Dictionary Skills: Finding Derivatives from Specific Roots

Students handed in their first assignment, their prefix bookmarks, and formed working pairs for our dictionary lessons. I familiarized students with the parts of a paper dictionary (pronunciation; abbreviations; POS; senses; fullest form; origin). Using the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, students looked up various words to work on their dictionary skills, as well as identify genuine derivatives from Latin and Greek roots.
Homework: 
1. Purchase Decomposition Books ($4.00) ASAP: first assignment begins tomorrow
2. Parent email or signature due by Friday