vol and mort are the first of a series of word parts from
the Harry Potter series to be featured in the Resource Room.
Death being a bit of an emotional subject, you may wish to
be sensitive about the 'mort' words.
I. FOR EACH WORD:
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word
|
meaning and example
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what to draw
|
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
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volunteer |
To offer to serve without
pay or reward. A student can volunteer to take a note
to the office. Tennessee's nickname as the "Volunteer
State" came from the large number of people from
Tennessee who volunteered to serve in the War of 1812.
Volunteer firefighters do not get paid. |
Someone volunteering for something. |
What are three things a volunteer
could do at a school?
What would a volunteer be likely to say? |
voluntary |
Adjective -- done by
free choice. A voluntary contribution is one you did
not have to make. (also "noun- a piece of music,
frequently spontaneous, done as a prelude" - you
may have heard a "trumpet voluntary" at a
wedding or graduation) |
Yourself doing one of your favorite
voluntary activities |
What are ten things you did today
that were voluntary? |
involuntary |
Not done by choice or
by thinking about it. Your heart beats involuntarily
because you don't decide to do it; if you hear a loud
noise you may make an involuntary jump. You may have
to make an involuntary purchase of a uniform if you
get a job as a nurse. |
|
What are two examples of "involuntary"
actions, besides your heart beating or jumping when
you are startled? |
volition |
The act of choosing to
do something. For example, Mary apologized to Kate of
her own volition, not because anybody told her to do
it. |
|
What are three things you could do
of your own volition, even though they would not be
the easiest thing to do? |
benevolent |
Intending good things
to happen ("bene" is a word part meaning "good")--
a "benevolent dictator" is someone who is
has control over a group, but makes decisions that are
good for them. A benevolent person says and does things
to help people. |
Someone doing something benevolent. |
What are three things a benevolent
person could do? |
malevolent |
intending bad things
to happen ("mal" is a word part meaning "bad").
If something is done malevolently, that person knew
that what was done could be bad, and that's why he or
she did it. |
Someone doing something malevolent? |
What are three malevolent things
a person could say? |
MORT: |
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mortal |
adjective -- subject
to death, or causing death. People are mortal, since
they die. A mortal illness or injury is one that makes
a person die. |
|
What are three kinds of mortal injuries
or illnesses? |
immortal |
never dying; living forever.
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What are two things a person might
do if he/she thought he/she was immortal? |
mortuary |
Funeral home |
a mortuary |
What are three things you would find
at a mortuary? |
mortify |
To embarrass or humiliate
completely; Teenagers are sometimes easily mortified;
for some students, school is a place of frequent mortification.
. (A less common meaning is to "subjugate by disciplinary
austerities") |
Someone who has just been mortified |
What are three things that someone
might say or do if he were feeling mortified? |
mortician |
Someone who prepares
a body for burial |
|
What are two things that you should
be good at if you wanted to be a mortician? |
post mortem |
Examination of a body
after death ("post" is a word part meaning
"after), often to figure out what caused the death. |
|
Why would a post mortem be done? |
rigor mortis |
the rigidity of a body
that happens after death (and why zombies in movies
walk stiffly) |
zombies in movies |
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Complete these sentences with the vol or mort word that fits.
Be sure review words learned in previous lessons.
1. Voldemort is a very ________________________________ character
who likes to see bad things happen to people.
2. A _________________________________ showed that the man
had died of natural causes.
3. Joining the Reading Club is ______________________________
, so only join if you really want to read.
4. Cary was ______________________________ when the entire
school learned about his secret crush.
5.Is there a __________________________ who would be willing
to go pick up our pizza?
6. Even though Shakespeare died, people consider his plays
and poems to be ___________________________.
7. Cassie went to school to learn how to become a ___________________________,
and then got a job at a mortuary.
8. He's a _______________________________ man who is always
looking for ways to help people.
