Agenda for July 11, 2014
password for the week is same as Wednesday’s…
In Class: 1) Finish Lecture on The Hero’s Journey 2) Time to Share on Topic: Greek Myths 3) Derivatives Search Activity (Finding words with Latin roots in context)
At Home
- Read, Comment, and Study: OGLR Ch 4 and 5 (Comments due for BOTH on website by 9 pm, Monday June 14)
- Begin Scrapbook → Seek and Find 10-15 clippings for Summer Scrapbook AND bring to class on June 23, 2014 (see description below; rubric to come)
Summer Scrapbook Project (DUE in class on June 30, 2014; 10% of grade)
Step 1: Seek and Find Type A and Type B Clippings :: BRING to class on June 23, 2014
- Type A Clippings: Images (At least ONE clipping)
- You must find advertisements/images using classical graphics that relate to Latin, Greek, or classical civilization.
- FOCUS: PICTURES with classical themes or references, e.g. columns, arches, Roman Numerals, direct/indirect mythological references etc.
- SOURCES: Modern magazines, newspapers, business cards, and brochures.
- FORMAT: Find and cut out image. You must also write 1-3 sentences describing the ad and why you chose it.
- Type B Clippings: Words (At least NINE distinct clippings, ONE must be from Greek root)
- You are required to find examples of English words derived from Latin and/or Greek in context.
- FOCUS: WORDS with Latin and/or Ancient Greek roots.**see below for Greek roots**
- SOURCES: Modern magazines, newspapers, business cards, and brochures.
- INFORMATION: You must also use a dictionary to…
- LOOK UP and WRITE OUT/PRINT OUT the dictionary entry
- PROVIDE the LATIN/GREEK root word and its meaning
NOTA BENE: NO internet clippings because you can find anything there. Too easy! The point is to see how these images are around you in oftentimes very subtle ways…
Step 2: Finalize
- CREATE A SCRAPBOOK that organizes and displays the clippings you found in step one.
- Make it fun, original, colorful, but informative and easy-to-read.
- See reverse for rubric.
| Greek root “Basic meaning” -anthrop- “human” -chron- “time” -dem- “people” -morph- “form” -path- “feeling, suffering” -phon- “sound” |
Greek prefix “Basic meaning”
a-, an-, ana- “without” anti-, ant- “opposite; opposing” auto- “self, same” bio-, bi- “life, living organism” dia- “two, double” geo- “Earth” |
Greek prefix “Basic meaning” hyper- “excessive(ly)” micro- “small” mono- “one, single, alone” neo- “new, recent” pan- “all” poly- “many” thermo-, therm- “heat” |
| Greek suffix “Basic meaning”
-ism *forms nouns; “act/state/theory of” -ist *forms agent nouns from -ize verbs or -ism nouns -ize *forms verbs from nouns and adjectives -gram something written or drawn, a record -graph something written or drawn |
Greek suffix Basic meaning
-logue, -log “speech, discourse; to speak” -logy “science, theory, study of” -meter, -metry “measuring device; measure” -oid *forms adjs. & nouns; means “resembling” -phobe, -phobia “one that fears a specified thing” -phone “sound” |
Summer Scrapbook Grading Rubric (DUE in class on June 30, 2014; 10% of grade)
Maximum Score = 50
No late scrapbooks will be accepted.
BASICS (25 pts) Your scrapbook must:
| • Have 10 clippings total — 9 words, 1 photo (1 pt each) | 10 pts |
| • Include dictionary entry for NINE English words derived from Latin or Greek roots, include the definition for the English derivative (1/2 pt each) | 4.5 pts |
| • Include the dictionary information for Latin root of NINE derivatives (1/2 pt each) | 4.5 pts |
| • Include brief explanation (1-3 sentences) for ONE of the clippings of images | 1 pt |
| • Scrapbook pages are connected to create a booklet (with staples, string, or thread) | 5 pts |
AESTHETICS (25 pts) To achieve the highest possible points, the scrapbook must::
| • Be complete | 5 pts |
| • Be neat | 5 pts |
| • Be colorful (use markers, pencils, highlighters, etc.) | 5 pts |
| • Be creative and interesting without being confusing | 5 pts |
| • Be balanced in terms of layout and color | 5 pts |
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