Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power (Paperback)

by Sam Burchers (Author)

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Product Description
First complete collection of rhyming word and visual mnemonic aids for rapid vocabulary enhancement. This unique book contains 290 words commonly found on the SAT test and is presented with easy to remember memory aids in the form of word associations and humorous cartoons. Students learn three times more words in independent school tests. Makes vocabulary fun! As easy as reading the comics. It is a must for every college bound middle and high school student. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 347 pages
• Publisher: New Monic Books; 4 Rev Upd edition (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965242234
• ISBN-13: 978-0965242233
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,482 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My sixth graders want more!, October 25, 1999

By	Lesia Canada English ([e-mail]) (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons: Building an Educated Vocabulary With Visual Mnemonics (Paperback)

This book is a goldmine if you are trying to teach vocabularyto middle schoolers. I tried the first set of ten words with my students and when we were finished they asked, "When are we going to do more?" I purchased the matching blackline masters from the company and turned them into "mini-posters" which are hung around my room. Many students (even the ones I don't teach!) enter my room and ask, "When are you going to put up more? We know all of these!" Keep in mind that I had at least 50 on the wall when this was asked! But the true kicker is when a student viewed "The hamper scampered to the finish line" and said, "Wow, He's throwing out all his clothes!" A must-have for many laughs during learning!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUDENTS LEARN A WORD A MINUTE, April 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons: Building an Educated Vocabulary With Visual Mnemonics (Paperback)

i have personally talked with other teachers who conducted research on the vocabulary cartoon books and the claims made by the authors are completely as represented. Memory aids of both visual and rhyming association mnemonics provide an entertaining and rapid way to learn and retain new words. If there is a better way to build vocabulary I have never found it in my eighteen years of teaching english. Samantha Ann Vogt

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Elementary is a matter of opinion, November 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons: Building an Educated Vocabulary With Visual Mnemonics (Paperback)

The so-called "elementary" edition of Vocabulary Cartoons is not elementary enough. "Ductile", "succor", and "capacious" are words whose meanings are more advanced than I was hoping for. I was also disappointed in the structure. I assumed from the title and from the cover information that words would be introduced through comic strip stories. Instead, the book is just a series of word-picture associations with no real story or funny taglines. It's probably a good book for junior high or high school students, but is above the elementary level.