Tenth graders meet a defining feature of Greek: every noun has a gender, shown by its article. Greek has THREE — ο (o, masculine), η (i, feminine), and το (to, neuter, as in το παιδί “the child”). Here they focus on ο vs η, sorting nouns by their article.
Students will be able to…
ο, η or το? How does Greek mark a noun’s gender with its article?
Project this and sort each Greek noun into Masculine (ο) or Feminine (η).
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How does Greek mark a noun’s gender?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Compare gender & article systems.
Interpretive: identify noun gender.
Presentational: use the right article.
Interpersonal: use nouns correctly.
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Have students write two Greek nouns with the correct article (ο/η/το). A printable Greek gender sheet is in the World Languages library.
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