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Covers the New Standards of Learning Introduced in 2017
This book offers an organized program where students complete focused exercises to develop a key vocabulary skill required of Virginia students. The exercises increase from easy, to moderate, and then to advanced. This leveled and focused approach will introduce students at a comfortable level and then build on the skills so that students reach and then exceed grade level expectations.
Key Features
- 101 exercises cover idioms, adages, similes, metaphors, and hyperbole
- also covers using context to determine word meaning and using words with multiple meanings
- 10 complete sets of exercises organized into easy, moderate, and advanced
- vocabulary, reading level, and difficulty increase through the sets
- each set includes a variety of tasks that allow students to develop and then apply new skills
- each set is focused on developing key vocabulary skills listed in the Standards of Learning
- includes a complete answer key Develops SOL Language and Vocabulary Skills
- produces a thorough understanding of idioms
- provides practice recognizing the meaning of common phrases
- teaches students to use context to determine word meaning
- helps students distinguish among multiple meanings of words
- develops the ability to understand and use similes and metaphors
- introduces exaggeration and hyperbole
- improves writing by promoting stronger word choices and the use of figurative language
- encourages students to use descriptive vocabulary
- enhances reading comprehension skills
