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English lesson plan · 8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 30 minutes

Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more

Vocabulary

CCSS L.8.4.BEngland: KS3 English (vocabulary and etymology)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more.

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Latin roots: bene, mal, cred, sequ, vert and more

Leads to: Decoding advanced words from their roots

Materials: Word cards, A thesaurus or dictionary, A short text with the target words, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 4 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Latin roots: bene, mal, cred, sequ, vert and more). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. What does the Latin root "sequ / secu" mean? (as in sequel, consequence, consecutive) (voice, call / follow / hang / join) → followPrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "hold"? (tenant / venue / accept / benign) → tenantPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "hold"?
  3. These words share a Latin root that means "believe". Type it. incredible, credentials, credit → credPrompt: Look for the letters that appear in every word.

Hook · 3 min

  • Show an interesting word in a sentence and ask what it might mean from the clues around it.
  • Share the objective: Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more. Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 7 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: What does the Latin root "magn" mean? (as in magnitude, magnificent, magnify)
  • Step 1: Knowing what a Latin root means helps you work out unfamiliar words that contain it.
  • Step 2: magn means "great, large", as in magnify, magnificent, magnitude.
  • Step 3: So the answer is: great, large
  • Answer: great, large
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 6 min

  • Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
  • Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
  1. What does the Latin root "terr" mean? (as in terrace, terrain, subterranean) (faith, trust / land / group, flock / place) → landPrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "all"? (corporation / herbivore / renovate / omniscient) → omniscientPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "all"?

You do: independent practice · 7 min

  • Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
  • Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 3 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. What does the Latin root "terr" mean? (as in subterranean, territory, terrace) (head / life / all / land) → landPrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "body"? (novice / corporation / annual / confident) → corporationPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "body"?

Watch out for

  • Picking a "bigger" synonym that doesn't fit the meaning.
  • Ignoring the clues in the rest of the sentence.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Latin roots: bene, mal, cred, sequ, vert and more.
  • Use concrete materials: word cards.
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Move on to: Decoding advanced words from their roots.
  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

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Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more

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  1. Question 1

    These words share a Latin root that means "eat, swallow". Type it. devour, carnivore, herbivore

    Answer

  2. Question 2

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "great, large"?

    • A. novel
    • B. omnipresent
    • C. magnify
    • D. fidelity

  3. Question 3

    What does the Latin root "vit / viv" mean? (as in vivid, revive, vital)

    • A. life
    • B. body
    • C. place
    • D. all

  4. Question 4

    These words share a Latin root that means "head". Type it. per capita, capital, decapitate

    Answer

  5. Question 5

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "life"?

    • A. revive
    • B. voracious
    • C. centennial
    • D. mortal

  6. Question 6

    What does the Latin root "terr" mean? (as in territory, terrain, subterranean)

    • A. death
    • B. all
    • C. land
    • D. head

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Answer key: Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more

  1. 1. vor

  2. 2. C. magnify

  3. 3. A. life

  4. 4. capit

  5. 5. A. revive

  6. 6. C. land