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Introduction
This lesson is designed to
introduce English Language Learners to Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and
suffixes. These are usually presented in the regular English classes and
this lesson will assist in the transition for this student population.
Subject: English Language Development
Topic: Roots
Grade Level: 9-12
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Standards Addressed
Grades 9-12
ELD/Early Advanced: Reading -- Word analysis
Apply knowledge of word relationships, such as roots and affixes, to derive meaning from literature and texts in content areas (e.g., remove, extend)
English
Language Development (ELD) Standards
Instructional Objective
- Given a lesson on ten root words the students will identify the correct meaning of the words with 80% accuracy.
Student Activities
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Introductory
Activity
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Enabling
Activity(ies)
In this activity, the students will
design cards that are divided into four parts. The four parts of the card
will contain the following:
Section 1. The root and its definition, i.e. uni = one.
Section 2. The root represented by a word and the word's definition, i.e. unicycle = a one-wheeled cycle, (not a bike).
Section 3. The word used in a sentence, i.e. [A unicycle is most often ridden at a circus.]
Section
4. A picture or image to represent the word, i.e. 
Culminating
Activity
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Assessment
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Results
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Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
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for this activity here. Also link supplementary materials such as PDF files
and /or document files.
Enabling Activity
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such as PDF files and /or document files.
Culminating Activity
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and /or document files.
Central Union High
School
El Centro, California
Patrick Grattan pgrattan@cuhsd.k12.ca.us
Last Revised:
06/30/2000