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Course Sample for Our Navigating the World of Research Homeschool Language Arts Course

Week 1: Resource – Dictionary and Thesaurus

Day 1: Dictionary – in print

What is a dictionary? A dictionary word entry may provide”

1. Spellings and variations in spellings
2. Parts of speech
3. Pronunciations
4. Meanings
5. History
6. Usage
7. Options for if capitalized or hyphenated or word divisions
8. Cross-references
9. Multiple spellings used
10. Explanations of abbreviations and symbols
11. Homographs (words with same spelling but different meanings or parts of speech)

What do you need to know to use a dictionary?

1. Alphabetical order: At the top of each page in the dictionary are two guide words. These guide words indicate what words alphabetically are contained on that page.
2. Root words

Day 1: Practice

1. Which of the following words would you find on a page with goose and gosh as guide words?

geese     giggle      gorp      goose egg      go over      Gorgonzola      gossip      GOP

2. What is the root word of eclipsing?
3. How many parts of speech does the word American have?
4. What does the abbreviation ca stand for?
5. What does the chemical symbol Fe stand for?
6. What is another spelling for the word favour? Find another spelling for pollywog?
7. Is a hyphen used in the compound word year round?
8. What is the history behind the word yabber?
9. How is the term Sunday punch used?
10. Use the word sulk as a noun appropriately in a sentence.

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