Wednesday, September 4 introduction to English 3




to English III


       So what's different about English III?

                     Explaining the class blog
                     
               Getting to know each other a bit

            




                                      English III this year will be known as the philologists.  A philologist is somene who loves words. This could be a book, the lyrics of a song, a poignant rap or a poem. The key route word here is philo, which means love.

Associated with this label is our blog. This is where you will to to find out everything that is happening in the classroom.

The link to the blog is
Parkerenglish3-19-20.blogspot.com
This is posted at the front of the class. 

 CLASS HANDOUT / COPY BELOW

There will be a quiz on the following words on Tuesday, September 10. The first part of the quiz will be matching the words to the definition. The second half will consist of selecting the best vocabulary word based upon the context of the sentence. This will count in the 15% homework category. If you lose your list, you may find the words on the blog.
philo, phil, phila & phile


These ROOT-WORDS are PHIL, PHILA, PHILO & PHILE which mean LOVE. It comes from the Greek philos which means loving. There are a great many words with this root since there are many things to love.  Below is a small sample. This list gives you a good sampling; man, the arts both creative and practical, self, others, learning, wisdom, even the humble plant which wants nothing more than a tree to climb on. Truly PHIL makes the world go round! PHILO gets you to your places.


1. Philadelphia- (noun) city of brotherly love

2. philanderer- (noun)- a male flirt

3. philanthropist-(noun)- a lover of mankind. Note that the root anthro means man.
A lover of mankind; a generous giver to human welfare

4. philatelist-(noun)-a stamp collector

5. philematology- (noun)- the science of kissing

6. philharmonic –(adjective)- relating to an organization concerned with music

7. philosophy- (noun)- love of wisdom

8. philter (noun)- a love potion

9. hemophilia (noun)- a blood disease

10. anglophile (noun)- someone who loves British things











             

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