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Ms. Kidwell English 6. Lesson #13: prefix/suffix Movie on Ancient Greece , Writing Process: Revision. Prefixes &. Suffixes. Warm Up :. reordered Write the prefix and suffix Write the root word Write the definition using the root Use the word in a sentence Make a new word with the root.
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Ms. KidwellEnglish 6 Lesson #13: prefix/suffix Movie on Ancient Greece, Writing Process: Revision
Prefixes & Suffixes
Warm Up: reordered • Write the prefix and suffix • Write the root word • Write the definition using the root • Use the word in a sentence • Make a new word with the root
reordered • re- and –ed suffix • order • To put in order again • The librarian reordered the books after getting a new shipment. • Ordering, unordered
Grammar and Parts of Speech
Verbs are actions. (swimming, fishing, running, waving) Verbs show a state of being. (is, are, was, were) Verbs help other verbs show tense.
Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs A regular verb only needs –ed to be past tense. Ex: baked, cooked, chewed, talked An irregular verb changes form to be past tense. Ex: built, ran, ate, brought
Circle the correct verb in each sentence. • Thesus (killed, kilt) the Minotaur. • Daedalus and Icarus (escaped, escapt) the maze by making wings. • They (beginned, began) working on the wings long before. • They (binded, bound) the feathers with wax.
Circle the correct verb in each sentence. • Thesus (killed, kilt) the Minotaur. • Daedalus and Icarus (escaped, escapt) the maze by making wings. • They (beginned, began) working on the wings long before. • They (binded, bound) the feathers with wax.
Review the writing process: 1. Prewrite (make a plan for your paper) 2. Rough Draft (put your thoughts in paragraphs)
Review the writing process: • Revision (make improvements to your paper) • Proofread (fix your mistakes in spelling, punctuation, etc..)
This week’s Revision You are going to write a movie review. That means you will decide if a movie is good or bad. In your revision, you will look for ways to improve your writing.
Switch Papers with your classmate __Check for the thesis sentence __Check to see if there are criteria for a good movie __Check to see if there is a definition for each criteria __Check for examples, connection, and why important. __Underline your favorite sentence __Circle the sentence that you think could be made better.
Remember: Ancient Greece, which was close to Egypt, had myths too.
Here’s a movie on: Living in Ancient Greece
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/19603-living-history-living-in-ancient-greece-1-video.htmhttp://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/19603-living-history-living-in-ancient-greece-1-video.htm
What genre is this video? Answer: nonfiction 2. What type of source is it? Answer: media and technology • What is the purpose of this video? Answer: to inform
Now, let’s write a summary explaining how ancient Greece impacts us today .
Now, let’s write a list of things ancient Greece contributed to us. Democracy, Olympics, Theater, Philosophy, Architecture, Poetry, Logic, Arts/Sculpture, recording history, medicine
How did seeing pictures and illustrations help you understand the information?
How did seeing pictures and illustrations help you understand the information?
Answer the True/False questions at the end of the movie • Zeus was the god of the sea. • Greek theaters were temples to god Poseidon. • The Olympian gods were from Mt. Olympus • Dionysius was the god of wine and pleasure • Only men could act in the ancient Greek plays
Answer the True/False questions at the end of the movie 6. Oracles were women who spoke for the gods 7. Athena’s temple was called the Parthenon 8. The world’s first democracy began in Corinth. 9. Centaurs were half men and half horse. 10. The word “acropolis” means “high city.”
Answers • False 6. True • False 7. True • True 8. False • True 9. True • True 10. True
Make a poster for Ancient Greece using symbols and illustrations to show how important it was.