ECI430LanguageFocusedMiniLesson:

AndiCooper,ECI430,November1,2013 LatinandGreekWordElementsLessonPlan(u&v) Context: Awordrootisapartofaword.Itcontainsthecoremeaningoftheword,butitcannotstand alone.Aprefixisalsoawordpartthatcannotstandalone.Itisplacedatthebeginningofaword tochangeitsmeaning.Asuffixisawordpartthatisplacedattheendofawordtochangeits meaning.Oftenyoucanguessthemeaningofanunfamiliarwordifyouknowthemeaningofits partsthatis,therootandanyprefixesorsuffixesthatareattachedtoit. PrimaryInstructionalObjectiveandCommonCoreStateStandardforMGELA: CCSS.ELALiteracy.L.8.4bUsecommon,gradeappropriateGreekorLatinaffixesandrootsas cluestothemeaningofaword(e.g.,precede,recede,secede). SWBAT: Workcollaborativelywithpeers. ParticipateintheclassroomdiscussiononGreekorLatinaffixesandroots. ComposewordsusingthecorrectGreekorLatinaffixesorroots. Materials/TechnologyResourcesRequired: Rootspowerpoint https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/presentation/d/1jyUUXfkntWJbdbATPvJYq8pf6XkOo YS5C2WdPDirpg/edit#slide=id.p Listofrootstobeusingtoday(u&v) https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/document/d/1Sp5nfw_gcLKDHy2P2ZbRedoYWOA unsCFbx0HXQugM/edit Envelopesofroot/wordcutouts https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/document/d/15DpceN_oy0lVFZPg8FVkAiUp7L35W Ob1bHjqxz3Q/edit Worksheetthatstudentscanusetowritetheircompletedwordson https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/document/d/14JsOFt5U7Dfz5gmYCMA79QLqnqGZ uEPawtTOCDR2s/edit Time:50minutes InstructionalProcedures/Steps: Step1:Welcomestudentstoclassfortheday,remindthemtobeworkingontheirbellringer activity(slide2inthepowerpoint)(57minutes).Whilestudentsareworkingonthis,walkthe roomandcheckforcompletedhomeworkassignment. Step2:Leadstudentsinareviewofthepreviousdays(slides34)workalongwithwhatthey shouldhavecompletedforhomework.(57minutes) Step3:Beginworkonthedaysroots(slides58)Usethewhiteboardtowriterootexamplesand havestudentscalloutwordsthatusetheroot.Usethistimetodiscusswordsthatusethe

ECI430LanguageFocusedMiniLesson:

root(s).Discussthemeaningsofthewordsandhowtousetheminsentences.(1015minutes) Step4:Passoutrootcutoutstothegroupsofstudents.(groupsof34)Explainthatstudents willusetheroot(s)plustheadditionalwordcutoutstocreatewordsusingtheroot(s)(Passout wordpaper)(12minutes)(slide9) Step5:Walkaroundtheroomhelpinggroupswiththeirwords.Allowstudentstowriteonpaper thecompletedwordstocollectforadailyparticipationgrade.(1520minutes) Step6:Closure:Leadstudentsinadiscussionofthewordsthattheywereabletocreate.Ask studentsiftheyhaveanyquestionsregardingthedaysassignments.Explaintostudentsthat theywilllookfortherootwordswediscussedinclassandtellthemtowritedownexamplesof thoseandwewillshareintheclasstomorrow.Remindstudentstocompletetheirassignment fortomorrowandcomepreparedwithanyquestionstheymadehave.(5minutes) Evaluation: Ifstudentsareabletoaccuratelycompletetheword/rootcutoutsthenIcantelltheyare understandingthematerial. Accommodations: Studentsneedinganyaccommodationswillbegiventhemsomestudentswillbeallowed additionaltimetocompletetheactivityaswellastakinghomethewordcutoutsforadditional helpathomewithparentalguidance.