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English lesson plan · 8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 45 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 · 5 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 "cred" mean? (as in incredible, credible, credit) (voice, call / believe / make, do / join) → believePrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "make, do"? (credentials / malfunction / vocal / perfect) → perfectPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "make, do"?
  3. These words share a Latin root that means "hold". Type it. retain, maintain, contain → tenPrompt: Look for the letters that appear in every word.

Hook · 5 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 · 10 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 · 10 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 "vit / viv" mean? (as in vitamin, vivid, survive) (place / new / head / life) → lifePrompt: What do the example words have in common?
  2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "all"? (per capita / devour / omnipotent / magnify) → omnipotentPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "all"?

You do: independent practice · 10 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 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 5 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 "faith, trust"? (confident / gregarious / vivid / terrace) → confidentPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "faith, trust"?
  2. These words share a Latin root that means "death". Type it. immortal, mortuary, mortal → mortPrompt: 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: 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 "land". Type it. terrain, territory, subterranean

    Answer

  2. Question 2

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

    • A. life
    • B. eat, swallow
    • C. year
    • D. great, large

  3. Question 3

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "group, flock"?

    • A. omniscient
    • B. corporation
    • C. segregate
    • D. magnificent

  4. Question 4

    These words share a Latin root that means "life". Type it. survive, vitamin, revive

    Answer

  5. Question 5

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

    • A. land
    • B. head
    • C. eat, swallow
    • D. death

  6. Question 6

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "love, friend"?

    • A. decapitate
    • B. voracious
    • C. locomotive
    • D. amiable

  7. Question 7

    These words share a Latin root that means "year". Type it. anniversary, perennial, centennial

    Answer

  8. Question 8

    What does the Latin root "ann / enn" mean? (as in anniversary, annual, perennial)

    • A. year
    • B. new
    • C. head
    • D. place

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

  1. 1. terr

  2. 2. A. life

  3. 3. C. segregate

  4. 4. vit

  5. 5. A. land

  6. 6. D. amiable

  7. 7. ann

  8. 8. A. year