Classical Roots Lesson 9 Creativity roots ARS ARTIS

Classical Roots Lesson 9: Creativity

roots • 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 19 th 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 • • 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)