Homework for Week of



❖ Due Tuesday, January 18, 2011… this project is worth 70 points.

|Find your name in the chart below, and look over your assigned Latin and Greek root words. |

|For the back of the large poster, make & attach a typed list (word document) of all the English words derived from these root words and their meanings. Refer to |

|both print and on-line dictionaries (e.g. ), other on-line resources (e.g., ) and to the attached lists of prefixes and suffixes. You |

|will find most, if not all, your words on . (10 points) |

|For the front of the large poster, choose 40 words (20 from Greek + 20 from Latin) [just the words, please!], |

|and be sure to incorporate these 40 words creatively into your design. Add color, creative touches and symbols to |

|your poster. E.g., if you have the roots for water (aqua/hydro) you could make your whole poster in the form of an |

|aqueduct and each word could be an individual brick in the aqueduct. (50 points: 40 points for the words + |

|up to 10 possible points for creativity. Be creative!) |

|Also, for the front of the poster, Invent 4 new words with their meanings: one using a Latin prefix, another using a Latin suffix, a 3rd using a Greek prefix, and |

|the 4th using a Greek suffix. Be appropriate!!! (5 points) |

|Present your poster on Tuesday, January 18. (5 points) Each day late it goes down a letter grade. |

(Note: I will check your wordlists against the lists on .

Also note: You can change the shape of the poster or use another form, e.g., a mobile.

|Name |Latin Root Word |Greek Root Word |English Meaning |

|Adams, Lisa |-aqua- / -aqu- |-hydr(o)- |water |

|Ashley, Tyler |-terr(a)- (not terror) |-chthon- / -geo- |land |

|Bowden, Tyler |-dom- |-eco- / -oiko- |house, home |

|Britton, Lyndsey |-temp(or)- |-chron(o)- |time |

|Camp, Jake |-cal- / -calor- |-therm(o)- |hot; heat |

|Carney, Mike |-cur(r)- / -curs- / -cour- |-tach(o)- / -tachy- |run (Latin); fast (Greek) |

|Hobson, Owen |-verb- |-log- / -log(ic)- |word |

|Kim, Andrew |-igne- / igni- |-pyr(o)- |fire |

|Kim, Yuki |-vert- / -vers- |-stroph(e)- |turn |

|Klinges, Peter |-optim- |-arist(o)- |best |

|Meyers, Bob |-vit- / -viv- |-bio- |life |

|Privette, TJ |-scrib- / -script- |-graph- / -gram(m)- |write |

|Scheinfeld, Matt |-cede / -ceed- / -cess- |-kine(t)- / -cine(ma)- |move |

|Schreiber, Jake |-vinc- / -vict- |-lys- / -lyt- |win; win, destroy (Greek) |

|Shalev, Aviel |-fer- / -late- |-phor- |carry |

|Shea, Eric |-luc- / -lumin- |-phos- / -phot(o)- |light (as in sunlight) |

|Taylor, Brandtley |-mar- /-marin- |-thalass(o)- |sea |

|Walker, Colby |-urb- |-polit- / -polic- |city |

|Wisniewski, Ben |-reg- (rex) |-crat- / -crac(y)- /-arch(y)- |rule |

| |-ocul- / -ocell(i)- |-opthalm- |eye |

| |-ped- |-pod- / -p(o)us- |foot |

| |-vid- / -vis- |-scop- / -skept- |see |

| |-mal- |-caco- |bad |

| |-arbor- |-dendro(n)- |tree |

(Note: I will check your wordlists against the lists on .

❖ Due Tuesday, January 18, 2011…this project is worth 70 points.

|For the back of the large poster, make & attach a typed list (word document) of all the English words derived from these root words and their meanings. Refer to |

|both print and on-line dictionaries (e.g. ), other on-line resources (e.g., ) and to the attached lists of prefixes and suffixes. You |

|will find most, if not all, your words on . (10 points) |

|For the front of the large poster, choose 40 words (20 from Greek + 20 from Latin) [just the words, please!], |

|and be sure to incorporate these 40 words creatively into your design. Add color, creative touches and symbols to |

|your poster. E.g., if you have the roots for water (aqua/hydro) you could make your whole poster in the form of an |

|aqueduct and each word could be an individual brick in the aqueduct. (50 points: 40 points for the words + |

|up to 10 possible points for creativity. Be creative!) |

|Also, for the front of the poster, Invent 4 new words with their meanings: one using a Latin prefix, another using a Latin suffix, a 3rd using a Greek prefix, and |

|the 4th using a Greek suffix. Be appropriate!!! (5 points) |

|Present your poster on Tuesday, January 18. (5 points) Each day late it goes down a letter grade. |

Front of the Poster :

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|Creative Design |

|( Creative Design in a related and/or representative image. Ask me if this is unclear. |

|( 40 words (20 from Greek + 20 from Latin) [just the words, please!] – incorporated into the |

|creative and colorful design. (50 points: 40 points for the words + up to 10 possible points |

|for creativity. Be creative!) |

|( 4 newly invented (by you!) words with their meanings: one using a Latin prefix, another using a |

|Latin suffix, a 3rd using a Greek prefix, and the 4th using a Greek suffix. Be appropriate!!! (5 points) |

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|( lots of color |

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|( lots of creativity |

Back of the Poster :

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|1. Title: English root = Latin root = Greek Root |

|example: water = aqua = hydro |

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|2. Paste your lists of all the English words derived from these Greek and Latin root words and their meanings.[1] |

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[1] Note: Not all the words on are defined. Still include all derived words.

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