Latin Roots:form-, jud-, mit-, mort-

Vocabulary Activity: Week 5

Roots and Definitions: form-: shape jud-: judge mit-: to send mort-: death

Extension Activity:

• Using a dictionary, find and list one word for each of the four roots.• IMPORTANT: As you’re choosing, think about how words using

these roots blend together and what common idea you can come up with (HINT: Think about the background of these instructional slides if you need inspiration).

• Include the word’s definition and an explanation of how the root’s meaning plays a role in the word’s definition.

Understanding Word Parts and Navigating a Dictionary

Extension Activity:

• Revisit your list of words and their explanations of each root’s place in their definitions and add an image corresponding to each word you chose that conveys either a positive or negative connotation. • You can either draw or use the Internet to search, but you must

use class-appropriate images. Make sure whatever final product method you choose comes out clearly to me.

• Label which connotation you see in it.

Understanding Word Parts Place in Connotation

• Choose four words that use the roots (one for each root) and write a one-page letter on a topic relating to incarceration. • For example, you could pretend to be in jail and write to a

family member, you could write to an inmate you somehow know well, or you could write to someone who has been wrongfully imprisoned; the choice of topic is yours as long as it follows the general idea listed here.

• Incorporate four separate context clue sentences as you convey your purpose to a person of your choosing.

• Underline the word you use and context clues you use in your letter. You still need to finish with PURPOSE, so decide what that will be and how you will communicate it early on.

Extension Activity:Context Clues Communicate Meaning in Writing