The vocabulary teacher's book of lists /
Saved in:
| Author / Creator: | FRY, EDWARD B. |
|---|---|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2004. |
| Description: | xvi, 377 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5202786 |
Table of Contents:
- Math and Science Lists
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. Interesting Lists
- List 1. Capitonyms
- List 2. Very Hard Words
- List 3. Fun with Words
- List 4. Last Names
- List 5. SAT Vocabulary Words
- List 6. SAT Math Words
- List 7. SAT 9
- List 8. Minimum U.S. History Terms
- List 9. Reduplication
- List 10. Test Scores
- List 11. The Shortest Words
- List 12. Set
- List 13. Word Pairs
- List 14. Affective Connotation
- List 15. Oxymorons
- List 16. Feminism in Suffixes
- List 17. Synonyms and Antonyms
- List 18. Doublespeak
- List 19. Popular Science Vocabulary
- List 20. Atom Bomb Chart
- List 21. Palindromes
- 2. Roots
- List 22. Fears (-phobias)
- List 23. Killing Words (-cide)
- List 24. Numbers (uni-, bi-, tri-)
- List 25. More Numbers
- List 26. Even More Numbers
- List 27. Counting in Latin and Greek
- List 28. Amounts Non-Numerical
- List 29. Ruling (-crat, -cracy, -archy)
- List 30. Antidote (anti-, dis-, don-, con-)
- List 31. Twa- (twa-)
- List 32. Beget (gen-)
- List 33. Kind (gen-)
- List 34. Good and Bad (bene-, mal-)
- List 35. Say (dic-)
- List 36. Death (necro-)
- List 37. Climbing (sen-, scend-)
- List 38. Knowledge Areas (-ology)
- List 39. More Knowledge Areas (-ology)
- List 40. Too Much Knowledge (-ology)
- List 41. More or Less (hyper-, hypo-, equi-)
- List 42. Order (ord-)
- List 43. Carry (port-)
- List 44. Suffering (-path)
- List 45. Writing (scribe-)
- List 46. More Writing (scribe-)
- List 47. Send (mit-)
- List 48. Send (miss-)
- List 49. To Hold (ten-)
- List 50. To Hold (-tain)
- List 51. Word Names (-nyms)
- List 52. Easy Root Lessons
- 3. Word Origins
- List 53. Greek and Roman Mythology
- List 54. Roman Gods Are Greek Gods
- List 55. Onomatopoeia
- List 56. Eponyms (People's Names)
- List 57. Words Coined from Place Names (Toponyms)
- List 58. Days and Months
- List 59. Shakespearean Phrases
- List 60. Demimonde
- List 61. Old English Counting System
- List 62. Pen
- List 63. Double
- List 64. Old Greek Words
- List 65. Modern Science Words
- List 66. Runes
- List 67. Voice (voc-)
- List 68. Love (ama-)
- List 69. Temper (temp-)
- List 70. Cities (poli-)
- List 71. City Areas
- List 72. City (cit-, civ-)
- List 73. Gym and Women
- List 74. The Difference Between a Labyrinth and a Maze
- 4. Subjects
- List 75. Driver's License Terms
- List 76. Collectors
- List 77. Scientific Roots
- List 78. Scientific Measurement Units
- List 79. American Indian Tribes
- List 80. Words of the Old West
- List 81. Whodunit
- List 82. Sci-Fi
- List 83. The Stage
- List 84. Myths
- List 85. Emotions
- List 86. Sports
- List 87. Illnesses
- List 88. Moving Around
- List 89. Hobbies
- List 90. Musical Instruments
- List 91. More Musical Instruments
- List 92. Cooking Terms
- List 93. Animals and Offspring
- List 94. Animals in Groups
- List 95. American Military Ranks
- List 96. Sports Words
- List 97. Lawyer Words
- List 98. Doctors
- List 99. Body Parts--Words
- List 100. Body Parts--Expressions
- 5. Writing
- List 101. Words for Letters
- List 102. Confusing Words
- List 103. Similes
- List 104. Metaphors
- List 105. Idioms
- List 106. Old Derogatory Terms
- List 107. Writing Terms
- List 108. Opposite Writing Terms
- List 109. Punctuation
- List 110. Proofreaders' Symbols
- List 111. Printers' Symbols
- List 112. Secret Writing
- 6. Foreign Words (Exonyms)
- List 113. African Words
- List 114. Arabic Words
- List 115. Australian Aboriginal Words
- List 116. British and American English Terms
- List 117. Celtic Words
- List 118. Chinese Words
- List 119. Dutch Words
- List 120. French Words
- List 121. French Phrases
- List 122. German Words
- List 123. Greek Words
- List 124. Indian Words (Native American)
- List 125. Indian Words (East Indian)
- List 126. Israeli Hebrew and American English Words
- List 127. Italian Words
- List 128. Japanese Words
- List 129. Latin Words
- List 130. Persian Words
- List 131. Russian Words
- List 132. Spanish Words
- List 133. Other Languages
- List 134. Jamaican Expressions
- List 135. Food with Place Names
- List 136. Foreign and Specialty Foods
- List 137. Major Languages
- List 138. Foreign Phrases
- List 139. Latin Phrases
- 7. Spelling, Abbreviations, and Phonics
- List 140. Acronyms
- List 141. Initializations
- List 142. Abbreviations
- List 143. The Most Common Abbreviations
- List 144. Clipped Words
- List 145. Lengthening Words
- List 146. Geminates--Double Letters
- List 147. Silent-Letter Words
- List 148. National Spelling Bee Words
- List 149. Advertising Respells--Disglossia
- List 150. Phonics--Vowels
- List 151. Phonics--Consonants
- List 152. Phonics--Phonograms
- List 153. Spelled Wrong/Spelled Right
- List 154. Phonics Terminology
- List 155. Anagrams
- List 156. Homographs
- List 157. Second Meaning Versus Homographs
- List 158. Heteronyms
- List 159. Heteronyms Classified
- List 160. One Word or Two? The Compound Problem
- List 161. Instant Words
- List 162. Spelling Demons
- List 163. Spelling Rules for Adding Suffixes
- List 164. Plurals
- List 165. Spelling Methods
- List 166. Teaching Tips on Spelling
- 8. Measurement and Geography
- List 167. The Metric System
- List 168. U.S. Weights and Measures
- List 169. Super Numbers
- List 170. Using Super Numbers
- List 171. Old Measurement
- List 172. Some Scientific Measures
- List 173. Geometric Figures
- List 174. Nations of the World with Capitals
- List 175. The United States
- List 176. U.S. Cities by Population
- List 177. Provinces of Canada
- List 178. States of Mexico
- List 179. Largest Countries by Population
- List 180. Geographical Terms
- List 181. Learning Place Names
- Blank Maps
- The World
- The United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- 9. Methods
- Method 1. Read
- Method 2. Pay Attention to New Words
- Method 3. Direct Instruction
- Method 4. Time
- Method 5. Integrate Vocabulary Instruction with Every Subject
- Method 6. The Teachable Moment
- Method 7. Systematic Self-Instruction
- Method 8. Teacher Enthusiasm and Fun
- Method 9. Use
- Method 10. Glossing
- Method 11. Testing
- Method 12. Reward
- Method 13. Writing
- Method 14. Group Work
- Method 15. Flashcards
- Method 16. Depth of Knowledge
- Method 17. Polysemy--Multiple Meanings
- Method 18. Ways to Define a Word
- Method 19. Vocabulary on the Internet
- Method 20. Graphic Organizers
- Method 21. Vocabulary Workbooks
- Method 22. Visualization
- Method 23. Simple, Old-Fashioned Vocabulary Lesson
- Method 24. Word-a-Day
- 10. Affixes and Roots
- Introduction
- List 182. The Most Common Prefix (un-)
- List 183. The Second Most Common Prefix (re-)
- List 184. The Most Common Prefixes
- List 185. Prefix a-
- List 186. Spelling of Prefixes sub- and com-
- List 187. Suffix Review
- List 188. The Most Common Suffixes
- List 189. Suffixes for It's a Person
- List 190. Master List of Prefixes
- List 191. Master List of Roots
- List 192. Master List of Suffixes (Meaning)
- List 193. Suffix Grammar List
- List 194. Suffixes for Technical Words
- 11. Homophones
- Introduction
- List 195. Homonym Confusion
- List 196. Easy Homophones List
- List 197. Homophone Teaching Suggestions
- List 198. Homophone Sample Worksheet
- List 199. Master Homophone List
- References--The Ultimate List
- Index