Word Wisdom will help students to take ownershipof new vocabulary as they discover the meaning of new wordsand phrases, use context clues, analyze meaningful wordparts, and consult reference materials. Students willdemonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuancesin word meaning and acquire general academic andsubject-specific words through lessons that provide directinstruction and context-clues strategies.
Thestudent edition provides a year's worth of lessons that willhelp students unlock the meaning of over 300 new vocabularywords in context, process new words through activities thatreinforce meanings, and apply new words through activitiesthat access higher thinking skills.
This Grade 8 courseincludes nine topical units: behavior, measuremnet,communication, society, movement, good and bad, time, themind, and law and order. Each unit covers using contextclues, specific Latin and/or Greek roots such as err,pla, plea, vers, vert and others, and reference skillssuch as syllabication and pronunciation from a dictionary,using word origins, and more.
The Teacher Editionprovides annotated Student Edition pages, weekly and dailyinstructional planners, student learning objectives,assessment blackline masters, helpful tips that maketeaching easy, and a correlation to the Common Core StateStandards. Includes a CD-ROM with printable games andactivities.
This kit includes:
- StudentEdition
- Teacher Edition
Please note thatthis item is only available for purchase by Homeschoolslocated in the USA and Canada.
