1. Jeopardy
Roots: What are they?
Root definitions
“Arachne the Spinner”
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Greek mythology
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2. What are the 2 most common languages roots come from?
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What are the 2 most common languages roots come from?
Greek and Latin

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What is a root?
The main part of a word.

4. Can a root stand on its own? For example: cred
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Can a root stand on its own? For example: cred No

5. What do you need to add to a root to make it a whole word?
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What do you need to add to a root to make it a whole word?
A prefix or a suffix (or both)

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Why do we learn roots?
Your knowledge of the roots’ meanings will allow you to figure out the meanings of MANY other words in the English language.

7. What is the definition of bio?
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What is the definition of bio?
Life

8. What is the definition of geo?
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What is the definition of geo?
Earth

9. What is the definition of tract?
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What is the definition of tract?
Pull

10. What is the definition of flect?
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What is the definition of flect?
Bend

11. What is the definition of dict?
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What is the definition of dict?
Speak

12. What is one thing a god or goddess is able to do?
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What is one thing a god or goddess is able to do?
Possible answers: 1. Be human in appearance 2. Never get old 3. Have supernatural abilities 4. Travel a long distance instantly

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What are the three things do you need to look for when reading a Greek myth?
The moral
The explanation
Connections to our lives

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What is a moral?
A lesson that teaches us how to behave or treat others in our lives.

15. Who or what is the conflict between in a myth?
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Who or what is the conflict between in a myth?
Two or more characters OR characters and nature.

16. What are the 4 things that all Greek myths must have?
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What are the 4 things that all Greek myths must have?
Gods and goddesses
Major conflict
An explanation why something happened
A moral

17. What is the moral of “Arachne the Spinner”?
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What is the moral of “Arachne the Spinner”?
Don’t be arrogant or prideful

18. What does “Arachne the Spinner” explain?
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What does “Arachne the Spinner” explain?
How spiders came into this world.

19. Who or what is the conflict between in the myth?
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Who or what is the conflict between in the myth?
Arachne and Athena

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What does Arachne do that causes Athena to make her feel guilt and remorse?
Arachne wove a tapestry that showed the gods and goddesses doing bad things like drinking and being careless.

21. How does the moral of this story apply to your life?
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How does the moral of this story apply to your life?
Answers will vary. Make sure to say how you or someone you know was arrogant or prideful and what happened to you or the other person for being this way.

22. Based on the definition of the root “geo”, what does geology mean?
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Based on the definition of the root “geo”, what does geology mean?
The study of the earth

23. Describe Athena: Who is she?
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Describe Athena: Who is she?
She is a Greek goddess who is very skilled at weaving.

24. Can you use this root on its own as a whole word? vis
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Can you use this root on its own as a whole word? vis No

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Based on the definition of the root “vis”, what does the word vision mean?
The ability to see

26. Why did Athena turn Arachne into a spider?
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Why did Athena turn Arachne into a spider?
Athena felt back that Arachne killed herself, so she turned her into a spider. That way Arachne could weave beautiful webs forever!