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| Title | Ideas for Working with Derivatives |
| Body | Here are some ideas for working with derivatives contributed to the Latinteach listserv by Melissa Bishop, creator and owner of the Creative Classical Curriculum company. - Give them clusters of derivatives, one each on an index card, then on another color index card, write each of the Latin roots. Mix up all the index cards and put them in an envelope. Put the kids in groups and tell them they have to organize the clusters of derivatives. - Either singly or in groups, have students write a story that uses 10 derivatives from vocab words in the unit. They should make the stories as dramatic or silly as possible because they get to read their stories to the class. The best story wins a prize. Class vote. - Before they learn the vocabulary, give the students a worksheet that has the Latin word in one column, and English derivative in the next, and a blank line in the 3rd - they have to deduce the definition of the new Latin word based on the derivative, and the definition has to be the same part of speech as the Latin word. They might have a little trouble with the parts of speech thing, but I really think it's so important to keep them focused on the fact that a verb in Latin has to be a verb in English - it helps them so much with reading, and so often, they are sloppy about that concept. - Put big paper up on the wall - your art teacher might loan you a roll of newsprint or other paper. The kids can help you put it up. Put them in groups and have them draw Derivative Trees or Derivative Murals. For the derivative tree, give each group a different word - they have to draw a tree and put the Latin word in the trunk. Then derivatives on the branches, and words that come from the derivatives go on twigs. So for "duco" if they put produce on a branch, they could have product on a twig, and productive, and whatever else has suffixes or prefixes related to that English word (non-productive). - For the derivative mural, have the groups create a scene or a storyboard with 4-6 panels - the scene must use 10 derivatives from new words. All labeled. This will take a full class period. They have to think of the derivatives. - Last, find an English passage that includes derivatives of words in your story & have them read it and locate the derivatives, then give a synonym for each derivative (not necessarily etymologically related). If you rotate these activities through the chapters, then you'll always be doing something unique and interesting, and students' interest will be piqued because they will know that each chapter will bring something different. The Creative Classical Curriculum website is available at http://www.creative-classical-curriculum.com . |
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