1. Classical Roots Here and There Lesson 1 – 31 Aug – 11 Sep
Quiz – 11 Sep
Lesson 2 – 14 Sep – 25 Sep
Quiz – 25 Sep

2. Lesson 1 – Here and There Position and Placement
Know your roots
Inter – “between”
Pono, ponere, posui, positum – “to put,” “to place”
Prope, propinquis – “near”
Quies, quietis, quiesco, quiescere, quietum – “to rest,” “to remain quiet”
Trudo, trudere, trusi, trusum – “to push”

3. Lesson 1 – Here and There Inter – “between”
Words you already know – intercept, interdict, interfere, intermission, intervene
How does the prefix “inter” contribute to the meaning of intercept and interfere?
Intercept:
come between thrower and receiver
Interfere:
introduce an obstacle between parties

4. Lesson 1 – Here and There Pono, Ponere, Posui, Positum – “to put,” “to place”
Words you already know – pose, dispose, expose, postpone
How is the idea of a physical pose consistent with these roots?
Pose
to put or place the body in different positions

5. Lesson 1 – Here and There Prope, propinquis – “near”
Words you already know – approach, approximate, proximity
Different applications of “approach”
The approach of fall
Fall draws near
Approach the bench
Get closer to the judge’s bench
The aircraft’s final approach
The aircraft comes nearer to the runway

6. Lesson 1 – Here and There Quies, quietis – “quiet,” “rest”
Words you already know – quiet, tranquil, quit, acquit
How does the root “quiet” contribute to the meaning of tranquil?
Tranquil
Quiet, calm

7. Lesson 1 – Here and There Trudo, trudere, trusi, trusum – “to push”
Words you already know – intrude, protrude
Name people or things that might intrude
An unwelcome guest:
Pushes himself into a situation
A phone call:
The ringer can’t be ignored.

8. Lesson 2 – Here and There Position and Placement
Know your roots
Alter – “other”
Epi – “on,” “toward,” “after”
Para – “beside”
Peri – “around”
Tithenai – “to put”

9. Lesson 2 – Here and There Alter – “other”
Words you already know – alter, alteration, alternative
How does the prefix “alter” contribute to the meaning of “alternative?”
A choice between one and the other

10. Lesson 2 – Here and There Epi – “on,” “toward,” “after”
Words you already know – episode, epiphany, episode, epidermis, epilogue
log(ue) is the Greek root for “word” How does the prefix “epi” combine with “logue” to describe “epilogue?”
Words after, or toward other words
A speech placed on top of the action that is complete

11. Lesson 2 – Here and There Para – “beside”
Words you already know – parallel, paranoid, paraphrase, parable, paragraph
What is a paragraph?
A block of words and sentences set together, or beside one another with a shared topic
If the Greek root graph refers to “write,” what would be the literal translation of “paragraph?”
“beside write”
Texts were once written continuously without indents or spaces between topics so writers would place lines beside the writing to indicate a shift in thought or speaker

12. Lesson 2 – Here and There Peri – “around”
Words you already know – perimeter, period, periscope
If meter is the Greek root for “measure,” how does the prefix “peri” combine with “meter” to describe “perimeter?”
A measurement around and area

13. Lesson 2 – Here and There Tithenai – “to put”
Typically appears in English as “thet” or “thes”
Words you already know – hypothesis, parenthesis, synthesize
How does the prefix “para” combine with “thes” to describe “parenthesis?”
Used to put aside ideas in a sentence