Classical RootsLesson 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 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:

NOUNSADJECTIVES

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)