Can anyone imagine a vocabulary course without a stopover in the word formation? It's hardly possible. Besides, this issue obviously deserves more time than just a flying visit. Fortunately, I can take advantage of students' independent work and have a bit of a flirt with "flipping" my classroom. That's what it took me this time.
Step 1. Load them before the class.
As I only have one class to discuss word formation, I decided to load my students beforehand to reap the fruit of their effort during the class. This is what was on their menu:
1. Check out this site with the ENORMOUS table full of roots, suffixes and prefixes:
http://www.prefixsuffix.com/rootchart.php
2. Watch these videos and note down roots and affixes mentioned in them
3. Get some practice with the following quizzes on Quizlet:
Flashcards with prefixes and their meanings:
Flashcards with suffixes and their meanings:
Flashcards with Greek and Latin roots and their meanings:
- http://quizlet.com/37339051/prefixes-flash-cards/
- http://quizlet.com/40661610/prefixes-flash-cards/
- http://quizlet.com/32188431/prefixes-flash-cards/
Flashcards with suffixes and their meanings:
- http://quizlet.com/48242845/suffixes-flash-cards/
- http://quizlet.com/28757788/english-suffixes-flash-cards/
- http://quizlet.com/26089633/noun-suffixes-flash-cards/
Flashcards with Greek and Latin roots and their meanings:
- http://quizlet.com/2783586/ela-latin-roots-flash-cards/
- http://quizlet.com/2784272/ela-greek-roots-flash-cards/
Step 2. Lots of practice during the class.
In the class, we mainly focused on the exercises in the book and finally did a matching activity.
The worksheet can be downloaded HERE.
Step 3. A creative follow-up.
1. Choose a quote you like that contains a word with a Greek or Latin root.
2. Use one of these sites to create a postcard with the quote of your choice:
http://www.pinwords.com/
http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx
http://quozio.com/
3. Paste the picture you created in your blog.
4. Write your reflection (180-200 words) on the quote using words that contain affixes or roots we have discussed in the class.
2. Use one of these sites to create a postcard with the quote of your choice:
http://www.pinwords.com/
http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx
http://quozio.com/
3. Paste the picture you created in your blog.
4. Write your reflection (180-200 words) on the quote using words that contain affixes or roots we have discussed in the class.
Here's an example:
Some samples of my students' creativity:
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