Latin/Greek Roots
Greek root meaning "measure"
What is meter?
Word meaning "exposed to and swept by the wind
What is windswept?
The "tortilla" in the story
What is the flat bottom of the pot?
Latin Root meaning "step" or "go"
What is grad or gress?
A state of being by oneself
What is solitude?
How Juan started making pottery
What is he found his first potsherds?
Latin root meaning "empty"
What is vac?
A broken piece of pottery, often found at archaeological sites
What is potsherds?
What happens before the pots are painted
What is shine the pots with animal bones, smooth stones, or dried beans?
All of these words are related, except. . .
industry
manufacture
judgment
product
What is judgment?
To think seriously about something that has occurred
What is reflect?
The author's main purpose for writing this selection
What is inform readers about an artist?
Word meaning "to cross a boundary"
What is transgress?
Word meaning "characterized by poverty"
What is impoverished?
Why the people fled from Mata Ortiz
What is "to escape a war"?