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This year all students will be working on Mastery Levels for a grade of C, B, A or A+. Students have a great deal of choice about the ways they will earn points.

See the [[file:2007 2008 Syllabus]] for specific information about points.

 * Practice the root words until they are automatic. This means you know instantly what they mean. Look up derivatives in a dictionary with word origins (etymology) included. Your dictionary must pass the test!
 * Arrange with someone to quiz you each day for ten minutes.
 * Earn points for additional derivatives and for illustrations of the root words.
 * Follow directions. Students have lost points because they did not include borders, card numbers or their initials on the cards, because cards were late or did not have a binder, bag, envelope or rubber band to keep them together.

Mastery spelling counts on quizzes and tests. Copy carefully!
For root words no more than one letter per word may be spelled incorrectly. For derivatives no more than two letters may be incorrect to receive credit.

__You must bring your Latin and Greek root word cards to class__ __in order to move up in levels and earn points__.

Work must be neat and on time. Redo your cards if they are messy.

Please disregard the class information on all other pages at this point, as this site is under reconstruction!
For Extra Credit bonus points to boost test scores and increase your word knowledge, spend an extra 15-20 minutes daily studying and looking up new derivatives. Please go to to print out an extra credit page. You will use a college-level dictionary with this page and will look up any interesting words to find out their source. See Etymology for more information about sources and derivatives.

Previous Tests
These tests were given October, 2006. Use the appropriate test for your student's level as a study guide

Key Word Outlines--Coming for October 2007
Parents, your students created Key Word Outlines as the first step in rewriting Aesop's Fables. Drafts of the fable are due now as the next step. Please refer to for a six-step example of how to retell a fable.

Please contact me using the discussion board above, if you have general questions, and I will post help on this wikispace so that it is available to all. If you have a specific question about your student's progress in class, contact me via email or telephone at school.

Magistra Nisan

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