Ms. KidwellEnglish 6

Lesson #13: prefix/suffix

Movie on Ancient Greece, Writing

Process: Revision

Prefixes &

Suffixes

Warm Up:

reordered1. Write the prefix and suffix2. Write the root word3. Write the definition using the

root4. Use the word in a sentence5. Make a new word with the root

reordered1. re- and –ed suffix2. order3. To put in order again4. The librarian reordered the

books after getting a new shipment.

5. 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.

1. Thesus (killed, kilt) the Minotaur.

2. Daedalus and Icarus (escaped, escapt) the maze by making wings.

3. They (beginned, began) working on the wings long before.

4. They (binded, bound) the feathers with wax.

Circle the correct verb in each sentence.

1. Thesus (killed, kilt) the Minotaur.

2. Daedalus and Icarus (escaped, escapt) the maze by making wings.

3. They (beginned, began) working on the wings long before.

4. They (binded, bound) the feathers with wax.

Let’s Write

Review the writing process:

1. Prewrite (make a plan for your paper)

2. Rough Draft (put your thoughts in paragraphs)

Review the writing process:

3.Revision (make improvements to your paper)

4.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.

STORY TIME

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.htm

1.What genre is this video?Answer: nonfiction2. What type of source is it?Answer: media and technology3.What is the purpose of

this video?Answer: to inform

List out traits for ancient Greece

Landforms Way of living

List out traits for ancient Greece

Landforms Way of living

mountains Worshipped many gods

islands First democracy

rocks Organized in city-states

Sea/ocean Olympic Games

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

movie1. Zeus was the god of the sea.2. Greek theaters were temples to

god Poseidon.3. The Olympian gods were from

Mt. Olympus4. Dionysius was the god of wine

and pleasure5. Only men could act in the

ancient Greek plays

Answer the True/False questions at the end of the

movie6. Oracles were women who spoke

for the gods7. Athena’s temple was called the

Parthenon8. The world’s first democracy

began in Corinth.9. Centaurs were half men and

half horse.10. The word “acropolis” means

“high city.”

Answers

1.False 6. True2.False 7. True3.True 8. False4.True 9. True5.True 10. True

Make a poster for Ancient Greece using

symbols and illustrations to show

how important it was.

Thank you and I’ll see you next

time.