• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Greek and Latin roots). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. What does this root mean? graph (as in autograph, photograph) (sound / far / light / write or draw) → write or drawPrompt: Think about what the example words have in common.
2. Use the word parts to work out the meaning. What does "biography" mean? (bio = life, graph = write) (a drawing of animals / the study of plants / a written account of someone's life / a list of dates) → a written account of someone's lifePrompt: Put the meanings of the parts together.
3. What does this root mean? chron (as in chronological, chronicle) (shade / time / sound / life) → timePrompt: Think about what the example words have in common.

• Show an interesting word in a sentence and ask what it might mean from the clues around it.
• Share the objective: Latin roots: port, dict, rupt, spect and more. Read the success criteria together.

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

• 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 "port" mean? (as in transport, portable, porter) (lead / shape / throw / carry) → carryPrompt: What do the example words have in common?
2. Which word contains a Latin root that means "carry"? (conduct / export / eject / emit) → exportPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "carry"?

• 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.

• 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 "say"? (verdict / audible / construct / rupture) → verdictPrompt: Split each word into parts. Which part could mean "say"?
2. These words share a Latin root that means "look". Type it. spectator, inspect, respect → spectPrompt: Look for the letters that appear in every word.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-6.