Categorize by Roots


OBJECTIVES Students will C learn the Latin roots sta, stit, ple, pli, plic, jud, jur, and jus.


C group vocabulary words according to their Latin roots.


GUIDE STUDENTS Have students read the Word List on page 190. Tell them that all of these words contain one of the Latin roots introduced on this page. Some stu- dents may be able to make connec- tions between these roots and the languages they speak at home or are learning at school. For example, they may relate the Spanish word jurar, meaning “to swear,” to the Latin root jur. Similarly, they may relate Spanish words such as juramento (oath), jurídi- co (legal), justamente (justly, fairly), justicia (justice), or justo (fair, just) to the unit theme of Law and Order.


PRACTICE


Review students’ completed word sorts and list the other words they added to the sort, which might include stationery, constituent, applica- ble, pliable, multiple, jury, juror, judge, and justice.


Many English words have Latin roots. Knowing the meanings of roots can help you understand the meanings of many words. Some of the words you studied in Part 1 have Latin roots. Each root below is related to law and order.


Latin Root: sta, stit meaning: to stand English word: circumstantial


meaning: having a possible but not definite connection


Latin Root: ple, pli, plic meaning: to fold English word: compliance


meaning: in obedience to or agreement with


Latin Root: jud, jur, jus meaning: right, law, to swear English word: injurious meaning: harmful


WORD LIST


constable jurisdiction statute perjury supplicant restitution constituent duplicity accomplice complicity


Categorize by Roots Find these roots in the Word List. Then write each word in the correct column. Add other words you know that come from the same Latin roots.


Latin Root: sta, stit


constable statute restitution constituent Answers will vary.


Latin Root: ple, pli, plic


supplicant duplicity accomplice complicity Answers will vary. Law and Order 190 Law and Order Part 2


Latin Root: jud, jur, jus


jurisdiction perjury Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary.


Speaking


Speaking&Vocabulary Speaking of Jury Trials


Encourage interested students to investigate the people and procedures used in a jury trial. Have them deliver an oral report on the answers to these questions:


C What is the prosecutor’s job? Whom does he or she represent?


C What rights does the person on trial have? How many jurors are there? How are they chosen?


C Which side presents its case first? Which side has the last word?


T190 Unit 9 Law and Order Part 2

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