Word Wise
High school vocabulary: context clues, Greek and Latin roots, connotation, analogies and figures of speech.
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What students practice
Context clues, Greek and Latin roots, analogies, connotation and denotation, figures of speech, multiple-meaning and academic words
Standards
OAS 9.4.R.1–4 · 9.4.W.1–2 · 10.4.R.1–4 · 11.4.R.1–4 · 11.4.W.1–2 · 12.4.R.1–4 · 9.3.R.4 · 10.4.W.1–2 · 10.3.R.4 · 11.3.R.4 · 12.4.W.1–2 · 12.3.R.4
Common Core: L.9-10.4–6 · L.11-12.4–6 · L.9-10.4a · L.11-12.4a · L.9-10.4b · L.11-12.4b · L.9-10.5a · L.9-10.5b · L.11-12.5a · L.11-12.5b · L.9-10.4c · L.9-10.4d · L.11-12.4c · L.11-12.4d
How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
- Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
