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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Where Do New Words Come From?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Marcel Danesi explains how new words enter a language. L.11-12.1a Gram/Usage changes
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Psychology of Accents

For Students 9th - 10th
This Braincraft video, along with this lesson, are intended to get you thinking about why and how accents exist within languages.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Name Etymology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to research the etymology and history of their names. Students will begin to understand ways to make history, linguistic history, and cultural history a lot of fun.
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Handout
Other

Words Borrowed From Old French

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely high level of English competency is needed to use this site. Etymologists will enjoy it.
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Handout
Other

The Seven Day Week and the Meanings of the Names

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Ever wonder why Thursday is called Thursday? Find the answer to this and other word origins.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Rooting Out Words

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Three categories of words and four skill levels challenge players to identify the roots for the names of months, for numbers and numerical terms, and for a range of other words based on commonly used roots.