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Vocabulary Their Way: Words and Strategies for Academic Success, Grade 7
by Inc. Pearson EducationNIMAC-sourced textbook
Vocabulary Workshop
by Holt Rinehart WinstonUse the context structure sound dictionary (CSSD) strategy to improve your vocabulary, to make new words your own. Use one or more of the strategies to determine the meanings of each words you do not known.
Vocabulary Workshop, Common Core Enriched Edition, Level B
by Jerome ShostakA publisher-supplied textbook
Vocabulary Workshop: Level B
by Jerome ShostakPrepare students for the new standardized tests and teach 300 essential vocabulary words per level.
Vocabulary and Spelling
by Mcdougal LittellThe Vocabulary and Spelling Book contains lessons designed to help you understand and remember important vocabulary skills and strategies. You will often need to use basic reference sources to master these new techniques and to complete the exercises within the book.
Vocabulary for Literacy: CfE
by Jane Cooper Rachel AlexanderSyllabus: CfE (Curriculum for Excellence, from Education Scotland) and SQALevel: BGE (S1-S3) and Senior Phase (National 4/5)Subject: LiteracyWords are powerful. Enrich your vocabulary and you will be able to speak, listen, read and write more effectively.Explore important aspects of vocabulary - decoding words, easily confused words, groups of words and new words - through simple explanations, strategies, progressive activities and revision tasks.This is the only book available that includes a dedicated chapter on inclusive language, to teach pupils how their words can make people feel accepted and understood.Vocabulary for Literacy equips pupils with the building blocks for success in exams, coursework and adult life, and facilitates literacy development across the curriculum.> Understand the essentials. Key concepts that pupils need to remember are introduced in 'explanation' boxes.> Put theory into practice. 'Building', 'Strengthening' and 'Extending' tasks enable pupils to apply their knowledge and skills, through a mix of solo and group work.> Check and consolidate. 22 photocopiable A-Z activity sheets at the end of the book can be used flexibly for classwork, homework, revision or assessment.> See the big picture. 'Crossover' boxes make links to prior and future learning, knowledge and skills, encouraging pupils to approach vocabulary holistically.> Avoid common errors. 'Mistake' boxes contain examples and tips to ensure that pupils get it right in their own speech and writing."There is a proven link between an improved vocabulary and increased attainment in Scottish schooling."Rachel Alexander
Vocabulary for Success, Common Core Enriched Edition, Grade 7
by Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey Ernest MorrellA publisher-supplied textbook
Vocabulary for Success, Common Core Enriched Edition, Grade 7
by Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey Ernest MorrellA publisher-supplied textbook
Vocabulary from Classical Roots A
by Norma Fifer Nancy FlowersIdeal for students mastering a growing content-area vocabulary in social studies, science, and mathematics multisyllabic Greek- and Latin-based words help students unlock the meanings of literally thousands of words.
Vocabulary in Action (Level D)
by The Editors at the Loyola PressThe book focuses on student's vocabulary development with the choice of words chosen based on frequency, occurrence, and relevance to the real world.
Vocabulary in Action (Level E)
by Loyola PressVocabulary in Action- Vocabulary Workbooks Welcome to the NEW Vocabulary in Action, the premier vocabulary development program! With this comprehensive program, students study and learn hundreds of words that were researched and selected for frequency, occurrence, and relevance to the real world as well as standardized assessment. Consumable student books pair with online resources and teacher instruction to provide vocabulary instruction that is introduced, reinforced, and applied in engaging, systematic ways. The Vocabulary in Action workbook is designed to improve oral and written vocabulary through interactive vocabulary practice, giving students the gift of a larger and more descriptive vocabulary.
Vocabulary in Action (Level H)
by Loyola PressWelcome to the NEW Vocabulary in Action, the premier vocabulary development program! With this comprehensive program, students study and learn hundreds of words that were researched and selected for frequency, occurrence, and relevance to the real world as well as standardized assessment. Consumable student books pair with online resources and teacher instruction to provide vocabulary instruction that is introduced, reinforced, and applied in engaging, systematic ways. The Vocabulary in Action workbook is designed to improve oral and written vocabulary through interactive vocabulary practice, giving students the gift of a larger and more descriptive vocabulary.
Vocabulit Level G/7 Se
by Perfection LearningThe book teaches academic vocabulary through selections from grade-level, appropriate fiction and informational text commonly read in the classroom. Powerful features will make this book be the students favorite vocabulary program.
Voice for Freedom: The Story of James Weldon Johnson
by Jodie ShullJames Weldon Johnson advanced further than anyone would have expected him to, and worked for justice, freedom, and equality in everything he said or did. Here's his story.
Voices (Annals of the Western Shore #2)
by Ursula K. Le GuinAnsul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. And they believe the Oracle House, where the last few undestroyed books are hidden, is seething with demons. But to seventeen-year-old Memer, the house is the only place where she feels truly safe. Then an Uplands poet named Orrec and his wife, Gry, arrive, and everything in Memer's life begins to change. Will she and the people of Ansul at last be brave enough to rebel against their oppressors? Includes an interview with the author and a teaser to the third book in the series, Powers.
Voices and Values: A Reader For Writers
by Janet M. Goldstein Beth JohnsonVoices and Values is suitable for reading and/or writing classes, the book provides a series of forty lively and thought-provoking essays that will compel student attention.
Voices from the March on Washington
by George Ella Lyon J. Patrick LewisThe powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963. From the woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to DC, to the teenager who came partly because his father told him, "Don't you dare go to that march," to the young child riding above the crowd on her father's shoulders, each voice brings a unique perspective to this tale. <P><P> As the characters tell their personal stories of this historic day, their chorus plunges readers into the experience of being at the march--walking shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, hearing Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, heading home inspired.
Voices of the Holocaust
by Perfection Learning CorporationContains short stories, poems, biographical accounts, and essays about the Holocaust intended to help readers answer the question: Could a holocaust happen here?
Voices of the Titanic: A Titanic Book for Kids (History Speaks!)
by Mary MonteroFascinating stories from real people aboard the Titanic—written for kids 9 to 12Voices of the Titanic is a standout among Titanic books for kids that will give you insights into the disaster like never before. Take a new look at the sinking of the RMS Titanic through the eyes of the heroes and the cowards, the wealthy and the poor, the survivors and those who went down with the ship.In one of the best Titanic books for kids, you'll read the stories of real passengers and how they found their place on board. Of all the Titanic books for kids, the fascinating accounts and tantalizing tales in this one will keep you captivated for hours.This standout among Titanic books for kids includes:20 personalities—Read 20 mini-biographies of people who were aboard the ship on its fateful voyage with one of the most unique Titanic books for kids.Range of people—The stories come from notable people like Captain Edward John Smith, "The Unsinkable" Margaret Brown, and third-class passenger Daniel Buckley.Learn more—Enjoy sidebars that contain lesser-known facts about the Titanic like the fourth steam funnel being for looks and non-functional or why the lookouts didn't have binoculars.Discover inside tales and unknown histories of passengers from all walks of life that you won't find in other Titanic books for kids.
Voices on the Bay
by Ginny RussellWinner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens. Dave gets more excitement than he bargained for on his summer holidays to British Columbia's Gulf Islands while visiting his grandparents. He meets THAA, WEN, an elderly member of the Saanich Native Band and Rick, a new friend from Mayne Island. Together they discover an old Native campsite and THAA, WEN tells stories of the raiding parties that swept down the west coast long before the first white man arrived. Adventure begins when Dave is caught up in a search for the truth about what happened long ago at the ancient site.
Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc
by David Elliott"Stunning . . . elegant . . . arresting . . . supple and harrowing.” - The Wall Street Journal★“An innovative, entrancing account of a popular figure that will appeal to fans of verse, history, and biography.” - Kirkus, starred reviewIn poems that surprise and move readers, bestselling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc’s life, (including her family and even the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we come to know in Voices.
Volcano
by June ColbertSara is fifteen and secretly in love with Kel Pearson. Her dad is a Meatball. Kel?s dad is a Meatball too. `Meatballs? like to jump into earthquakes and climb inside volcanoes to take their temperatures. When they clamber out, shoes burning and hair smoking, they pass their findings on to Coneheads. `Coneheads? analyse data and make recommendations to local governments. Together they make up an `AusDAR? team ? Disaster Assessment and Relief (Australian Division) ? experts in Disaster Casualty Minimisation. They?ve just been asked to go to the exotic Andes to gauge the safety of the new gas and oil pipeline being dug through the base of a sleepy little extinct volcano called Mt Cumbal. They are all set for the adventure of a lifetime ? after all, the volcano is in no danger of erupting. But what about that murky, brown water coming out of the tap in Sara?s caravan? It?s not supposed to smell like sulphur ? June Colbert, bestselling author of THE KING OF LARGE and THE LAST BOY, masterfully weaves together teenage themes of identity, pride, secret `crushes? and the sense of belonging in her well-researched, detailed and fast-paced novel VOLCANO.
Volcano Boy
by Libby HathornA powerful verse novel from one of Australia's favourite authors.Alone and grieving, Alexander feels ready to erupt. Can he find his way back to hope?'A real volcano boy,' his mother had called him.Placed in the custody of his puritanical but well-meaning Uncle Frank, Alexander moves from Brisbane to volcano-circled Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. There the dark powers of the rumbling volcano call to him as irresistibly as the dark eyes of Alice, his newfound love. Alexander records his experiences in a moving, candid journal that surfaces many years after the volcano's fury has settled to ash.'VOLCANO BOY is beautifully written, and Hathorn is a beautiful writer.' - LITERATURE CAFECelebrating 25 years of Libby Hathorn, acclaimed author of the Australian young adult classic THUNDERWITH. 'Hathorn deftly injects a sense of wonderment into this intense, very real story. Readers cannot help but be swept up on the action and emotion.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on THUNDERWITH
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
by Patricia Lauber<b>May 18, 1980, 8:32 A. M. :</b> An earthquake suddenly triggered an avalanche on Mount St. Helens, a volcano in southern Washington State. Minutes later, Mount St. Helens blew the top off its peak and exploded into the most devastating volcanic eruption in U. S. history. <P>What caused the eruption? What was left when it ended? What did scientists learn in its aftermath? In this extraordinary photographic essay, Patricia Lauber details the Mount St. Helens eruption and the years following. Through this clear accurate account, readers of all ages will share the awe of the scientists who witnessed both the power of the volcano and the resiliency of life.<P><P> <b>Newbery Medal Honor book</b>