2012-2013Mr. Peterson

Middle School English

I can understand why roots are important

I can understand the origins of the English language

11:00- 11:10Line-up and introductions11:10-11:15Partner up and read11:15-11:30A brief history11:30-11:40Identifying roots11:40-11:50Wrap-up and clean-up

O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I'll no longer be a Capulet.'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. O, be some other name!What's in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet;So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,Retain that dear perfection which he owesWithout that title. Romeo, doff thy name,And for that name which is no part of theeTake all myself.

JULIET O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou

Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I'll no longer be a Capulet.

'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. O, be some other name!What's in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet;So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,Retain that dear perfection which he owesWithout that title. Romeo, doff thy name,And for that name which is no part of theeTake all myself.

Romeo, why are you this way? Leave your family and abandon your nameOr if you won’t, marry meAnd I’ll become a Montague (Enemies of Juliet’s family) like you

It’s only your name that is a problemWhat is a Montague? It is not a hand nor foot,Nor an arm, nor any other part Of a person. I wish you were in a different family!What’s the purpose of a name? A rose Smells the same way whatever you call it;So Romeo would, if not named Romeo,Keep his qualities Romeo, abandon your name,And I’ll take what’s leftI’ll take it all.

Modern English

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soteThe droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,And bathed every veyne in swich licour,Of which vertu engendred is the flour;Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breethInspired hath in every holt and heethThe tendre croppes, and the yonge sonneHath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne;And smale fowles maken melodye,

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soteThe droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,And bathed every veyne in swich licour,Of which vertu engendred is the flour;Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breethInspired hath in every holt and heethThe tendre croppes, and the yonge sonneHath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne;And smale fowles maken melodye,

When April comes with its sweet rainsThe droughts of March had pierced to the root,And bathed every vine in such moistureThat it allows (engenders) the flowers to grow.When the West Wind has, with its sweet breathBreathed into every wood and farmThe sprouts of crops and the young sunMeans that a ram’s life is half doneAnd the small birds sing.

Middle English

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum, monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah,  egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah, oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde, gomban gyldan. Þæt wæs god cyning! Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned, geong in geardum, þone god sende folce to frofre; fyrenðearfe ongeat þe hie ær drugon aldorlease lange hwile. Him þæs liffrea, wuldres wealdend, woroldare forgeaf; Beowulf wæs breme (blæd wide sprang), Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in. 

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum, monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah,  egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah, oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde, gomban gyldan. Þæt wæs god cyning! Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned, geong in geardum, þone god sende folce to frofre; fyrenðearfe ongeat þe hie ær drugon aldorlease lange hwile. Him þæs liffrea, wuldres wealdend, woroldare forgeaf; Beowulf wæs breme (blæd wide sprang), Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in. 

Listen! We of the Spear-Danes in days of yore Of those folk-kings the glory have heard,How those noblemen brave-things did. Often Scyld, son of Scef, from enemy hostsfrom many people mead-benches took, terrorized warriors. After first he washelpless found, he knew the recompense for that, grew under the sky, in honors thrived,until to him each of the neighboring tribes over the whale-road had to submit,tribute yield. That was a good king! To him an heir was then born young in the yards,                him God sent the folk to comfort; distress he had seen that they before suffered leaderlessa long while. Them for that the Life-Lord, of-glory ruler, honor-on-earth granted;Beowulf was famed (renown wide spread), Scyld's heir in northern lands.

Old English

I put ketchup and mustard on sushi, hamburgers and pizza for mega flavor.

I put ketchup and mustard on sushi, hamburgers and pizza for mega flavor.

Ic

putung

ke tziap

unda

moutarde

an

sushi unda fura flator

Hamburger pizza megas/meg-

Root languages of English:Old EnglishGermanFrenchLatinGreekSpanishJapaneseHindiChineseTurkishArabicPersianSwahiliIncan

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