An Introduction to My Words:

You will need to determine 5 words (except for the first posting - see syllabus for details) for which you do not know the meanings. These words can be found in our book, any other book you are reading, a lecture from some class, the news, etc. Keep a record of these words and the additional information as assigned. Every so often, you will post these words to this very class blog (due dates are in the syllabus).

For each word you will need the following information:
1- The word in its context as you found it
2- The definition
3- The part of speech
4- Any root words, suffixes, or prefixes.
5- Its etymology and the historical meaning
6- An original sentence using the word

Many dictionaries will contain the information. To find the information online use the following steps:
=Search the web by using the word "+ etymology" For example, harried + etymology
=Use the site for the American Heritage Dictionary.
=Another source might be dictionary.com

Example:
ancestor
1) "The wolf is the ancestor of man's oldest animal friend -- the dog." 2) definition: forefather, progenitor, forebear3) part of speech: noun 4) root word: ancestry suffix: -or 5) etymology: ante meaning before; cedere meaning to go 6) My ancestors are German and Irish.