Instructional Video8:08
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Understanding Words: The Power of Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes

K - 5th
Dive into the technique of using word structure to decipher unfamiliar words in reading. Explore how analyzing Greek and Latin root words, prefixes, and suffixes can unlock the meanings of many English words. Learn about common root...
Instructional Video3:25
Curated Video

Latin Roots

3rd - Higher Ed
Latin Roots teaches how to expand vocabulary by using knowledge of Latin roots to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words.
Instructional Video26:00
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Unlocking the Power of Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes in Reading and Writing

K - 5th
This video is a lesson on root words, prefixes, and suffixes. The teacher explains how these word parts can help students understand the meaning of unknown words and improve their reading and writing skills. The video provides examples...
Instructional Video6:08
Curated Video

That Changes Things

K - 8th
Mr. Griot teaches some common Greek and Latin affixes and root words and shows how using roots, prefixes, and suffixes affect the meanings of words.
Instructional Video5:27
Curated Video

Use the Keys to Unlock the Meaning

K - 8th
Mr. Griot demonstrates how to use Greek and Latin affixes and root words to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Instructional Video5:30
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The Significance of Prefixes in Word Formation

K - 5th
Explore the role of prefixes in altering the meanings of root words. Understand how prefixes like un-, dis-, im-, in-, il-, pre-, mid-, post-, out-, over-, super-, re-, uni-, mono-, bi-, semi-, inter-, and trans- can significantly...
Instructional Video27:55
Curated Video

Adding the suffix -ise to words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ise. Key learning points: - The suffix -ise often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix....
Instructional Video2:10
Language Tree

Intro Spanish Lesson: The Shapes and their Roots Part 1

K - 5th
Learn how to say the words for different shapes in Spanish and the roots of these words.
Instructional Video10:59
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The Latin Words You Didn't Know You Were Using

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewWe use words left behind by the Romans every day. Their encounters with the Germanic tribes caused Latin words to slip into our language before it even became "English". In this video let's explore all the words that we've borrowed from...
Instructional Video11:08
Curated Video

The Latin Words You Didn't Know You Were Using

12th - Higher Ed
We use words left behind by the Romans every day. Their encounters with the Germanic tribes caused Latin words to slip into our language before it even became "English". In this video let's explore all the words that we've borrowed from...
Instructional Video12:24
Curated Video

The Influence of Latin on English: From Romans to Renaissance

12th - Higher Ed
This video explores the profound influence of Latin on the English language throughout history, from the Roman times to the modern era. It delves into how Latin words have shaped English vocabulary, from everyday words to scientific...
Instructional Video0:30
Curated Video

Hamlet 1.2 Word Nerd: Merely

6th - Higher Ed
The Latin root of the word mirely meant pure or unmixed. The original meaning of merely had a positive connotation, it meant completely or totally and that's how Shakespeare uses it here. However, in Elizabethan English it was already...
Instructional Video0:40
Curated Video

Romeo and Juliet 3.3 Word Nerd: "doom"

6th - Higher Ed
This video explores the evolution of the word "doom" from its Latin roots to its modern connotations of ruin and destruction. The video highlights Shakespeare's use of the term in "Romeo and Juliet" and explains its historical...
Instructional Video1:04
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Romeo and Juliet 2.1 Word Nerd: Conjure

6th - Higher Ed
This video provides a detailed examination of the etymology and historical significance of the word "conjure," as used in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The explanation traces the evolution of the term from its Latin roots to its...
Instructional Video4:24
Curated Video

Etymology

K - 8th
“Etymology” describes the way to research and determine the origins of words.
Instructional Video21:24
Curated Video

Adding the suffix -al

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -al. Key learning points: - The suffix -al often turns nouns into adjectives. - When the root word ends in ‘e’, remove the ‘e’ and add the suffix. - There are many ways to represent the...
Instructional Video6:21
Alliterative

Album: Word History Connections

9th - 11th
Tracing the unexpected etymology and history of the word "album", from its Latin roots to The Beatles, elves, eggs, and university students in medieval Germany. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support
Instructional Video11:46
Alliterative

What's the Earliest English Word?

9th - 11th
We're looking for the earliest surviving written English word--is it in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, on artifacts from the migration period, or in Latin? For more on the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England, take a look at my collaboration with...
Instructional Video16:40
Alliterative

Ambition: Word History Connections

9th - 11th
The roots of ‘ambition’ and other political vocabulary show the way language changes with society's changing values. For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities, including "Greek...
Instructional Video5:03
Alliterative

Beef: Word History Connections

9th - 11th
The history of the word "beef", and its connection to war and conquest. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...
Instructional Video8:57
Alliterative

Loaf: Word History Connections

9th - 11th
The history of the word "loaf", and the cultural importance of bread. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...
Instructional Video13:10
Alliterative

Why Do Word Meanings Evolve? Evolution & Semantic Change

9th - 11th
What are the mechanisms of semantic change? And how does the etymology of the word 'evolution' reflect these changes? It turns out that the history of book production ties all these things together! #evolution #etymology #WeCreateEdu...
Instructional Video13:34
Alliterative

Bug: Word History Connections

9th - 11th
From British folklore to open source computing, the history of the word “Bug”. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...
Instructional Video9:38
Alliterative

Coach: Word History Connections

9th - 11th
The history of the word Coach: from a town in Hungary to college football. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...

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