Have fun learning new root words to improve your vocabulary. Why?  The more words you know, the more thoughts you can have, the better your reading comprehension and the better your writing.  Each lesson will introduce two common root words. Examples will be given of common uses and challenge words. There will be exercises for synonyms, context clues and extensions using suffixes. After every three lessons, there will be a review. This class is based on learner participation with very little lecturing.  Slides will be shown.  Games like Kahoot and Blooket will be used for fun and review.  Students will be asked to use the words in their own original sentences, and will be challenged to form additional words using the roots, prefixes and suffixes. 
Week One:  GOOD SENSE ACROSS THE GRADES:  Root words;   grad, sens, suffix: ly
Week Two:  MOVING TOWARD NUMBERS: Root wordss: mot, numer, suffix: less
Week Three: DELIGHTED WITH QUESTIONS. Root words: deli, ques,  suffix: ful
Week Four: Review of lessons 1-3
Week Five: STUDYING FOR A PART: Root words: part,studi, suffix: ness
Week Six: DIFFERENT WAYS TO SERVE: Root words:  serv, vari.  suffix: ous
Week Seven: FINISHING EASILY;  Root words: eas, fin. suffix: er/est
Week Eight: Review of lessons 5-7
Week Nine: SPECIAL FAMILIES: Root words:  famil, speci.  suffix: fy, ify
Week Ten: ACTION IN OFFICE:  Root words: act, offic. suffix: ive
Week Eleven: TAKING WHAT IS STATED:  Root words: capt, stat. suffix: ate
Week Twelve: Review of lessons 9-11
Week Thirteen: GRATEFUL FOR CLASS.  Root words: class,grat.  suffix: tude
Week Fourteen: LIKELY TO BE WELL ORGANIZED: Root words: organ, prob.  suffix: ist
Week Fifteen: LOCATING TECHNICAL SKILLS. Root words:  loc, techn 
Week Sixteen: Review of lessons 13-15.

During the last lesson, students will be asked to write an original poem, rap, or short story using most of the new words they have learned. Students can work together in break out rooms, or do individually. We will also play a Blooket or Kahoot to review/test all of the words.