Transcript Classical Roots

Classical Roots
Lesson 9: Creativity
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• ARS, ARTIS <L. art
• AOIDE <G. song
• CANTO, CANTARE, CATAVI <L to sing
• PINGO, PINGERE, PINXI, PICTUM
<L. to paint, to embroider
ars, artis
•<L. art
artifact
• An object made by human beings;
often refers to a primitive tool or
other relic from an earlier period
(facere <L. to make)
artifice
• Craftiness; trickery
• Cleverness; skill
(fice= facere <L. to make)
artless
• Without deceit or cunning; natural;
simple
• Crude; ignorant; uncultured
artisan
• A skilled craftsperson
Practice!
• Which word refers to a
craftsperson?
artless? artifice? artisan?
(artisan)
Practice!
• Somebody who is simple, naïve, or
uncultured could be called…
artless? artifice? artisan?
(artless)
Practice!
• Craftiness, trickery, cleverness, skill
artless? artifice? artisan?
(artifice)
aoide
•<G. song
ode
• A poem usually addressed to a
particular person, object, or event
that has stimulated deep and noble
feelings in the poet
parody
• A humorous imitation of a piece of
literature or music
• To mimic a style, plot, or idea for
comic effect
rhapsody
• Speech or writing expressing great
pleasure or enthusiasm
• A musical composition of irregular
form
Practice!
• A poem addressed to a particular
person, object, or event is…
ode? rhapsody? parody?
(ode)
Practice!
• A spoof, an imitation for a comic
effect
ode? rhapsody? parody?
(parody)
Practice!
• The expression of great pleasure or
enthusiasm
ode? rhapsody? parody?
(rhapsody)
canto, cantare
•<L. to sing
incantation
• The chanting or speaking of words
seeming to have magical power
used to create a magical spell
recant
• To take back a formal statement or
belief previously made known
Pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictum
• <L. to paint, to embroider
depict
• To paint, draw, or express in a
picture or sculpture
• To describe; to picture in words
(de <L. from)
pictograph
•A picture or drawing
representing words or
ideas
Practice!
• Magical words that are said or
chanted
recant? incantation? parody?
(incantation)
Practice!
• A symbol or an icon
depict? recant? pictograph?
(pictograph)
Practice!
• To take back words that were
previously made known
depict? recant? pictograph?
(recant)
Practice!
• To picture in words; to describe
depict? incantation? parody?
(depict)
Challenge!
• ______________on cave walls have
been found in Lascaux, France that
are over 17, 300 years old!
(pictographs)
Challenge!
• “Abracadabra” and “open sesame”
are examples of ______________.
(incantations)
Challenge!
• Mad TV and Weird Al Yankovic often
mock or spoof pop culture in their
______________.
(parodies)
Challenge!
• The mayor launched into a
___________ about his plans for
improving the city.
(rhapsody)
Challenge!
• The wall was painted with a large
mural _____________ famous
scenes in American history.
(depicting)
Challenge!
• Witnesses threatened to _________if
their names were released to the
media. They didn’t want others to
know they turned in the criminal.
(recant)
Challenge!
• Scary Movie and Vampires Suck
are movies that make fun of pop
culture celebrities and plots. These
are considered to be ___________.
(parodies)
Challenge!
• The whole story was just an
____________to win our sympathy!
(artifice)
Challenge!
• Her simple, __________, charm won
us over instantly.
(artless)
Challenge!
• We visited a re-created 19th century
village that featured an array of various
___________: a carpenter, a
blacksmith, a glassblower, and a potter.
(artisans)
Challenge!
• If a writer wants to pay tribute or show
respect for an event or a person, he or
she may write an ________.
(ode)
Challenge!
• Many ____________have been
found in excavation sites of the
Egyptian pyramids.
(artifacts)
Challenge!
• Cartoonists sometimes humorously
___________political figures or
events for
(parody)
Challenge!
• The painter, Mary Cassatt,
____________scenes of family life
and intimate interiors in her work.
(depicted)
Challenge!
• Detectives must possess
__________ to solve their cases.
(artifice)
Challenge!
• Although ___________in Spanish
culture and language, our family
decided to visit and learn a great
deal.
(artless)
Challenge!
• Visitors to the Eiffel Tower or Grand
Canyon often recount their impressions
in a ___________of detail.
(rhapsody)
Challenge!
• Many were forced to _________ their
statements made in opposition to the
harsh ruler, or they would face severe
consequences.
(recant)
Challenge!
• The author ___________the life of a
young Chinese girl growing up in
San Francisco.
(depicts)
Challenge!
• Categorize the vocabulary words as:
NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
VERBS
NOUNS
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artifact
artifice
artisan
ode
parody
rhapsody
incantation
pictograph
ADJECTIVES
•artless
VERBS
•parody
•recant
•depict
Challenge!
• What is the noun form of parody?
(parodist)
Challenge!
• What is the verb form of rhapsody?
(rhapsodize)
Challenge!
• What is the adjective form of
rhapsody?
(rhapsodic)
Challenge!
• What is the noun form of recant?
(recantation)
Challenge!
• What is the adjective form of
pictograph?
(pictographic)