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Welcome! This slide presentation will teach you how to create a successful list of root-related wordsbased on one of the vocabulary words you have collected for the week. It will also provide the criteria for you to be able to receive full credit for your list of root-related words. At my website, there is a free-to-access poster-making lesson called Root Attack Posters! These make for a nicely decorated hallway that will impress your principal. Click hereto visit that lesson. Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Here’s a vocabulary word you need to know today: etymology etymology(noun) — the study of words’ origins, often focusing on how Greek and Latin roots contributed to modern words. adjective form: etymologicaladverb form: etymologically root analysis: eteos(Greek root, meaning ‘true’) + ology (Greek root, meaning ‘the study of’) Related words: geology (the study of earth), astrology (the study of stars), biology (the study of life) ), entomology (the study of insects) As modern English developed as a language, it based its new words on words that existed in other languages. Mostly we borrowed from Greek and Latin, and that is why so many of our words share roots…like the list of four related words seen at left. Anytime you see –ology in an English word, you know it must be a word that means the study of something. Let’s further analyze these four related words by looking at their other roots. Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Here are four groups of words that are also “cousins” to each other Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

It’s a great skill to be analyze unfamiliar words’ roots. triskaidekaphobia Vocabulary Collectors Let’s say you come across an unfamiliar word to you. Like… Analyze the word for roots you may know. This word means the fear of the number 13. triangle and tricycle, both share the tri root, which must mean three. Deka…hmmm. I know decade is ten years and a decathlon has ten events. The Greeks interchanged c’s and k’s phobia, I know, means fear because I suffer from claustrophobia. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words My clues are: three + ten + fear

Someday if you take the S.A.T., or a similar test, you might be asked to prove your knowledge of vocabulary words with a question like: Young Frank’s original fictional works were respected by most of his classmates, and when one of his _________ stories needed an editor or responder during Writer’s Workshop, there was no shortage of volunteers. (A) innovative (B) predictable (C) miniscule (D) malodorous (E) luminescent Vocabulary Collectors Sometimes you’ll know the answer because you have wisely been collecting vocabulary words in life and in school, but when you don’t know, you need to study the recognizable roots to find possible answers and rule out wrong answers. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Someday if you take the S.A.T., or a similar test, you might be asked to prove your knowledge of vocabulary words with a question like: Young Frank’s original fictional works were respected by most of his classmates, and when one of his _________ stories needed an editor or responder during Writer’s Workshop, there was no shortage of volunteers. (A) innovative (B) predictable (C) miniscule (D) malodorous (E) luminescent After a “root analysis,” you should go back and look at the context clues in the original sentence. They’re there, so look for them. Usually one or two possible answers might work, and your job is to choose the VERY best possibility after ruling out the bad ones. Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Maybe like novel, as in a fresh idea? Or novice, as in newbie? Predict is a common word, meaning to know ahead of time. Mini means small? If we use small in the sentence, does that work? Odor refers to a smell, and usually not a very good smell. Illuminate, as in a something that lights up. Could that work?

One of your weekly vocabulary options is to analyze a new word for any Greek or Latin roots, then you will provide three interesting related wordsthat contain the exact same Gk. or L. root. This will teach you word analysis skills. This will teach you how to put dictionary definitionsinto your own words, or how to paraphrase. This will help you better understand how words are created over time. And the award for the best possible answer goes to… Vocabulary Collectors (A) innovative Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Let’s practice with this Latin root found in this vocabulary word, okay?

innovative(adjective) — a word to describe something that has new, original features, or someone that shows original ideas or thinking. One of your other weekly vocabulary activities can be an E.G.O.T., which you may or may not have seen the Powerpoint on yet. E.G.O.T.s and root-related words are different activities, but they are easy to confuse with each other. Let me explain the difference now. The three other words in the E.G.O.T. at left are not words related to the vocabulary word innovative; instead, all four of those words are the exact same word—just taking different forms of the four major parts of speech. A related word is a completely different word with an original meaning that shares the same Greek or Latin root. Click and we’ll find some related words to the word innovation. Vocabulary Collectors Cool! This word is a true E.G.O.T.(meaning there are four forms of the same word) Meaningful writing activity = root-related words My redundant E.G.O.T. sentence: The innovative teacher wanted to innovate a new way to analyze vocabulary, so he innovatively wrote a PowerPoint about root-related words, and his students learned from the innovation.

innovative(adjective) — a word to describe something that has new, original features, or someone that shows original ideas or thinking. Good dictionaries, after providing the definition of a word, also share the word’s etymology, or its language of origin. This information is usually found in [brackets] right after the definition. Often there are more modern languages cited, but you should focus on the original Latin or Greek root and its meaning. Vocabulary Collectors [from Latin novus, meaning new.] novice(n) a person who is new to a task or idea. Related or not? Once you know the meaning of the Latin or the Greek root, your job is to find three other words with the root nov in them that also have something to do with new. Just because nov is in a word doesn’t guarantee the word is related; you have to look for the connection to the idea of new. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words November (n) the eleventh month of the calendar. Related or not? renovate (vt) to improve something so that it seems newagain. Related or not? novella (n) a short novel. Related or not?

innovative(adjective) — a word to describe something that has new, original features, or someone that shows original ideas or thinking. If you are choosing the root-related words as your activity for a new vocabulary word, here are the must-do requirements: Vocabulary Collectors • You must identify the language of origin and write in a bright color the meaning of the original word. [from Latin novus, meaning new.] • You must find three related words that share the same root, identify their parts of speech, and provide a brief definition for them written in your own words. novice(n) a person who is new to a task or idea. new Meaningful writing activity = root-related words renovate (vt) to improve something so that it seems newagain. new • When you paraphrase your three related words’ definitions, you must highlight the original word’s meaning in the same bright color. Click now! novel(adj) a word describing something that seems strikingly new and unusual or different. new

Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Click herefor a printable version of this rubric for your students.

malevolent(adjective) — having or showing a wish to do evil or bad to others. noun form: malevolence adverb form: malevolently Vocabulary Collectors root analysis: from Latinmal- (meaning bad) and volence (meaning wish) Related words: malfunction - malformation -malaria - Meaningful writing activity = root-related words If you confirmed these three were relatives of malevolent, how would you define them in your own words? Work with a partner to create definitions for the 3 related words that use the word bad.

malevolent(adjective) — having or showing a wish to do evil or bad to others. noun form: malevolence adverb form: malevolently Vocabulary Collectors root analysis: from Latinmal- (meaning bad) and volence (meaning wish) Related words: malfunction – (n) a badmovement on something’s part. malformation – (n) an unnatural or badgrowth on something. malaria – (n) a bad sickness. Literally means bad + air. The related words’ definitions must be written in your own words, and they must contain the root word’s definition. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Work with a partner to create definitions for the 3 related words that use the word bad.

Does this entry for malevolent earn a 4 or…? malevolent(adjective) — having or showing a wish to do evil or bad to others. noun form: malevolence adverb form: malevolently Vocabulary Collectors root analysis: from Latinmal- (meaning bad) and volence (meaning wish) Related words: malfunction – (n) a badmovement on something’s part. malformation – (n) an unnatural or badgrowth on something. malaria – (n) a bad sickness. Literally means bad + air. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Take a close look at the rubric again.

Let’s try another, shall we? peripheral(adjective) — describing something located on or making up the outer boundary. Vocabulary Collectors noun form: periphery root analysis: from Latinperi- (meaning around) and pherein(meaning carry) Related words: periscope – perimeter– periapt – Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Work with a partner to create definitions for the 3 related words that use the word around.

Let’s try another, shall we? peripheral(adjective) — describing something located on or making up the outer boundary. Vocabulary Collectors noun form: periphery root analysis: from Latinperi- (meaning around) and pherein(meaning carry) Related words: periscope – (noun) a special viewer that can look all the way around. perimeter– (noun) the measured area around something. periapt – (noun) a necklace or amulet, which fastens aroundthe neck. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Work with a partner to create definitions for the 3 related words that use the word around.

Let’s Practice… From The Legends of King Arthur by Sir James Knowles King Vortigern the usurper sat upon his throne in London, when, suddenly, upon a certain day, ran in a breathless messenger, and cried aloud— “Arise, Lord King, for the enemy is come; even Ambrosius and Uther, upon whose throne thou sittest—and full twenty thousand with them—and they have sworn by a great oath, Lord, to slay thee, ere this year be done; and even now they march towards thee as the north wind of winter for bitterness and haste.” At those words Vortigern’s face grew white as ashes, and, rising in confusion and disorder, he sent for all the best artificers and craftsmen and mechanics, and commanded them vehemently to go and build him straightway in the furthest west of his lands a great and strong castle, where he might fly for refuge and escape the vengeance of his master’s sons—“and, moreover,” cried he, “let the work be done within a hundred days from now, or I will surely spare no life amongst you all.” Read the first three paragraphs of this version of King Arthur from 1862. Pay close attention to the words in bold and the context clues near them; they might clue you in to each word’s meanings. Can you correctly guess the bold words’ part of speech? Vocabulary Collectors (Click here to obtain a printable copy of this text.) Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Easy Roots… From The Legends of King Arthur by Sir James Knowles King Vortigern the usurper sat upon his throne in London, when, suddenly, upon a certain day, ran in a breathless messenger, and cried aloud— “Arise, Lord King, for the enemy is come; even Ambrosius and Uther, upon whose throne thou sittest—and full twenty thousand with them—and they have sworn by a great oath, Lord, to slay thee, ere this year be done; and even now they march towards thee as the north wind of winter for bitterness and haste.” At those words Vortigern’s face grew white as ashes, and, rising in confusion and disorder, he sent for all the best artificers and craftsmen and mechanics, and commanded them vehemently to go and build him straightway in the furthest west of his lands a great and strong castle, where he might fly for refuge and escape the vengeance of his master’s sons—“and, moreover,” cried he, “let the work be done within a hundred days from now, or I will surely spare no life amongst you all.” You and a partner need to look in the dictionary and find one related word to each of these highlighted words; there should be a related word on the exact same page of the dictionary. Use the brackets after the definition to verify if related words come from the same root. Vocabulary Collectors (Click here to obtain a printable copy of this text.) Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Harder Roots… From The Legends of King Arthur by Sir James Knowles King Vortigern the usurper sat upon his throne in London, when, suddenly, upon a certain day, ran in a breathless messenger, and cried aloud— “Arise, Lord King, for the enemy is come; even Ambrosius and Uther, upon whose throne thou sittest—and full twenty thousand with them—and they have sworn by a great oath, Lord, to slay thee, ere this year be done; and even now they march towards thee as the north wind of winter for bitterness and haste.” At those words Vortigern’s face grew white as ashes, and, rising in confusion and disorder, he sent for all the best artificers and craftsmen and mechanics, and commanded them vehemently to go and build him straightway in the furthest west of his lands a great and strong castle, where he might fly for refuge and escape the vengeance of his master’s sons—“and, moreover,” cried he, “let the work be done within a hundred days from now, or I will surely spare no life amongst you all.” If you look up vengeance, you will find that it has related forms (venge, vengeful, vengefully), but there aren’t any related words on the same page. If you put prefixes in front of Greek and Latin roots (like re- and a-), you can find related words in a different way. Vocabulary Collectors (Click here to obtain a printable copy of this text.) Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Uni-words… From The Legends of King Arthur by Sir James Knowles King Vortigern the usurper sat upon his throne in London, when, suddenly, upon a certain day, ran in a breathless messenger, and cried aloud— “Arise, Lord King, for the enemy is come; even Ambrosius and Uther, upon whose throne thou sittest—and full twenty thousand with them—and they have sworn by a great oath, Lord, to slay thee, ere this year be done; and even now they march towards thee as the north wind of winter for bitterness and haste.” At those words Vortigern’s face grew white as ashes, and, rising in confusion and disorder, he sent for all the best artificers and craftsmen and mechanics, and commanded them vehemently to go and build him straightway in the furthest west of his lands a great and strong castle, where he might fly for refuge and escape the vengeance of his master’s sons—“and, moreover,” cried he, “let the work be done within a hundred days from now, or I will surely spare no life amongst you all.” Some words like vehemently don’t seem to have any related words. Look it up. Am I right? We’ll call these words uni-words. Not every word is related to other words in the same language. Your job is to verify if and how they are using this activity. Vocabulary Collectors (Click here to obtain a printable copy of this text.) Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

Remember…here’s what a four looks like! artificer(noun) — a skilled craftsman or inventor. Vocabulary Collectors root analysis: from Latin arte- (meaning skill) and facere(meaning to do) Related words: artisan – (n) a skilled person who specializes with a craft. artifact – (n) something that showcases a human skill. artificial – (adj) something manmade that required skill to create. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Or you might have gone this direction....

Remember…here’s what a four looks like! artificer(noun) — a skilled craftsman or inventor. Vocabulary Collectors root analysis: from Latin arte- (meaning skill) and facere(meaning to do) Related words: benefactor – (n) a person who likes to dogood by donating to others. factual – (adj) describing something true, or something donefor certain. facile – (adj) having a simple approach, done in a way that’s easy to do. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Words can contain more than one Greek/Latin root . With artifice, you can analyze either root.

The goal here is to become a “dictionary detective” and find proof that words are related. artificer(noun) — a skilled craftsman or inventor. artificer(noun) — a skilled craftsman or inventor. Vocabulary Collectors root analysis: from Latin arte- (meaning skill) and facere(meaning to do) Related words: artisan – (n) a skilled person who specializes with a craft. artifact – (n) something that showcases a human skill. artificial – (adj) something manmade that required skill to create. root analysis: from Latin arte- (meaning skill) and facere(meaning to do) Related words: benefactor – (n) a person who likes to dogood by donating to others. factual – (adj) describing something true, or something donefor certain. facile – (adj) having a simple approach, done in a way that’s easy to do. Meaningful writing activity = root-related words You are also learning to explain a word’s meanings through paraphrasing, which is a good skill.

Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words Consulting the rubric multiple times is never a bad idea.

And don’t forget there’s a colorful lesson online that has students publishing root posters for the hallway…or your ceiling…or? Thanks for watching. Collect vocabulary to better your future. People like you if you have a good vocabulary. At my website, there is a free-to-access poster-making lesson called Root Attack Posters! These make for a nicely decorated hallway that will impress your principal. Click hereto visit that lesson. Vocabulary Collectors Meaningful writing activity = root-related words

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