Exploring Latin and Greek Roots!

Class Experience
DESCRIPTION/GOALS: Words with Latin and Greek roots are longer and more difficult than the short words for ordinary objects that form the first layer of an English-speaking child’s vocabulary. Their meanings are more nuanced, more specialized. In order to acquire these words and learn how to use them appropriately, a young student needs to understand the meanings of their roots, prefixes, and suffixes.This course presents careful analysis of these word elements so that the student learns not only the modern meanings of the words but also their underlying, ancient meanings. Context exercises, fun activities, and cracking codes will help the student learn the correct and appropriate uses of these words. Each class will focus on specific roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Learning Latin and Greek roots will expand a students English vocabulary, help prepare them to understand the complexities of scientific and legal terminology, and jumpstart their learning of the Latin and Ancient Greek languages. 

HOMEWORK: Online exercises and printable worksheets will be available for students to practice what they have learned. 

CLASS: This course will use in an interactive presentation platform called Nearpod to facilitate an interactive and engaging class environment. Students can join this on-going course at any point without any prior knowledge needed. Each class focuses on specific roots and affixes that are stand alone subjects. Below is an outline of which topics will be covered each week for a total of 21 weeks. All topics will be covered, but the order is subject to change. This course will cycle back to the beginning of topics after the class labelled "last class". Each week focuses on specifics roots and words parts from Latin and Greek that are used in the English language today. Topics each week do NOT build upon one another so students are welcome to join this on-going course at anytime.

Weekly Outline 
Week 1 - (week of) Sept. 14th : The basics
- Word parts: prefix, root, suffix

Week 2: (week of) Sept. 21st
- root: graph
- affix: ir-/non-

Week 3: (week of) Sept. 29th
- root: photo
- affix: im-/in-/il-

Week 4: (week of) Oct. 6th
- root: cred
- affix: de-/dis-

Week 5: (week of) Oct. 13th
- root: aud, audi
- affix: anti-

Week 6: (week of) Oct. 20th
- root: ped, pod
- affix: counter-, contra-

Week 7: (week of ) Oct. 27th
- root: review, port
- affix: com-/con-/co

Week 8: (week of ) Nov. 3rd
- root: hydr, phon
- affix: -ance/-ence/-ness/-er/-or/-ian/-ist

Week 9: (week of) Nov. 10th
- root: bio
- affix: -ology/-ologist/-phobia/-phobe

Week 10:(week of) Nov. 17th
- root: chron, log, logue
- affix: mono-/uni-/di-/bi-/tri-

Week 11 (week of) Dec. 1st
- root: astr, rupt
- affix: number prefixes

Week 12: (week of) Dec. 8th
- root: meter, metr
- affix: pre-/fore-/ante-/post-

Week 13: (week of) Dec. 15th
- root: therm, dict
- affix: hyper-/super-/hypo-/sub-/tele-/neo-

Week 14 : (week of) Dec. 21st
- root: geo, grad, gres
- affix: ab-/dys-/-able/-ible

Week 15 : (week of ) Jan. 5th
- root: ject, jur, jud
- affix:-ish/-ive/trans-/auto-

Week 16: (week of) Jan. 11th
- root: scrib, script
- affix: -ic/-ous/-ly

Week 17: (week of ) Jan. 18th
- root: mal, mit, mis
- affix: inter-/intra-/ex-/ef-/peri-

Week 18: (week of ) Jan. 25th
- root: spec, vit, viv
- affix: a-/an-/sym-syn-

Week 20: (week of ) Feb. 1st
- root: struct, tract
- affix: en-/ad-/ambi-

Week 21:  (week of ) Feb. 8th
- root: vac, bene, bon
- affix: -ate/-ify/-en/-ize

Week 22: (week of) Feb. 15th
- root: vis, vid
- affix: -ward/-wise/-ly