1. Classical Roots Lesson 9: Creativity

2. roots ARS, ARTIS <L. art AOIDE <G. song CANTO, CANTARE, CATAVI <L to sing PINGO, PINGERE, PINXI, PICTUM <L. to paint, to embroider

3. ars, artis <L. art

4. artifact An object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period (facere <L. to make)

5. artifice Craftiness; trickery Cleverness; skill (fice= facere <L. to make)

6. artless Without deceit or cunning; natural; simple Crude; ignorant; uncultured

7. artisan A skilled craftsperson

8. Practice! Which word refers to a craftsperson? artless? artifice? artisan? (artisan)

9. Practice! Somebody who is simple, naïve, or uncultured could be called… artless? artifice? artisan? (artless)

10. Practice! Craftiness, trickery, cleverness, skill artless? artifice? artisan? (artifice)

11. aoide <G. song

12. ode A poem usually addressed to a particular person, object, or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet

13. parody A humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music To mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect

14. rhapsody Speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm A musical composition of irregular form

15. Practice! A poem addressed to a particular person, object, or event is… ode? rhapsody? parody? (ode)

16. Practice! A spoof, an imitation for a comic effect ode? rhapsody? parody? (parody)

17. Practice! The expression of great pleasure or enthusiasm ode? rhapsody? parody? (rhapsody)

18. canto, cantare <L. to sing

19. incantation The chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power used to create a magical spell

20. recant To take back a formal statement or belief previously made known

21. Pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictum <L. to paint, to embroider

22. depict To paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture To describe; to picture in words (de <L. from)

23. pictograph A picture or drawing representing words or ideas

24. Practice! Magical words that are said or chanted recant? incantation? parody? (incantation)

25. Practice! A symbol or an icon depict? recant? pictograph? (pictograph)

26. Practice! To take back words that were previously made known depict? recant? pictograph? (recant)

27. Practice! To picture in words; to describe depict? incantation? parody? (depict)

28. Challenge! ______________on cave walls have been found in Lascaux, France that are over 17, 300 years old! (pictographs)

29. Challenge! “Abracadabra” and “open sesame” are examples of ______________. (incantations)

30. Challenge! Mad TV and Weird Al Yankovic often mock or spoof pop culture in their ______________. (parodies)

31. Challenge! The mayor launched into a ___________ about his plans for improving the city. (rhapsody)

32. Challenge! The wall was painted with a large mural _____________ famous scenes in American history. (depicting)

33. 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)

34. Challenge! Scary Movie and Vampires Suck are movies that make fun of pop culture celebrities and plots. These are considered to be ___________. (parodies)

35. Challenge! The whole story was just an ____________to win our sympathy! (artifice)

36. Challenge! Her simple, __________, charm won us over instantly. (artless)

37. 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)

38. Challenge! If a writer wants to pay tribute or show respect for an event or a person, he or she may write an ________. (ode)

39. Challenge! Many ____________have been found in excavation sites of the Egyptian pyramids. (artifacts)

40. Challenge! Cartoonists sometimes humorously ___________political figures or events for (parody)

41. Challenge! The painter, Mary Cassatt, ____________scenes of family life and intimate interiors in her work. (depicted)

42. Challenge! Detectives must possess __________ to solve their cases. (artifice)

43. Challenge! Although ___________in Spanish culture and language, our family decided to visit and learn a great deal. (artless)

44. Challenge! Visitors to the Eiffel Tower or Grand Canyon often recount their impressions in a ___________of detail. (rhapsody)

45. Challenge! Many were forced to _________ their statements made in opposition to the harsh ruler, or they would face severe consequences. (recant)

46. Challenge! The author ___________the life of a young Chinese girl growing up in San Francisco. (depicts)

47. Challenge! Categorize the vocabulary words as: NOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS

48. NOUNS artifact artifice artisan ode parody rhapsody incantation pictograph

49. ADJECTIVES artless

50. VERBS parody recant depict

51. Challenge! What is the noun form of parody? (parodist)

52. Challenge! What is the verb form of rhapsody? (rhapsodize)

53. Challenge! What is the adjective form of rhapsody? (rhapsodic)

54. Challenge! What is the noun form of recant? (recantation)

55. Challenge! What is the adjective form of pictograph? (pictographic)