Freshly revised and updated, this volume introduces the reader to a wide variety of writing techniques and presents effective reading comprehension on the high school level. Students and teachers who are searching for an aid in strengthening writing skills will find this book a valuable resource. It is divided into two parts. Part I contains model passages on interesting topics for classroom discussion and insights to help in the development of writing and reading skills. Part II is an integrated language handbook that uses contextual material from the book's first half. This revised edition has thought-provoking new articles and an answer key for vocabulary exercises.

English You Need to Know, The

Reference

Bromberg, Murray

Liebb, Julius

Words, Language & Grammar

Barrons Educational Series

Discusses the development of the English language, use of the dictionary, methods of word study, and instruction in pronunciation and word-building and presents lists of terms, pieces of literature, exercises, and tests to aid the student in building and using a large store of words.

Vocabulary Success

Gale, Cedric

Barrons Educational Series. Inc.

A Barron's bestseller for years, this book is better than ever in a brand new fourth edition. In addition to its standard vocabulary lists, this edition includes a new section called Panorama of Words. In this feature, each of the 1100 words appears in a sentence selected from among well known novels, plays, poems, and even newspaper editorials and TV broadcasts. The book is a vocabulary builder aimed directly at college-bound high school students, as well as college students who need extra vocabulary help. Students will find word lists with definitions, analogy exercises, entertaining word games, and fascinating words-in-context exercises.

1100 Words You Need to Know

Gordon, Melvin

This carefully selected vocabulary collection is the essential core of words that need to be known and correctly used by middle schoolers, ESL students, and other adults for whom English is a second language. It presents 42 brief but effective word-building lessons. Each lesson introduces twelve new words contained in sample sentences and short articles. Fill-in-the-blanks exercises help students gauge their word-building progress.

504 Absolutely Essential Words

Traiger, Arthur

The new edition of this popular classroom supplement features 40 updated lessons containing word lists, definitions, pronunciation notes, and information on word origins and usage. Exercises, games, and puzzles facilitate vocabulary building, making this title a fine preparation tool for standardized verbal and language tests, notably the SAT and ACT college entrance tests. A new section added to this edition presents a series of brief essay passages that put into context the new words taken from the book's vocabulary list.

601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam (BARRON'S 601 WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PASS YOUR EXAM)

Updated to meet the needs of students preparing for the latest versions of the SAT and ACT college entrance tests, the new edition of this helpful, longtime best-selling book features word lists with definitions, analogy exercises, word games, and words-in-context exercises. A special feature is the authors' Panorama of Words, in which each of the book's 1110 words is presented in a sentence from a well-known novel, play, poem, or other literary source. A new "Bonus Materials" section commemorates this book's 40th Anniversary as a leader in vocabulary building and test preparation.

This updated vocabulary-building book presents the essential core of words that students at middle-school and higher levels must know and be able to use fluently for academic success. These words also constitute essential vocabulary for ESL students and test-takers, as well as others who speak English as their second language. The authors present a series of brief word-building lessons, each introducing 12 new words that are presented in sample sentences and short articles. Fill-in-the-blanks exercises help students measure their word-building progress. Informed with clear yet simple definitions and examples, readers will find their vocabulary has improved dramatically.

This popular vocabulary-building program, previously available in audiocassette tape format, is now being issued on compact discs. Based on Murray Bromberg and Melvin Gordon’s bestselling classroom book, 1100 Words You Need to Know, this program presents seven humorous dramatizations designed to build students’ word power while preparing them for the SAT, ACT, and ESL tests. Dramatized stories include those of a hapless football team, a private eye, a chef with an accident-prone cooking show, and others. All stories keep their listeners amused while they introduce words and word meanings in the context of informal conversations. A 32-page booklet lists the words-to-learn from each dramatization and provides brief definitions for them all.

WordPlay: 550+ Words You Need to Know

Allman, Paul

A lively, in-depth discussion of ALL THE KING'S MEN.  Students are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through every scene or chapter.  Also included are unique text notes, ideas for term papers, notes on the author's life, as well as a glossary.

All the King's Men (Barron's Book Notes)

Teen & Young Adult

Yarbrough, Jane

Education & Reference

B E S Pub Co

A lively, in-depth discussion of ETHAN FROME. Students are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through every scene or chapter. Also included are unique text notes, ideas for themes or term papers, notes on the author's life as well as a glossary.

Ethan Frome (Barron's Book Notes)

Literature & Fiction

Ehrenhaft. George

Literary

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English You Need to Know, The

Vocabulary Success

1100 Words You Need to Know

504 Absolutely Essential Words

601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam (BARRON'S 601 WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PASS YOUR EXAM)

1100 Words You Need to Know

504 Absolutely Essential Words

WordPlay: 550+ Words You Need to Know

All the King's Men (Barron's Book Notes)

Ethan Frome (Barron's Book Notes)