The Battle of the Languages part 3

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Battle of the Languages

Part 3

Teacher reads the poem William the Conqueror Sends a Postcard Home by John Coldwell.

Teacher should point out informal style of writing to link the poem to exam writing assignments but also to point out a different perspective, who is the speaker and a different form of poetry; no rhyme scheme, one stanza, unequal lengths between stops and the use of comments in brackets.

Learning objectives

• Students can explain the impact of influential immigrants on a language.
• Students can explain how vocabulary in a language can be expanded.
• Students can identify Norman French influenced words with reference to prefixes.
• Students can link the use of prefixes to exam questions and writing tasks.

Teacher may also want to point out when these lessons will be scheduled (in a row, once a week etc)

Teacher explains adjustments (on the fly) due to COVID-19.

• Note taking

• Cornell method
• Feudal system
• William the Conqueror
• Loan words
  

Retrieval

Teacher checks learning objectives prior lesson.

Homework activity 2

Word	Origin	Reason
anchor	OE	Object used on boats = fishing = necessity/work
attorney	NF	Law = Feudal system
bailiff	NF	Law = feudal system
bracelet	NF	Luxury goods
broil	NF	Cooking
butter	OE	Food

Students check their work = being responsible for their own progress.

Teacher answers any questions they may have or use these questions for a class discussion (collaborative learning).

Homework activity 2

Word	Origin	Reason
chalk	OE	Building material
chancellor	NF	Law = Feudal system
cheese	OE	Food
church	OE	Worship
clergy	NF	Church/religion
devout	NF	Church/religion

Students check their work = being responsible for their own progress.
Teacher answers any questions they may have or use these questions for a class discussion (collaborative learning).

Homework activity 2

Word	Origin	Reason
dish	OE	Object used to prepare food
kettle	OE	Object used to prepare food
kitchen	OE	Object used to prepare food
mile	OE	Measure for distance
mutton	NF	Cooking
pepper	OE	Food

Students check their work = being responsible for their own progress.
Teacher answers any questions they may have or use these questions for a class discussion (collaborative learning).

Prefixes

Teacher quickly retrieves prior knowledge, could be of other languages, on affixes, prefixes and suffixes as something that is add on to a root word to form a new word or change the meaning of the root word. Teacher may need to retrieve grammar terminology such as; adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs.

Which prefixes do you know?

Learning activity 6

Prefixes

OE prefixes such as;

o    be-, (= about, around, on all sides)
o    fore-, (= prior to)
o    mis-, (= broken/not correct)
o    over- (= too much off)
o    un- (= not)

Prefixes

French and Latin prefixes:

o    arch-, (= chief, principal)
o    co-, (= together, with)
o    counter-, (= opposite, against)
o    dis-, (= lack of/not, opposite)
o    in- im-, il- or ir- (= not, opposite of, without)

https:

Quizlet matching prefixes to roots exercise. = learning activity 7

Prefixes - exercise 6

individual / pair work

Add a prefix to the word in capitals so that it fits the gap.

Write answers in workbook (p. 15)

none (each other)

3 min

Class check

Homework activity 3 (WB p. 16)

Who:  

What: 

How:  

Help:  

Time: 

Result:

Done:  

Teacher = coach => scaffolding & differentiation

Who: in pairs = collaborative learning = differentiation

Teacher checks answers in class + answers questions.

Teacher explains this is a Cambridge test style exercise. Also important to be able to change forms of a word for open writing assignments (exam writing). Less repetition.

https:

If there is some spare time in class. Do this quizlet learn set of OE and NF loan words synonyms as a class exercise.

What was the main topic of today's lesson?

Name something you learned today which you didn't know before.

Study:

Vocabulary list Old English & Norman French synonyms

Do:

Homework activity 3 (WB p. 16)

Help:

https://quizlet.com/535973980/learn

Homework

Teacher checks learning objectives prior lesson.