Word game

Developing fluency is a goal of a balanced literacy program. Silent reading for comprehension help students remember that reading is first and think the words in their minds. Activate prior knowledge by questioning, predicting and discussing to make connection and motivate learners. Vocabulary development is built in multiple ways. Represent word meanings multiple ways allow learners plentiful access to vocabulary. Multiple representations…

Barbara Jane Reyes, no doubt, has a way with words as an accomplished poet. In her poem, “dear love,” she shows the reader how diction can reveal more than what appears on the surface. She chooses specific words to let the reader get as close as possible to the feelings behind them. This annotation will analyze Reyes’ use of diction in three clear examples, and how the chosen words may affect readers. Additionally, the possible use of alternate words and their probable effects will be explored.…

very good reader from my few interactions that I have had with him and based on his scores when given the different assessments. He is able to pronounce the words and read without much struggle and according to his grade level. There are those words, which he sometimes stumbles upon, just like a lot of us do so as well today, but they are words that may be too advanced for him or not in his day-to-day vocabulary. But, just like any other student his age, there are a few things in which he can…

English language more than anyone else. Not only did this affect the words that people use, but it helped to diversify English culture. Merely learning English words and their meanings isn’t enough to learn the language thanks to Shakespeare. He made phrases that mean something different than you’d expect. He even created new words by combining existing ones when the English language constrained him. His diligence to create words and phrases to get his points across show that Hardin Craig…

In Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, Joseph Williams discusses and explains how to write in a clear and concise manner. Williams emphasizes the proper use of subjects, action verbs, voice and tone to show writers how to write with clarity. He begins lesson three focusing on actions, specifically expressing the importance of strategically utilizing subjects and action verbs (29). The clarity of a writer’s work directly affects how readers respond to it (28). Williams emphasizes two…

We all know that the earliest writing systems were drawings usually done on rock, sides of mountains and cave walls. Doesn’t that seem pretty tedious? Though of course it’s beautiful, imagine writing a 10,000-word essay for a college class all done on several clay slabs with thousands of pictures. Aren’t you glad we evolved our way of writing? The earliest writing systems evolved separately and at pretty much the same time in Mesopotamia and Egypt, but current information shows that…

rate was 12 words correct per minute (WCPM). The average first grader reads 30 WCPM at mid-year…

more help. In other words, writing an essay for me it's pretty difficult since we have to expand on the question which makes it more harder for me to focus on one specific topic. However, we have been working on written response where we have to read a topic related “French Law” and either go against it or not. Writing your own summary; improves in your grammar, vocabulary and the three major organization (Beginning, Middle & End). Bringing your own dictionary to look up at a word help it more…

First I want to look at “young and beautiful like a blooming white spring flower” In this I wanted to show what Mildred looked like in the photo. I did this by comparing her to a blooming white spring flower. I chose these words because when I think about beauty I think of blossoming flowers that are coming out in the spring. Then the reason why I chose white to describe the flowers because white symbolized purity and youth which is what I was trying to get the reader to think…

always be something lost in translation, because one word may not mean the same thing in a different language. An example is Apalache not just being a major city but also the general area in which they are…