ETYMOLOGIES (ETML) CTY Course Syllabus

ETYMOLOGIES (ETML)CTY Course SyllabusDAY ONE – MondayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONIntroductionsPre-AssessmentDictionariesFirst Latin BasesAssimilationAyers: Lessons 1, 2, 3Etymology?Ice breakers—name game (Christina)Rules of conduct—SOPHIApre-assessmentQuestionnaireRead Ayers, pp. 1-6Debate: English: easy or difficult?Introduction to course: Importance ofLatin and Greek; texts, quizzes,goals, major assignmentsNaming our dictionariesLesson 1: The dictionaryAssign. III, IV, V, IV, VII, VII, IX (pp.24-25) in groupsLesson 2: DefinitionAssign. IV (p.34)—bad definitionsLatin BasesVocabulary pp. 32-33, in pairsEtymological vs. Current meaningsLesson 3: Assimilation of PrefixesAssign. IV (p. 40)—assimilationSelect Vocabulary pp. 39-40Flashcards for bases onp. 31 (Lesson 2)Review Vocab pp. 32-33Flashcards for bases &prefixes on pp. 37-38(Lesson 3)Review Vocab pp. 39-40Workbook Exercises onLessons 1, 2, 3DAY TWO – TuesdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONPrefixesCombining basesLatin NumbersIndo-EuropeanRootsAyers: Lessons 4, 5, 6Word of the day—sesquipedalianSentence Quiz 1Lesson 4: AcronymsSelect Vocabulary pp. 44-46Read Ayers, pp. 6-13Flashcards for bases andprefixes (Lesson 4),pp. 43-44Review Vocab pp. 44-46History of English, Part One: Indo-European RootsLesson 5: Back formations, apheresis,aphesisSelect Vocabulary pp. 49-51Review Activity: “Around the World”Base Quiz 1Flashcards for bases andprefixes (Lesson 5),pp. 48-49Review Vocab pp. 49-51Flashcards for bases p. 54(Lesson 6)Review Vocab pp. 55-56

GOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONLesson 6: Combining basesLatin NumbersSelect Vocabulary pp. 55-56Workbook Exercises onLessons 4, 5, 6“Go Fish” in LatinDAY THREE – WednesdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONDevelopment ofEnglishHybridsSuffixesWord AnalysisAyers: Lessons 7, 8, 9Word of the day presentation: jackpotSentence Quiz 2Lesson 7: HybridsAssign. III (p. 60) in groups—hybridsSelect Vocabulary pp. 58-60Flashcards for bases p. 58(Lesson 7)Review Vocab pp. 58-60History of English, Part 2:Development of English—map ofEngland ActivitySentences without English wordsSentences with only English wordsFlashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 61-63(Lesson 8)Review Vocab pp. 63-64Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, p. 67-68(Lesson 9)Review Vocab pp. 68-70Lesson 8: SuffixesSelect Vocabulary pp. 63-64Workbook ExercisesLesson 7, 8, 9Review Game: “Around the World”Base Quiz 2Lesson 9: Word Analysis:Etymological definitionSelect Vocabulary pp. 63-64DAY FOUR – ThursdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONDissimilationSemantic ChangeSpecialization andGeneralizationBeowulf, Chaucer,MiltonThe Great VowelShiftFigurative andMetaphoricalLanguageWord of the day presentation: sabotageSentence Quiz 3Lesson 10: DissimilationSelect Vocabulary pp. 73-74Lesson 11: Semantic ChangeSelect Vocabulary pp. 80-82Review ActivityBase Quiz 3Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, p. 72-73(Lesson 10)Review Vocab. pp. 73-74Flashcards for bases andsuffixes p. 79-80(Lesson 11)Review vocab pp. 80-82Ayers: Lessons 10,11, 12Old English, Middle English andModern English—ChaucerFlashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 84-85(Lesson 12)Review Vocab pp. 85-86

DAY SIX - MondayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONWeakening andHyperboleChanging Concepts“Time” WordsRoman ReligionEuphemismCircumlocutionAd CampaignsAyers: Lessons 16,17, 18Word of the day presentations—vandaland panicSentence Quiz 5Lesson 16: Weakening andHyperboleSelect Vocabulary pp. 100-101“Time” words and Roman godsFlashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 99-100(Lesson 16)Review Vocab pp. 100-101Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 103-104(Lesson 17)Review Vocab pp. 105-106Lesson 17: Changing conceptsSelect Vocabulary pp. 105-106Review ActivityBase Quiz 5Lesson 18: Euphemism andCircumlocutionSelect Vocabulary pp. 111-112Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 110-111(Lesson 18)Review Vocab pp. 111-112Workbook ExercisesLessons 16, 17, 18Euphemism vs. SlangAd Campaign exerciseWork on Ad Campaignsin groupsDAY S EVEN - TuesdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONSlang and TaboodeformationFolk EtymologyClipped WordsBlendsDoubletsShort Words andMovie ReviewsWord of the day presentations: clue andblockbusterSentence Quiz 6Lesson 19: Folk EtymologyAssign. IV (p.116) in groupsSelect Vocabulary pp. 114-116Read Ayers 160-169—think of mythologyprojectAyers: Lessons 19,20, 21, 22Ad campaigns presentedSlang and Taboo DeformationLesson 20: Clipped wordsSelect Vocabulary pp. 118-119Base Quiz 6Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 113-114(Lesson 19)Review Vocab pp. 114-116Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, pp. 117-118(Lesson 20)Review Vocab pp. 118-119Lesson 21: BlendsSelect Vocabulary pp. 122-123Lesson 22: DoubletsSelect Vocabulary pp. 126-128Flashcards for bases andsuffixes, p. 121(Lesson 21)Review Vocab pp. 122-123

GOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONSelect Vocabulary p. 182p. 181 (Lesson 3)Review Vocab p. 182Greek Lesson 4: Combination of basesand PrefixesSelect Vocabulary pp. 186-187Greek Lesson 5Flashcards for prefixesand bases, pp. 184-185(Lesson 4)Review Vocab pp. 186-187Flashcards for prefixesand bases, pp. 188-189(Lesson 5)Workbook ExercisesLessons 3, 4, 5DAY ELEVEN – MondayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONHomonymsOnomatopoeiaGreek History andPhilosophyLoan WordsGreek SuffixesPlace NamesGreek alphabetpracticeAyers, Greek Lessons6, 7, 8Word of the day presentation—acrobatSentence Quiz 8Greek Lesson 5: HomonymsSelect Vocabulary pp. 190-191Greek Lesson 6: OnomatopoeiaSelect Vocabulary pp. 194-194Practice with prefixesReview Vocab pp. 190-191Flashcards for bases andprefixes, pp. 193-194(Lesson 6)Review Vocab pp. 194-194Greek Lesson 7: Loan Words andSuffixesSelect Vocabulary pp. 199-200Flashcards for suffixesand bases, pp. 198-199(Lesson 7)Review Vocab pp. 199-200Game: Words from GreekMythology, History andPhilosophyReview activityBase Quiz 8Greek Lesson 8: Word AnalysisSelect Vocabulary pp. 203-204Flashcards for suffixesand bases, p. 202(Lesson 8)Review Vocab pp. 203-204Workbook ExercisesLessons 6, 7, 8Names of Gods in Greek

DAY TWELVE – TuesdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONExpressionsWords from ReligionPHIL-, LATER--archy, -cracyIlluminatedManuscriptsAyers, Greek Lessons9, 10, 11, 12Word of the day presentations: assassinSentence Quiz 9Greek Lesson 9: Place NamesWorkbook p. 205Select Vocabulary pp. 209-210Flashcards for suffixesand bases, pp. 208-209(Lesson 9)Review Vocab pp. 209-210Greek Lesson 10: ExpressionsSelect Vocabulary pp. 214-215Greek Lesson 11: Words fromReligion: Christian sourcesSelect Vocabulary pp. 217-218Review activityBase Quiz 9Greek Lesson 12: Words fromReligion: non-Christian-logy, -cracy, -nomySelect Vocabulary pp. 224-226History of Books (Christina) andIlluminated ManuscriptsFlashcards for suffixesand bases, p. 213 (Lesson10)Review Vocab pp. 214-215Flashcards for suffixesand bases, pp. 217-218(Lesson 11)Review Vocab pp. 217-218Flashcards pp. 223-224(Lesson 12)Review Vocab pp 224-226Workbook ExercisesLessons 9, 10, 11, 12DAY THIRTEEN – WednesdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSION-mania, -phobia-meter, -graphSportsMilitaryGreek NumbersLaw WordsphobiasWord of the day presentation: filibusterSentence Quiz 10: CTY experienceGreek Lesson 13-archy, -mania, -phobiaSelect Vocabulary pp. 229-231Greek Lesson 17: Wordsfrom LawSelect Vocab pp. 247-248Ayers, Greek Lessons13, 14, 15, 16, 17Greek Lesson 14: Words from Sports-meter, -graphSelect Vocabulary pp. 235-236Greek Lesson 15: Military termsSelect Vocabulary pp. 239-240Flashcards pp. 228-229(Lesson 13)Review Vocab pp. 229-231Flashcards pp. 233-234(Lesson 14)Review Vocab pp. 235-236phobias and maniasGreek Lesson 16: Words from the ArtsGreek NumbersAssign. III (p. 244)Select Vocabulary pp. 243-244Flashcards p. 238 (Lesson15)Review Vocab pp. 239-240Flashcards p. 242 (Lesson

GOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSION16)Review Vocab p. 243-244Flashcards p. 247 (Lesson17)Review for “Longer”Greek QuizDAY FOURTEEN – ThursdayGOALS ACTIVITIES STUDY SESSIONGreek QuizHarry Potter NamesPost-AssessmentRewrite MotherGoose RhymesWords of the day—bulldozerReview game“Longer” Greek QuizMovie: Spellbound—analyze Latin andGreek Spelling BeeWordsHarry Potter NamesPost AssessmentGeorge Orwell: “Politics and theEnglish Language”Circumlocutory Mother GooseRhymesDAY FIFTEEN—Friday, July 13Longest words in English; hippopotomostrosesquipedaliaphobia