7th Grade Class Syllabus

Vocabulary Syllabus—7th Grade

Rationale: This year we will focus on Latin prefixes, roots and suffixes in an attempt to expand our vocabularies. It is important to know how to construct and deconstruct words from common roots.
Procedure: Each Monday I will introduce the word roots of the week to the class and will pass out some handouts. These are to be put in order into your English binder in a section labeled “Vocabulary.” You will complete the handouts if necessary by Tuesday. Each Thursday you will either have a quiz that will include spelling and definitions or you will have to write a short story using all of the words of the week. These will be assigned on alternating weeks. Every three weeks we will have a cumulative unit.
Schedule:
8/27     Define root, prefix, suffix, etc. Warm up activities—complete handouts.
8/30     Quiz—be able to identify prefixes, roots, and suffixes in words.
9/4       Acu, Migr, Al. Complete handouts.
9/6       Quiz over words
9/10     Arbitr, Noc, Auct
9/13     Story using words
9/17     Capit, Corp, Cern
9/20     Quiz over words
9/24     Review Acu, Migr, Arbitr, Noc, Auct, Capit, Corp, Cern
9/27     Test over review words
10/1     Crypt, Gnom (Greek), Dign
10/4     Story using words
10/9     Domin, Dorm, Tang
10/11   Quiz over words
10/15   Dyn(Greek), Err
10/18   Story using words
10/22   Review Crypt, Gnom, Dign, Domin, Dorm, Tang, Dyn, and Err
10/25   Test over review material
10/29   Ethn, Centr(Greek), Flect
11/1     Quiz over words
11/5     Funct, Gastr, Nom (Greek)
11/8     Story Using Words
11/12   Gen, Grac
11/15   Quiz over words
11/19   No vocab!
11/26   Review Ethn, Centr, Flect, Funct, Gastr, Nom, Gen and Grac
11/29   Test over review material
12/3     Ject, Join
12/6     Quiz over words
12/10   Jur, Lect
12/13   Story using words
12/17   Review all words this semester for final exam
1/7       Lingu, Ped, Veloc
1/10     Quiz over words
1/14     Pel, Pyro (Greek), Rid, Sed
1/17     Story using words
1/21     Soci, Solu, Tect, Verd
1/24     Quiz over words
1/28     Review Lingu, Ped, Voloc, Pel, Pyro, Rid, Sed, Soci, Solu, Tect, and Verd
1/31     Test over review material
2/4       Extension Worksheet 1
2/7       Quiz over words
2/11     Extension Worksheet 2
2/14     Story using extension words
2/19     Extension Worksheet 3
2/21     Quiz over words
2/25     Review extension wordlists1,2 and 3
2/28     Test over extension words
3/3       Extension Worksheet 4
3/6       Quiz over words
3/10     Extension Worksheet 5
3/13     Story using words
3/31     Extension Worksheet 6
4/3       Quiz over extension words
4/7       Review extension sheets 4, 5, and 6
4/10     Test over words
4/14     Extension worksheet 7
4/17     Quiz over words
4/21     Extension worksheet 8
4/24     Story using words
4/28     Extension worksheet 9
5/1       Quiz over words
5/5       Review extension sheets 7,8, and 9
5/8       Test over review material
5/12     Extension sheet 10
5/15     Quiz over extension sheet
5/19     Extension sheet 11
5/22     Story using words
5/27     Extension sheet 12
5/29     Quiz over words