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LOC
LOC means PLACE
In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone,
the spells use many word parts that reveal their meanings.
It's not hard to figure out how locomotor mortis (or
the "leg-locking curse") would keep a person from
locomoting very well (especially if you remember what mort
means).
Many of these words have both concrete and abstract meanings.
This can be confusing. It can also demonstrate the relationship
between concrete objects and abstract ideas, which is just
a few steps short of understanding the concept of "symbolism"
in literature and poetry. A "motor" can be an object
that makes things move -- or it can be a word to describe
motion ("fine motor skills"). "Remote"
was originally an adjective, but now is used to describe the
object from which we remotely control something.
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
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word
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meaning and example
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what to draw
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question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
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locomotive |
1. Of or relating to
travel
2. A self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is
used for moving railroad cars (a steam locomotive) |
A locomotive |
How do you think the "locomotive"
got its name? |
locomote |
to move about (animals
locomote; trees don't) |
someone locomoting |
What are three ways to locomote? |
locate |
To find, place or indicate
where something is (locate a missing person, locate
a house in a certain town) |
Someone trying to locate something
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What are three different ways to
locate three different things? |
dislocate |
To put out of place;
to separate a bone from its usual connection with another
bone (dislocated shoulders, knees and fingers). |
|
What is a sport where you might dislocate
a bone? How might it happen? |
local |
of or relating to a certain
place or the area around you (the local schools, a local
doctor) |
a local map |
What are three local businesses? |
relocate |
to locate again; to establish
in a new place (relocated refugees from a war; relocate
yourself when your family moves) |
something being relocated |
What are three reasons you might
have to relocate something? |
allocate |
to set aside or designate
for a special reason (allocate money for books, allocate
food to children) |
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What are three things you would like
to be in charge of allocating, besides money? |
locale |
location, especially
connected to a certain event (the locale for the buzzard
festival) |
something in your locale |
What are two interesting things about
your locale? |
Complete these sentences with the "loc" word that
fits. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in
previous lessons.
locomotives locate dislocated locomote relocate allocated
locale local
1. Ron and Hermione had been practicing the Leg-locker Curse,
or locomotor mortis, so that anybody who tried to hurt
Harry Potter would not be able to _________________________
2. We will have to _________________________________ these
desks and books until the basement dries out.
3. Each student was _____________________________________
$5 to buy food on the field trip.
4. It took two steam ___________________________ to haul
the train of railroad cars.
5. This ________________________ is famous for its French
restaurants.
6. Brenda _______________________________ her finger playing
volleyball.
7. I am trying very hard to ____________________________
a bicycle that my sister will like.
8. I went to all of the ______________________ bike shops,
but it looks like I will have to check out of town shops,
too.
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