Spotlight on Vocabulary Level 2: Word Origins
Spotlight on Vocabulary Level 2: Word Origins
Ages: 9-13
Grades: 4-8
Learning the various ways words enter the English language helps students build a rich, flexible vocabulary. Written in the successful format of the Spotlight series, the book has:
- age-appropriate, curricular vocabulary
- gradual progression in difficulty to build student success
- light demands for spelling and writing
- a pretest/posttest
Appealing, one-page lessons in a variety of formats, teach students:
- that many words in English came from other language and cultures over many years
- to identify members of word families and use them correctly
- to identify blended, compound, and clipped words
- to match acronyms and their meanings
- to connect eponyms (words that come from the names of people or places) with their origins
- to recognize and use differing regional and cultural vocabulary
40 pages • 8.5 x 11, softcover • ©2005