Description:Fresch and Harrison present definitions and playful examples (in poetry and prose) to teach antonyms, synonyms, acronyms (and many more "nyms"), similes, metaphors, idioms, shades of meaning, and word origins. A final chapter offers insights into language choices by eight well-known children's poets and authors, including former US Young People's Poets Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and Margarita Engle and world-renowned Jane Yolen.With this fun and practical book, grades 3-5 teachers have at hand both the research and the day-to-day practical activities that support a fascinating approach for empowering their students' vocabulary. Upper elementary students will develop a deeper understanding of how the English language works, enrich their vocabularies, and improve their reading and writing skills through the information and lessons provided by veteran educators Mary Jo Fresch and David L. Harrison. Six chapters present definitions and playful examples (in poetry and prose) to teach antonyms, synonyms, acronyms (and many more "nyms"), similes, metaphors, idioms, shades of meaning, and word origins. Practical lessons and activities for each category will engage students in joyful practice. A final chapter offers insights into language choices by eight well-known children's poets and authors, including two former US Young People's Poets Laureate--Kenn Nesbitt and Margarita Engle--and world-renowned Jane Yolen.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Empowering Students' Knowledge of Vocabulary: Learning How Language Works, Grades 3-5. To get started finding Empowering Students' Knowledge of Vocabulary: Learning How Language Works, Grades 3-5, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Empowering Students' Knowledge of Vocabulary: Learning How Language Works, Grades 3-5
Description: Fresch and Harrison present definitions and playful examples (in poetry and prose) to teach antonyms, synonyms, acronyms (and many more "nyms"), similes, metaphors, idioms, shades of meaning, and word origins. A final chapter offers insights into language choices by eight well-known children's poets and authors, including former US Young People's Poets Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and Margarita Engle and world-renowned Jane Yolen.With this fun and practical book, grades 3-5 teachers have at hand both the research and the day-to-day practical activities that support a fascinating approach for empowering their students' vocabulary. Upper elementary students will develop a deeper understanding of how the English language works, enrich their vocabularies, and improve their reading and writing skills through the information and lessons provided by veteran educators Mary Jo Fresch and David L. Harrison. Six chapters present definitions and playful examples (in poetry and prose) to teach antonyms, synonyms, acronyms (and many more "nyms"), similes, metaphors, idioms, shades of meaning, and word origins. Practical lessons and activities for each category will engage students in joyful practice. A final chapter offers insights into language choices by eight well-known children's poets and authors, including two former US Young People's Poets Laureate--Kenn Nesbitt and Margarita Engle--and world-renowned Jane Yolen.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Empowering Students' Knowledge of Vocabulary: Learning How Language Works, Grades 3-5. To get started finding Empowering Students' Knowledge of Vocabulary: Learning How Language Works, Grades 3-5, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.