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If your language arts students think etymology isn't relevant to their everyday lives, show them a presentation that will prove them wrong! The slideshow provides explanation about various words, roots, and suffixes that have adapted in modern English.
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Instructional Ideas
- Invite learners to create their own presentations that examine how one prefix or suffix can change several root words, or that explore the entomology of various words
- Use during a vocabulary unit on Greek and Latin roots
Classroom Considerations
- Presentation is 65 slides long; consider scheduling it over several class periods
Pros
- Slides are engaging and easy to read
- Discusses both older and more modern examples of etymology
Cons
- None