Word Wisdomwill help students to unlock vocabularyin context as they discover the meaning of new words andphrases through using context clues and analyzing meaningfulword parts.
Students will activate prior knowledge,use context clue strategies, and analyze roots as they learnto interpret unfamiliar words in any context. The wordschosen for each level are "Tier Two" academic words thatwere selected based on word frequency studies; these wordsare unlikely to be learned through conversation but appearin written text across subjects.
This student bookprovides a year's worth of lessons that will help studentsunlock the meaning of 270 new vocabulary words through 9thematic units with 30 words per unit. Units includeindividual lessons that feature a reading passage followedby a context clues strategy and then "Unlock the Meanings,""Process the Meanings," and "Apply What You've Learned"exercises. A review section and a practice test are given atthe end of each unit.
This Grade 6 course includes 9units on the themes of: communication, the body,personality, Earth, sky, water, movement, relationships,appearance, time, good and bad. Concepts covered includeusing context clues, learning specific Greek and Latin rootssuch as heir, her, gen lig, and others, developingspecific reference skills, and more.
Grade 6.
The Teacher's Guide provides an example of a weekly planand daily plan at the beginning of the book; it alsoincludes annotated Student Edition pages with the answersoverlaid. In the margins surrounding the student pages,teacher notes include an introduction with pre-readingdiscussion questions, as well as teaching tips that includemodel sentences and scripted questions (with answers) whereapplicable. The guide provides access to online "eResources"(which include graphic organizers and word cards) and pointsparents to a Word Wisdom app (NOT included- available forpurchase separately). The back of the book includesadditional activity ideas for each unit plus reproduciblepre-test and post-tests for lessons and units.
This6th grade kit includes:
- Student Edition, 223pages with dictionary, softcover. Non-reproducible;consumable workbook.
Teacher Edition, 283 pages,softcover, spiralbound, landscape orientation. Please note that this item is only available forpurchase by Homeschools located in the USA andCanada.
