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1. Name Etymology
...an Plan You may save this lesson plan to your hard drive as an html file by selecting "File", then "Save As" from your browser's pull down menu. The file name extension must be .html. This lesson provided by: Author: Kerri Woods System: SHELBY COUNTY School: ELVIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title: Name Etymology Overview/ During this lesson, students will Annotation: have the opportunity to research the etymology and history of their names. Students will begin to understand ways to make history, linguistic history, and cultural history a lot of fun. Content Standard EL(4) 1. Use a wide range of (s): strateg...

2. Internet Adventures
leaderboard ad Internet Adventures All Internet adventure begins at Mrs. G's English Links~http://www.angelfire.com/ok/ freshenglish/in dex.html. 1. Where's THAT From? Somebody invented every word you speak. Every word had a beginning a birth. Etymology is the study of where words come from. When you enter this site, you will take a quiz on word origins. Use your dictionary to help you answer the questions. Write your score below when you finish. My score_________ 2. Word Play a. Daily Fix Copy the quote of the day below. What do you think this quo...

3. Art Activities and Lesson Plans for Exploring
HumanityQuest.com insights into over 500 human values Home > > Art Activities > Quotations Definitions Encyclopedias Etymology Languages SearchWeb Books Articles Maps Names FAQ Comics Literature Movies Music Paintings Photos Poetry Stories Activities List Servers News Groups Newsletter Projects (See the Inspiration Website, join the discussion list, receive Spirit of Inspiration Newsletter) Study and Immerse Yourself on a "...

4. Art Activities and Lesson Plans for Exploring
HumanityQuest.com insights into over 500 human values Home > > Art Activities > Quotations Definitions Encyclopedias Etymology Languages SearchWeb Books Articles Maps Names FAQ Comics Literature Movies Music Paintings Photos Poetry Stories Activities List Servers News Groups Newsletter Projects (See the Inspiration Website, join the discussion list, receive Spirit of Inspiration Newsletter) Creating a Photograph on a "Theme...

5. What's In a Name? Unit
...Library Resources below) and Internet sites listed (see Internet Resources below) enable students to search for their names, first and last, to determine their meanings. Have students use these resources to find out information about their names. Up to Contentsof this Page Internet Resources + The Etymology of First Names Users can investigate the meanings of their first names. + Alfabette Zoope This is another site at which users can collect information on their first names. + Surnames: What's in a Name? If this site doesn't contain information on a user's last name, the user can send a request in for...

6. What's In A Name?
...Library Resources below) and Internet sites listed (see Internet Resources below) enable students to search for their names, first and last, to determine their meanings. Have students use these resources to find out information about their names. Up to Contentsof this Page Internet Resources + The Etymology of First Names Users can investigate the meanings of their first names. + Alfabette Zoope This is another site at which users can collect information on their first names. + Surnames: What's in a Name? If this site doesn't contain information on a user's last name, the user can send a request in for...

7. Dictionary Skills
...cts, graphics downloaded from the World Wide Web, or student-created illustrations created using traditional media and scanned into digital format will be used to illustrate the mini-dictionaries. Students will include all appropriate definitions, part(s) of speech, syllabication and pronunciation, etymology, synonyms, and antonyms for each word in their mini-dictionaries. Objectives: Students will recognize the functions of dictionaries and the types of information available in those dictionaries traditionally used in schools. Students will learn the differences between dictionaries and thesauruses and...

8. What's In A Name?
...Library Resources below) and Internet sites listed (see Internet Resources below) enable students to search for their names, first and last, to determine their meanings. Have students use these resources to find out information about their names. Up to Contentsof this Page Internet Resources + The Etymology of First Names Users can investigate the meanings of their first names. + Alfabette Zoope This is another site at which users can collect information on their first names. + Surnames: What's in a Name? If this site doesn't contain information on a user's last name, the user can send a request in for...

9. What's In a Name? Unit
...Have students think about why it might be important to have an awareness of the interrelatedness of languages. For instance, given the history of the United States, why would words from other languages find their way into English? Up to Contentsof this Page Internet Resources + The Logical World of Etymology This site contains archives of words that have been defined and traced from their origins. Users can also submit words they'd like to know more about. + Search the Oxford English Dictionary Online The Oxford English Dictionary contains extensive etymological information on thousands of words used re...

10. Moon Word Scramble
...and visual materials); (1, 3, 4, 5) ELA-5-E4 AND ELA-5-M4 using available technology to produce, revise, and publish a variety of works; (1, 3, 4) ELA-1-M1 using knowledge of word meaning and developing basic and technical vocabulary using various strategies (e.g., context clues, affixes, etymology, dictionary); (1, 4) ELA-4-M2 giving and following directions/procedures; (1, 4) Lesson Objectives: Students will locate information using the Internet. Students will create word scramble puzzles using the Internet. Students will locate names of moons from the planets hidden in word scramble puzz...