Words of the Week
To help grow our academic vocabularies, we have been focusing on a new vocabulary word every week. Check out the Words of the Week we have covered so far this year:
- identify
- analyze
- synthesize
- investigate
- incorporate
- enhance
- convince
- persuade
- evaluate
- justify
- refute
- assert
Vocabulary
Our vocabularies never stop growing. An important part of learning is learning and using new words. Check out the sites below to learn some new words. Challenge yourself by taking it one step further and try to incorporate one new word into your Reader's Response or Writing Entry. Highlight the word in your notebook.
Dictionaries
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.com/
Word Lists
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/browse/words3k/
Quizzes
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/quiz/index.html
http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/language
Games
http://games.yahoo.com/game/text-twist-2-flash.html
http://www.popcap.com/games/bookworm/online
http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com/
Dictionaries
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.com/
Word Lists
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/browse/words3k/
Quizzes
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/quiz/index.html
http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/language
Games
http://games.yahoo.com/game/text-twist-2-flash.html
http://www.popcap.com/games/bookworm/online
http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com/
Grammar
Grammar is an important part of learning a language, but English grammar can be difficult and confusing sometimes. Here are some resources to help you learn and practice different grammar rules.
Rules
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/
Quizzes
http://a4esl.org/
Games
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/http://www.abcya.com/subject_verb_agreement.htm
Rules
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/
Quizzes
http://a4esl.org/
Games
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/http://www.abcya.com/subject_verb_agreement.htm