Vocabulary From Classical Roots

Grade 8 (Book B)

 

Student Books
Vocabulary from Classical Roots can be easily incorporated into any curriculum. Use the Student Books to teach word strategies as well as word etymologies. Assign exercises as independent or small group work, or incorporate them into whole class instruction.

•		Organized thematically
•		Abundant literary, historical and geographical references
•		2 roots and 8–15 words in each lesson
•		Dictionary-style definitions
•		“Challenge Words” enhance vocabulary development
•		Expository and creative writing prompts in all review lessons

Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key
A powerful tool that complements, extends, and enriches the series, the Teacher’s Guides provide scaffolded instruction for individual learning needs. A variety of written and oral word games helps students build word-learning strategies and gives them practice using the familiar and key vocabulary words from each lesson.

 

Skills Addressed

• Greek and Latin roots • Word origins and etymologies • Synonyms and antonyms • Analogies • Word usage • Word forms • Critical thinking • Dictionary and glossary use • Test taking/assessment

• Editing sentences • Homophones • Multiple-meaning words • Parts of speech • Prefixes • Suffixes • Spelling • Syllables • Writing

 

Each classroom set includes 25 Student Books, 1 Teacher's Guide, and 1 Test Book.