This teacher book provides all answers for the Constructing the House of Language course. The course set up provides the freedom to tailor to your student’s writing needs. Grammar guidance and root words and vocabulary will help students strengthen their “writing muscles.” Added to a literature course and composition assignments, this course will effectively prepare your student for high school assignments. 177 pages, softcover. ~ Ruth
Constructing The House of Language: Teacher's Guide
SKU
058791
ISBN
9781930592094
Grade 9-12
Traditional
Neutral
Low Teacher Involvement
Visual
Other Materials Required
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
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Other methodologies
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Secular
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Neutral
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Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
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Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
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Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
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Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
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Our Price
$27.50 Product Overview
- Great option for a summer intensive or a “grammar bootcamp”
- Add to a year-long literature course at high school level
- Provides all answers for the teacher (often in cursive)
- Offers dedicated diagramming and word roots curriculum
Description
Publisher's Description of Constructing The House of Language: Teacher's Guide
This attractive and innovative consumable language-skills text-workbook addresses five areas of English language skills that need constant reinforcement in the classroom. Replete with challenging exercises, puzzles, and lively, whimsical graphics, this workbook employs a sequential construction theme to steadily and comfortably advance students from basic levels of language competence to higher and higher levels of expertise. Grammatical and linguistic skills are developed and reinforced in a gradual, step-by-step fashion using meticulous explanations and examples. Finally, each concept that has been introduced, defined, and explained, is reinforced by means of related exercises and intriguing puzzles. Most important of all, students are encouraged to believe in themselves and in their ability to achieve success in these specially selected areas of grammar and language arts.
- Five units analyze the basic building blocks of language
- Intensive study of parts of speech
- An analytical approach to the basic elements of sentence structure
- How to structure a paragraph — what is needed, what to avoid
- Spelling — renewing, reviewing, and reinforcing
- Vocabulary — roots, origins, correct usage
- A comprehensive Glossary is provided to coordinate with the Vocabulary Unit
- Includes a brief history of the English language
- 60+ challenging and entertaining exercises and puzzles
- CheckQuizzes for selected units
- Amusing, entertaining graphics add life to units
- Teacher’s Edition provides answers to all exercises and puzzles
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Brand: | Textword Press |
| ISBN: | 9781930592094 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.8125 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.4375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
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