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Mot
MOT means MOVE
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 what a spell with "locomotor"
involves.
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
|
meaning and example
|
what to draw
|
question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
|
locomote |
to move about (animals
locomote; trees don't) |
someone locomoting |
What are three ways to locomote? |
motor |
1. an object that makes
things move (motor for a fan, motor for a car)
2. having to do with motion ("motor skills"
are your abilities to move well, whether walking or
writing) |
a motor (doesn't have to be detailed!) |
What are three things that have motors? |
moving |
1. Changing position
2. Causing a change in feeling (a "moving"
story may "move" you to tears or laughter) |
something moving |
What are two things that were "moving"
to you because they made you react with your feelings? |
emotion |
feeling (sadness, anger,
fear, excitement, joy, laughter) |
three faces with three different
emotions on them |
What are three ways people show
emotions? |
remote |
1. From a distance (a
remote country is a far away country; a remote chance
is a very small, far-away chance)
2. an object used to control something from a distance
(TV remote) |
Something being *controlled* remotely |
How did the TV 'remote' get its name? |
promote |
to move forward or ahead
(promote someone to a better job, promote an idea to
people as being a good idea) |
Someone or something being promoted
|
What are three ideas about school
that you would like to promote? |
demote |
To move to a lower position
or rank (to demote someone in the army) |
Someone or something being demoted |
What are two reasons someone might
get demoted from their job? |
motive |
reason for doing something
(for example, "his motive for taking Sign Language
was so he could communicate with his Deaf cousin"
or "her motive for taking his bookbag was because
she thought he had taken hers") |
|
What are two examples of good motives
for doing something? |
motivate |
To give someone a reason
(motive) to do something (motivate you to do your work
by promising good grades or ice cream, motivate a team
by cheering them on) |
SOmeone who is clearly motivated |
What are two things that you are
motivated to do, and what motivates you to do them?
(These don't have to be school-related) |
commotion |
noisy confusion; lots
of things happening at once (there is often commotion
in the cafeteria; or on the football field after a game) |
an example of commotion |
What are two places where you would
NOT want commotion, and why? (a wedding, perhaps?) |
Complete these sentences with the "mot" word that
fits. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in
previous lessons.
1. There was such a ______________________________ after
the announcement that schools would close that nobody could
hear the rest of the announcement.
2. We were told that if we worked well, in six months the
boss would _________________________________ us to a higher
paying job.
3. He could not hide his ___________________________ as his
eyes filled with tears.
4. Cheetahs and antelopes can ___________________________
very quickly!
5. A bad test grade will _________________________ you from
being the top in your class.
6. This movie is very ______________________, so bring a
lot of tissues to cry into!
7. We all knew that he had been the one to send her flowers,
but nobody could figure out his _______________________________
.
8. The coach knows how to ___________________________________
us to work hard in practice.
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