Homework:
Pictionaries 11-20 and synonyms unit 9
(and word origins for sections 4 and 5)
Today:
I explained the idea of getting all the ingredients together to make something. I showed them a picture of ingredients. We discussed what we could make with those ingredients. We also discussed how if you don't have the ingredients, it is difficult to imagine what you would make.
Then I gave them work time to write their words. If you look on the picture for this entry, you will see that I encouraged them to write their words on the categories of the story. In other words, gather together their ingredients. If I took the time to explain what each of those columns contained, I would be ready to write a story.
The words are just words. I am not saying a story or perfect grammar. This is a hard assignment, but it is not as hard as some are making it. We can all tell a simple story. I am trying to give them skills to get better at it.
Here are the word origins for words 1-10 Unit 9
Accelerate- from Latin accelerat- ‘hastened,’ from the verb accelerare,
from ad-
‘toward’ + celer ‘swift.’
Bystander- one who stands by
Canvass- (in the sense ‘toss in a canvas sheet’ (as a sport or punishment)): from canvas. Later extended senses include ‘criticize, discuss’ (mid 16th
cent.) and ‘propose
for discussion’; hence ‘seek
support for.’
Casual- from Old French casuel and Latin casualis, from casus
‘fall’
Downtrodden- past and past participle of tread. Old English
tredan (as a verb);
Entice- ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘incite, provoke’; formerly also
as intice): from Old French enticier,
probably from a base meaning ‘set
on fire,’ based on an alteration of Latin titio ‘firebrand.’
Erode- from French
éroder or Latin erodere, from e- (variant of ex-)‘out, away’ + rodere ‘gnaw.’
Flounder- perhaps a blend of founder3and blunder, or perhaps symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with swift or sudden
movement.
Graphic- from or suggested by Greek -graphikos, from graphē
‘writing, drawing’; partly from -graphy or -graph + -ic.
Gruesome- ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Scots
grue ‘to feel horror, shudder’ (of Scandinavian origin) + -some1.
