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English lesson plan · 7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 30 minutes

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

Vocabulary

CCSS L.7.4.BEngland: KS3 English (vocabulary and etymology)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Latin roots: bene, mal, cred, sequ, vert 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: port, dict, rupt, spect and more

Leads to: Using roots to work out a whole word's meaning; Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more

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: port, dict, rupt, spect 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 "tract" mean? (as in tractor, distract, attract) (say / pull / break / lead) → pullPrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "build"? (inject / structure / introduce / emit) → structurePrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "build"?
  3. These words share a Latin root that means "break". Type it. rupture, erupt, interrupt → ruptPrompt: 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: bene, mal, cred, sequ, vert 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 "capt / cept" mean? (as in accept, capture, captive)
  • Step 1: Knowing what a Latin root means helps you work out unfamiliar words that contain it.
  • Step 2: capt / cept means "take, seize", as in capture, captive, accept, intercept.
  • Step 3: So the answer is: take, seize
  • Answer: take, seize
  • 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 "bene" mean? (as in benevolent, benign, benediction) (take, seize / believe / good, well / follow) → good, wellPrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "come"? (credit / benediction / vocal / invent) → inventPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "come"?

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. Which word contains a Latin root that means "follow"? (sequence / incredible / benevolent / conjunction) → sequencePrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "follow"?
  2. These words share a Latin root that means "believe". Type it. credentials, credible, incredible → credPrompt: Look for the letters that appear in every word.

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: port, dict, rupt, spect 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: Using roots to work out a whole word's meaning; Latin roots: vit, mort, corp, nov, ann, fid and more.
  • 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.

Homework and more practice

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

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  1. Question 1

    What does the Latin root "mal" mean? (as in malicious, malnourished, malfunction)

    • A. voice, call
    • B. take, seize
    • C. join
    • D. bad, badly

  2. Question 2

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

    • A. venue
    • B. retain
    • C. sequel
    • D. benediction

  3. Question 3

    These words share a Latin root that means "come". Type it. venue, prevent, convention

    Answer

  4. Question 4

    What does the Latin root "ten / tain" mean? (as in contain, retain, maintain)

    • A. hold
    • B. follow
    • C. good, well
    • D. bad, badly

  5. Question 5

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

    • A. benevolent
    • B. pendulum
    • C. sequel
    • D. conjunction

  6. Question 6

    These words share a Latin root that means "turn". Type it. reverse, versatile, divert

    Answer

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Answer key: Latin roots: bene, mal, cred, sequ, vert and more

  1. 1. D. bad, badly

  2. 2. B. retain

  3. 3. ven

  4. 4. A. hold

  5. 5. D. conjunction

  6. 6. vert