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Instructor
Ms. Carrie Mitchell
Term
2019-2020 School Year
Department
Language Arts
Description
 

Class Title:

Foundations of English

Code:

HLA366

Text:

Various Resources

Rating:

4

Prerequisite:

Lit/Comp 1 or the equivalent

Grade:

9­-12

Fees:

None

Max:

15

Can be repeated? No

Description: This class is designed for students who desire to learn more about the history of the English language, word etymologies, Latin and Greek root words, grammatical structures, writing systems, phonetics, linguistics and more. Students will engage in group and individual projects and presentations that enhance understanding of the above topics and research skills, read a variety of non­fiction materials and write expository, argumentative and narrative papers and essays.


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Study these and make sure to find more derivatives: Greek ROOTs #7.
Work on your parts of the HELGRP  - It's showtime!  Scoring Guidelines

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Study these and make sure to find more derivatives: Greek ROOTs #6.
Work on your parts of the HELGRP - Presentations are Friday, March 13, 2020...lucky day!

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Study these and make sure to find more derivatives: Greek ROOTs #5
Work on your parts of the HELGRP!

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Study these and make sure to find more derivatives!  Greek ROOTs #4.
Find another quality source of information for your era of the HELGRP and PRINT IT OUT.  
        Read it and take notes on things which you think are important and useful for your                    group.  Bring this to class!
Read the section in the introduction chapter of the text book that pertains to your era and
        make notes on anything useful.

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Study these : Greek ROOTs #3
Finish Timeline (have at least 8 things on it).
Research items on your timeline (and ALL green items plus any yellow items) as assigned by your captain to uncover who?/what?/when?/where?/why? of each and ultimately how each impacted the development of the English language.

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Read LL XIX on Folk Etymology and add the definition and example on your version of                     this: New ILC Chart.  Then, complete assignment IV on page 116 as directed, and like 
         this:
                1.  BELFRY 
                        etymological meaning: a moveable siege tower used in war - berfroi in ONF.
                        folk etymology: a bell tower in a church.
This will take some work, and the best source for this is probably etymonline.com

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Read LL XVIII on Euphemism, Taboo Deformation and Circumlocution so that you understand each of these concepts' definitions and know some examples.
Study Greek ROOTs 1.
Make sure you are prepared for your NNA Panel and make sure your group has a background slide that you share with me.

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    Late work not accepted!                                                                                                     If you get a draft to me by 9 a.m. on Friday, January 10, 2020, I will edit and return it        to you so you can get a great score (and get accepted into the NNA's AAN!).

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I.    Study ROOTs 10
2.   Read LL XIV and add Degeneration and Elevation to your ILC chart
3.   Do Assignments iv and v on page 94 as directed
4.   Organize and Study ILCs 1-15, ROOTs Sets 1-10, Word Packs 1-11 and Pronunciation
      for FUN FINAL!

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This is the updated listing of ILCs for the final Friday: ILC CHART

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For Friday's final exam, you can use:
                YOUR OWN ILC CHART - not a copy of mine or someone else's.                                              YOUR OWN WORD PACK SHEETS.
                YOUR OWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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I. Please read LL XII, and add SPECIALIZATION and GENERALIZATION to your ILC sheet.
 
II. Complete this: LL XII Practice (hard copy passed out in class)
 
III. Please read this article: History of European Surnames
 
IV. Ask your relatives for any information on the origins of your family's last name and take notes on the information you find.
 

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1.     Please read LL XI on the ILC Semantic Change and complete the assignment passed             out in class (or here) if you lost yours. ;)
2.     Study  ROOTs 9 List 
3.     Finish Alphabet+ Research Book!

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1.     Please read LL X on the ILC Dissimilation and complete the assignment passed out in            class (or here) if you lost yours. ;)
2.     Study  ROOTs Set 8
3.     Work on Alphabet+ Research Book - Due Nov. 22, 2019
        Look at this: Alphabet from Outer Space

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I. Please read LL IX and complete this: LL IX HW
II. Study ROOTS #7!
III. Work on Alphabet+ Research Project Information and Sample - Due November 15, 2019.

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Study for Midterm Exam! Includes Word Packs 1-7; ROOTS 1-6; ILCs 1-8; Pronunciation; Etymology; Roman Numerals; Articulatory Anatomy & Consonant Places. You can use your Pronunciation Guide, ILC chart and presentation notes.

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Study ROOTS 6 
 
Make sure your ILC Chart is up to date with 8 ILCs
 
Look over your Articulatory Anatomy stuff & notes on places,

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I. Please study ROOTS Set 5 for the quiz!
 
II. Read LL VII on HYBRIDS (ILC #8). Do Assignments iii as shown in the book and below:
 
iii.
1. television = TELE from Greek + VIS from Latin
 
You may be able to look up the full word to find out where the ROOTs come from, but you may have to look up the parts of the word...it just depends on the word itself, but don't give up - keep investigating.
 
III. Look over your notes from the PLACES of consonant sounds from the presentations.

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I. Please study ROOTS Set 4 for the quiz!
 
II. Read LL VI on Base Combining (ILC #7) and also, read the info on Roman Numerals on Page 54. Do Assignments iii and iv as shown in the book and below:
 
ii - Numbers 1, 2, 4, 11, 15, 19, 20 only
1. centipedes = CENT - 100 & PED - foot = a 100-footed creature/insect
 
iii.
1. unicorn = a ONE horned animal
2. primer = the FIRST coat of paint or FIRST book one reads, etc.
 
iv.
1. XVIII = 18
2. xlix = 49

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I. LL V: Please read the chapter and then do iv, v, vi for practice on ILCs 4, 5 & 6 (Back             Formations, Apheresis, Aphesis)

        Samples
        LL V: iv
            1.  assent - dissent
            2.  supersonic - subsonic
        LL V:  v
            1.  spectate - spectator
            2.  emote - emotion
        LL V:  vi
            1.  lone - alone
            2.  mend - amend

II. Make sure your articulatory anatomy diagram is labeled. Color it if you would like!

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I. Please read LL IV and add ILCs #2 Abbreviations and #3 Acronyms to your Note Sheet.

II. Complete Exercises iv, v, vi as shown below:

    LL IV: iv (working with prefixes)
        1.    persuasive - nonpersuasive, unpersuasive
        2.    militarize - demilitarize
        3.    enfranchise - disenfranchise
    LL IV: v (abbreviations)
        1.    D.D.S. - Doctor of Dental Science
        2.    F. R. S. - Fellow of the Royal Society
    LL VI: vi (acronyms)
        1.    flak - Fliegerabwehrkanone
        2.    laser - light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

III. Study ROOTS 2!

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1. Please read LL III and add Assimilation of Prefixes and do your best to understand it. We will discuss it more thoroughly in class next time.
 
2. For practice with this ILC, complete iv like this:
    1. ad + lusion = allusion (the /d/ drops off)
    2. sub + fuse = suffuse (the /b/ drops off)
    3. ad + rogate = arrogate (the /d/ drops off)
    4. dis + tract = distract
 
3. Please study ROOTS 1.1. Think of more English derivatives for practice.

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1. Supplies you might want for this class include highlighters, colored pens or pencils, notecards, sticky notes, and a dedicated notebook. But, you can also do most things on the computer as well, so you have some flexibility.
 
2. Please attempt to write your first and last name phonetically, using the guide distributed in class. You will use this name on papers for this class, so it needs to be perfect! I will check these and help you at the start of class, but make a good effort to get it done for yourself.
 
3. In the textbook, please read Latin Lesson #I and do Exercises iii and vi. If you don't have a quality dictionary at home with ETYMOLOGIES, then go to dictionary.com.  And for part vi, you may want to check out www.etymonline.com. 
 
Here are some sample answers (and indicate how I expect you to complete the work):

I:iii - Write out the full pronunciation - with any variations. If you are doing this on a google doc, you can find all the special symbols on a pronunciation guide by going to Insert>Special Characters. Then you can search, or for more fun, draw the character you need in the box on the right and then find it on the left and select it! I'll talk about this more in class, so don't over stress about it now.

1.  CHIROPODIST:  most importantly, note that the accent is on the second syllable and the opening             sound is /k/, but is sometimes pronounced with a /sh/.
2.  SCHEDULE:  most importantly, the accent is on the first syllable and in American English is                     pronounced /sk/ while in British English it is /sh/.

I:vi - please just find the ultimate language of origin - the last one in the list, and then include the story                  about the word as I have done below...
1.  AMETHYST:  from Greek meaning 'not drunk' because the stone was believed to prevent                             drunkenness.
2.  GERRYMANDER:  from Governor Elbridge Gerry and 'salamander' due to the shape of an election             area formed during his time in office.