Invent A WordInvent A Word

Shakespeare’s Creative Shakespeare’s Creative GeniusGenius

Smart Man!Smart Man! In Shakespeare’s In Shakespeare’s

day, the average day, the average person had a person had a vocabulary of vocabulary of around 500 words. around 500 words.

A famous poet, John A famous poet, John Milton, used about Milton, used about 7,000 words.7,000 words.

A college educated A college educated person today uses person today uses an average of an average of 3,000-4,000 words3,000-4,000 words

He knew more!He knew more!

Shakespeare used Shakespeare used 15,000 words in 15,000 words in his plays, alone! his plays, alone! He used 7,000 He used 7,000 more in his stories more in his stories and poems.and poems.

His mother and His mother and father couldn’t father couldn’t even read and even read and write.write.

InventorInventor In fact, Shakespeare In fact, Shakespeare

INVENTED 1500-2000 INVENTED 1500-2000 wordswords

Among his new words:Among his new words: alligator, anchovy, alligator, anchovy,

critic, embrace, eyeball, critic, embrace, eyeball, farmhouse, puppy dog, farmhouse, puppy dog, luggage, manager, luggage, manager, tardiness, skim milk, tardiness, skim milk, watch-dog, majestic, watch-dog, majestic, olympian, unreal, soft-olympian, unreal, soft-hearted, gossip, hearted, gossip, downstairs downstairs

Your Turn!Your Turn!You will create 5 new words by either You will create 5 new words by either combining combining

existing wordsexisting words (ex. eyeball), (ex. eyeball), borrowing from borrowing from another languageanother language, or just , or just being original. Make sure you being original. Make sure you include the following for EACH word:include the following for EACH word:

1.1. Part of SpeechPart of Speech2.2. DefinitionDefinition3.3. Original sentence using your new wordOriginal sentence using your new word4.4. Colorful Illustration Colorful Illustration Each word will have its own note card. The BLANK side will consist of Each word will have its own note card. The BLANK side will consist of

the new word, part of speech, and definition. The LINED side will the new word, part of speech, and definition. The LINED side will consist of the original sentence and colorful illustration.consist of the original sentence and colorful illustration.

Try to think of a word Try to think of a word for…for…

A. what it’s called when a person talks to A. what it’s called when a person talks to animalsanimals

B. The name of a movie that has it all– B. The name of a movie that has it all– comedy, drama, action, romancecomedy, drama, action, romance

C. a word to describe a sport that C. a word to describe a sport that involves popsiclesinvolves popsicles

D. D.

E.E.