Have you ever heard John Lennon's song 'Give Peace a Chance?'
John Lennon sings, "This -ism, that -ism." What do these "isms" mean? Grammatically or linguistically an -ism is a suffix.
How many words ending in 'ism' are there?
How many words with 'ism' can you think of. Make a list of 'isms.' Pick a letter from the alphabet and find a word that ends in 'ism.' Pick up an ideology, political idea, action or state to find a word that ends in 'ism.' Hint: These words ending in 'ism' tend to be similar in most languages.
Describe this word to your friends so that they can try to guess the word.
What are your 'isms'? Which 'isms' describe how you feel and think about certain subjects and events in life? Which 'isms' do you agree with or follow? Which 'isms' are not acceptable in your opinion and on which grounds?
Some 'isms' are created from names like Marxism. New 'isms' are created every day. Example Justin Bieber = Bieberism, Bieberism means ........? Donald Trump. Trumpism means..........
Create your one NAME ISM.
Create your symbol 'ism' and definition and present it to the class.