Word Smart Junior, 2nd Edition (Smart Juniors Grades 6 to 8) by C.L. Brantley  (7)
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Word Smart Junior II, 2nd Edition (Smart Juniors Grades 6 to 8) by C.L. Brantley  (3)
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Grade 6-8?Middle school students think of vocabulary as a dry, tedious subject full of repetitious drills. These tapes, however, use humor and relevant situations to introduce 120 new and useful words. Hosts Fred and Ginger act as commentators and facilitators as an obviously fictional story about two middle schoolers is told in several chapters. The students are banished from Bestville because they do not excel at anything and are sentenced to live at Mediocre Mountain. On the way there, they encounter a series of outlandish adventures which provide opportunities to employ a variety of vocabulary words. Most of the selected words are intriguing and potentially useful, such as pithy, abdicate, and cavort. Each chapter is acted out using a variety of voices with audio cues such as horns or clanks to indicate when a vocabulary word is used. With emphasis on using contextual clues to gain understanding, Fred and Ginger then review the chapter and discuss and define (but don't spell) each highlighted word. This format allows easy classroom use, since each chapter could be listened to on a different day. Although the humor is sometimes a bit corny and at times too sophisticated for the intended audience, this is a worthwhile and painless way to spice up students' limited vocabularies.?Susan McCaffrey, Sturgis Middle School, MI
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Word Smart Junior: Build a Straight 'A' Vocabulary
Grade 6-8?Middle school students think of vocabulary as a dry, tedious subject full of repetitious drills. These tapes, however, use humor and relevant situations to introduce 120 new and useful words. Hosts Fred and Ginger act as commentators and facilitators as an obviously fictional story about two middle schoolers is told in several chapters. The students are banished from Bestville because they do not excel at anything and are sentenced to live at Mediocre Mountain. On the way there, they encounter a series of outlandish adventures which provide opportunities to employ a variety of vocabulary words. Most of the selected words are intriguing and potentially useful, such as pithy, abdicate, and cavort. Each chapter is acted out using a variety of voices with audio cues such as horns or clanks to indicate when a vocabulary word is used. With emphasis on using contextual clues to gain understanding, Fred and Ginger then review the chapter and discuss and define (but don't spell) each highlighted word. This format allows easy classroom use, since each chapter could be listened to on a different day. Although the humor is sometimes a bit corny and at times too sophisticated for the intended audience, this is a worthwhile and painless way to spice up students' limited vocabularies.?Susan McCaffrey, Sturgis Middle School, MI
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Word Smart Junior: Build a Straight 'A' Vocabulary
Based on the Parents' ChoiceAward-winning book
Two 60-Minute Cassettes
Now this is the way to add new words to your vocabulary! Word Smart Junior cassettes will make you laugh so much, you'll be amazed that you've just learned more than 120 fascinating and very useful words! Parents, teachers, and friends will marvel at your eloquence. And all you have to do is pop these cassettes into a tape player and listen up!
Your hosts, Fred and Ginger, will introduce you to extraordinary characters, and you're sure to concur that a talking apple, a singing lizard, and a gifted cook can be a real boon to your vocabulary. Not only will you earn kudos (and good grades) as you learn new words without straining your brain, but you'll also be preparing for a test that is right around the corner, the SAT! (Maybe you've heard of it?)
Based on the popular Princeton Review book, Word Smart Junior cassettes are designed for kids in grades 6 to 8. And if you want to sound even smarter, try Grammar Smart Junior cassettes, too.
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