Tag Archives: diction/grammar/style/usage

Role (n), Roll (n), and Roll (vt/vi)

Here’s a series of five homophone worksheets on the noun role, the noun roll, and the verb, used both transitively and intransitively, roll. In general, and only this conclusion requires only scant thought, roll as these two parts of speech is a very busy polysemous word.

If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Independent Practice: Roman Republic

On a bright autumn afternoon the day before Halloween, here is an independent practice worksheet on the Roman Republic.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Caravan (n)

I wrote this context clues worksheet on the noun caravan to introduce a lesson on the African gold-salt trade. In any case, it seems like a good word for young people to know.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Cultural Literacy: Copyright

Since I’m already sitting here this afternoon, here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on copyright. It’s something students with budding artistic talents and aspirations ought to know.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Master List of Greek and Latin Word Roots

This year, for the first time, I am teaching English Language Arts to a group of high school seniors. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it has been one hell of a good time. I have all but no experience teaching upperclassmen, as my practice tends to focus on building academic literacy and skills in freshmen so that they may make it to the senior class.

At my school, the school I am incidentally four working days from departing, the Class of 2019 shows great promise. Three years ago these children arrived, and now have become extraordinary young adults, ready to go forth and contribute to the dignity and freedom of humanity.

The two classes I teach have assented to word root worksheets on Friday, which has been a routine of my classroom practice for several years. This morning I post this master list of Greek and Latin Word roots so that it is easily searchable for this group of kids–or anyone else that wants or needs it.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Independent Practice: Plato

This independent practice worksheet on Plato might need some editing for some students. At the same time, there might be room to add material to it as well,

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Word Root Exercise: Eu

This worksheet on the Greek word root eu–it means good and well–will help students quickly acquire an understanding of several key English words. I would think these words would be particularly useful for students interested in pursuing inquiry in the life sciences.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Barbarism (n) and Barbarian (n/adj)

If you can use them, here are two context clues worksheets on the noun barbarism and the noun and adjective barbarian. I know these terms, in some instances, are considered impolitic. Nonetheless, these are words and concepts students should understand.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Colonial New York City

Here is a reading on Colonial New York City with its accompanying comprehension worksheet. This might be more edifying for students if its used in tandem with the reading and comprehension on reading on Colonial Boston I posted a couple of days ago.

If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Cultural Literacy: Caveat Emptor

Here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on one of the most commonly used Latinisms in the English language, Caveat Emptor. It means, of course, “let the buyer beware.”

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.