This presentation introduces students to etymology. The presentation walks students through how they can use an understanding of Greek and Latin base words and affixes to improve their comprehension and understanding of unfamiliar words. It then explores how words change in pronunciation, spelling and meaning over time.
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms, and explore the history of words
Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
Understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time