Latin Roots Lesson 1 and Culture Openers

Please find the first lesson of Latin Roots with answer key under the Unit 2 Materials. 

With the "Contemplating Culture" worksheet have index cards with one of the following words written on each card:

-cricket, soccer, curling, rugby, jai alai
-Islam, Hindu, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism
-blue jeans, kimono, sari, dashiki, hijab
-borscht, poi, croissant, pizza, flautas, sushi
- sitar, jembe, tango, diggery-doo
- democracy, republic, communism, monarchy, socialism
- Portuguese, French, Swahili, Japanese, Tagalog

In groups, ask students to sort the cards into stacks of related words and choose a category name for each stack. 

Use the PowerPoint to give students a visual of some of the unknown words. 

In groups, place some of the cards into cultural categories and give the stack a cultural name like, "American."

Next go on to any of the other two "engager" exercises.   

The "Circles of Influence" worksheet asks students to read the poem "I am From" and think about the different cultures they are a part of and describe that culture in with a few solid images. 

The "Perceptions" worksheet asks students to look at 5 symbols and write down what they associate with that symbol to teach them about differing perceptions.  The images for this worksheet are on a PowerPoint.