English Unit: Word Etymology
This unit helps students understand the etymological origins of common words by breaking words into roots and affixes.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to use vocabulary to express precise meaning using subject-specific words for different contexts, e.g. cut – slice, dice, filet, segment.
- We are learning to use vocabulary, including Latin and Greek roots, to express precise meaning using subject-specific words for different contexts, e.g. instead of mammal or whale – humpback whale.
- We are learning that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time.
- We are learning to use known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words.
- We are learning to use known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E5LA08
9
Understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms, and explore the history of words
AC9E5LY09
9
Build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations
ACELA1512
8.4
Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
ACELA1500
8.4
Understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time
ACELA1513
8.4
Understand how to use knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words
EN3-6B
old
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
EN3-4A
old
Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts
EN3-OLC-01
new
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
EN3-VOCAB-01
new
Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts
EN3-RECOM-01
new
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN3-SPELL-01
new
Automatically applies taught phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts, and justifies spelling strategies used to spell unfamiliar words
VCELA325
Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
VCELA333
Understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time
VCELA312
Understand how to use banks of known words, syllabification, spelling patterns, word origins, base words, prefixes and suffixes, to spell new words, including some uncommon plurals
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.