Reading List: American Literature

https://www.thoughtco.com/10th-11th-grade-reading-american-literature-740076

Help with Homework Week of 8/20/18

Until we have our textbooks and Chromebooks, please use these simple resources for your Read and Respond Questions.

Grade 12 Brit Lit

History of the English Language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_English

Homework Read and Respond Questions

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Did Latin influence the English Language?

History of the English Language, Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_English

8/23/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

The language of Shakespeare was transformative because of incorporating what languages?

History of the English Language, Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_English

Grade 11 American Lit

Beginnings of American Literature-Pre-Colonial and Colonial

American literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature#Colonial_literature

Homework Read and Respond Questions

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Why was English not the only language spoken in Colonial America?

American Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature#Colonial_literature

8/23/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Describe the social status differences in the writers of this period.

American Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature#Colonial_literature

Grade 10 and 9

World Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_literature

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Read and Respond

What was one of the first inventions that took literature around the world quickly?

 World Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_literature

Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

How many of these stories are very ancient? How many are modern?

The Top Ten Stories That Shaped The World

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180521-the-top-10-stories-that-shaped-the-world

Grades 7 and 8

What are Myths, Legends and Folktales

http://myths.e2bn.org/teachers/info311-what-are-myths-legends-and-folktales.html

Lesson Plan 8/23/18 Look over the top ten Greek myths.

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Read and Respond

Of these genres, which two are you familiar with?

What are Myths, Legends, and Folktales?

http://myths.e2bn.org/teachers/info311-what-are-myths-legends-and-folktales.html

Read and Respond

In a succinct paragraph, write about two  Greek Myths you would like to read with the class.

5 Terrifying Greek Myths 

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/greece/greek-myths/

Looking for Outside Reading? Here are some suggestions:

20 Indispensable High School Reads

https://www.edutopia.org/article/20-indispensable-high-school-reads-stephen-merrill

Our Five Paragraph Personal Essay 8/15/18

Three Things I Want You To Know About Me

This is the first week of school, and this writing project serves to let the teacher know a little bit about each student, and giving student choice.

The writing strategies for this week include brainstorming, group discussion, outlining, and writing anecdotes.

Tomorrow, on Day 4, when the rough draft checks in as a homework assignment, this rubric will help writing strategies partners make suggestions and corrections. 

One Day 5 the students will write the final draft in class, using notes and rough draft. This will be pencil-written, so the teacher can also check for legibility.

Even though the objective is to write a five paragraph essay, the emphasis this week is less on technicalities and more on flow--the experience of using thought and feeling to bring verbal interactions and then written words in a natural, almost conversational experience. 

Technical corrections can come as a final task. Writing is not a task but an experience.

Not Homework, but if you wish, check these resources out..

Invite student choice and discussion through offering these resources for perusal. Students may have more buy-in to class activities.

Types of Discussion Techniques

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2018/08/types-of-discussion-techniques.html

HOW TO RUN A BOOK CLUB IN YOUR CLASSROOM (PART 1): THE BEST FORM OF CHOICE READING

http://www.readingandwritinghaven.com/run-book-club-classroom-best-form-choice-reading/

A Poetry Slam Cures the Blahs

https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice069.shtml

10 Fresh Writing Prompts for High School English

https://www.weareteachers.com/writing-prompts-for-high-school/

Everyone Stand Up: A Lesson on Self-Humor

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/lesson-self-humor/

Poetry Slam