1. Do Now: Hello, Shakespeare! In your notebooks…write down three words that come to mind when you hear the name Shakespeare In your notebooks…write down three words that come to mind when you hear the name Shakespeare Now write down the titles of as many plays written by Shakespeare as you can come up with: Now write down the titles of as many plays written by Shakespeare as you can come up with:

2. Using a Dictionary! A dictionary provides much more than just a definition of a word A dictionary provides much more than just a definition of a word What else can you find out about a word in a dictionary? What else can you find out about a word in a dictionary?

3. Dictionary Today, we are going to find parts of speech and the origin of words (etymology) Today, we are going to find parts of speech and the origin of words (etymology) POS: POS: Noun: N Noun: N Adjective: Adj. Adjective: Adj. Adverb: Adv. Adverb: Adv. Verb: V Verb: V Preposition: Prep Preposition: Prep Pronoun: Pron. Pronoun: Pron. Interjection: Injer. Interjection: Injer. Conjunction: Conj. Conjunction: Conj. Word Origin Word Origin English: Eng. Latin: L French: Fr. Greek: Gk If multiple origins are listed, the choose the oldest

4. Example EOC Question Read this definition of a word in the fourth stanza of “Childhood.” pun gent (adjective) A sharp, stinging, or biting quality, especially of odors [L pungent-, pungens, prp. of pungere to sting; akin to L pugnus fist, pugnare, to fight] According to this entry, from which language does the word pungent originally come? A Latin A Latin B French B French C English C English D Greek D Greek