Here are three sentences summarizing the key points of the lesson in my own words: 1) Etymology is the study of the origins and history of words, including when they entered the language, their root sources, and how their meanings have changed over time. 2) Understanding word roots is important for determining a word's basic meaning, as roots generally come from Latin or Greek and carry the core definition that can't be broken down further. 3) The English language is constantly evolving with new words being added and existing words taking on new meanings, so learning etymology provides context about where words came from and how their usages have developed.

1.  1) Journal: Sticky Note Journal
 2) Notes! Notes! Notes! Notes! Notes!
◦ Etymology
◦ Irony/Satire
◦ HOMEWORK: Expelling Huck Finn article and
questions

2.  Take a sticky note and troll the room. Find
THREE words that you find appealing and
write them on the sticky note.
 Stick the sticky note in your journal. You
MUST include these three words in your
journal entry. It can be about any topic,
creative or real.

3. ◦ Example: Peaceful Dreams Disaster
 When I was a little girl, I had night terrors. I have
vague memories of going to sleep and waking up in
strange places. Like the living room floor, the bathtub,
the stoop on the front porch. I am not sure what the
exact content of these dreams were, just that I had a
disastrous feeling as I drifted off to sleep. I know that
these episodes terrified my parents. Even though the
doctor said it was actually fairly common and not a
symptom of anything, they would just pray for me to
have peaceful sleep. Luckily, I grew out of them when I
was about 8.

5.  The study of the history of words
 1)When they entered the language
 2)From what source (ex. latin/greek)
 3)How their form and meaning have changed
over time

6.  Whatlanguage is English
derived from???

8.  German:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsU6vLIaWH4
 Old English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkaPNlOz0N4&
feature=related
 Middle English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE0MtENfOM
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 Modern English:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

9. 5000
1500

10.  Canyou think of any
words in existence today
that were not around in
Shakespeare’s time? (mid
1500’s)

11.  Can
you think of any
words whose meaning
has changed since
Shakespeare’s time?

12. Class Notes
Name: _________________________________________________
Class: _________________________________________________
Topic: _____________________________ Period: ________________________________________________
Questions and Main Ideas: Date: _________________________________________________
Notes: ________ Unit: ________
Etymology: (definition) The study of the history of words
Concentrates on three Main areas 1)When they entered the language
2)From what source (ex. latin/greek)
3)How their form and meaning have changed over time
*English is derived from the Germanic language
Important Numbers: 5000 – more words than there were 500 years ago
1500 – more words than there were 100 years ago
Words that were not in existence in the Examples:
1500’s:
Words whose meaning has changed since Examples:
1500s:
Summary:

13.  Write one sentence that makes perfect sense
today, that would have made NO sense 100
years ago.
 My Example:
 While blogging on Facebook about his new
grill, Sean was listening to ‘Lil Wayne on his
MP3 and texting a hottie on his Slider.

14.  is the primary unit of a word, which carries
the most significant aspects of content and
cannot be reduced into smaller constituents
 Usually either Latin or Greek based
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJrjNR7
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15. Class Notes
Name: _________________________________________________
Class: _________________________________________________
Topic: _____________________________ Period: ________________________________________________
Questions and Main Ideas: Date: _________________________________________________
Notes: ________ Unit: ________
Etymology: (definition) The study of the history of words
Concentrates on three Main areas 1)When they entered the language
2)From what source (ex. latin/greek)
3)How their form and meaning have changed over time
*English is derived from the Germanic language
Important Numbers: 5000 – more words than there were 500 years ago
1500 – more words than there were 100 years ago
Words that were not in existence in Examples:
the 1500’s:
Words whose meaning has changed Examples:
since 1500s:
Root Words: The smallest unit of a word. The part that carries the base
meaning. Cannot be broken into smaller parts
* Usually Greek or Latin Based
EXAMPLES:
Summary:

16. Root Meaning Examples

17.  Meaning: Warlike
 Examples: (what word with this definition has
BELLI as the root??)

18.  Answer:
 Belligerent

19.  Answer:
 Antebellum

20.  Answer:
 Rebellion

21.  Meaning:
 Water

22.  Answer:
 Aquarium

23.  Answer:
 Aqueduct

24.  Answer:
 Aquanaut

25.  Meaning:
 Believe

26.  Answer:
 Credible

27.  Answer:
 Credit

28.  Answer:
 Credo

29.  Meaning: human/man

30.  Answer:
 Anthropology

31.  Answer:
 Misanthrope

32.  Meaning:
 Death

33.  Answer:
 Mortician

34.  Answer:
 Immortal

35. Root Meaning Examples
Belli War/Warlike Belligerent,
antebellum
Aqua/aque Water Aqaurium,
aquanaut
Cred Believe Credo, credible
Anthrop Human/man Anthropology
Misanthrope
Mor/Mort Death Mortician,
Immortal

36.  Write at least three sentences putting this
lesson into your own words.