Advancing Vocabulary Skills

by Goodman, Donald J.

• ISBN13: 9780944210369
• ISBN10: 0944210368
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Townsend Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(7)
UNIT ONE
Apartment Problems	8	(4)
Hardly a Loser	12	(4)
Grandfather at the Art Museum	16	(4)
My Brother's Mental Illness	20	(4)
A Get-Rich-Quick Scam	24	(4)
Holiday Blues (Word Parts)	28	(14)
Review (Crossword Puzzle)	32	(1)
Tests	33	(9)
UNIT TWO
A Phony Friend	42	(4)
Coco the Gorilla	46	(4)
Our Annual Garage Sale	50	(4)
A Debate on School Uniforms	54	(4)
My Large Family	58	(4)
Alex's Search (Word Parts)	62	(14)
Review (Crossword Puzzle)	66	(1)
Tests	67	(9)
UNIT THREE
Ann's Love of Animals	76	(4)
A Costume Party	80	(4)
The Missing Painting	84	(4)
An Ohio Girl in New York	88	(4)
How Neat Is Neat Enough?	92	(4)
A Cult Community (Word Parts)	96	(14)
Review (Crossword Puzzle)	100	(1)
Tests	101	(9)
UNIT FOUR
Halloween Troubles	110	(4)
Thomas Dooley	114	(4)
Twelve Grown Men in a Bug	118	(4)
Adjusting to a Group Home	122	(4)
A Different Kind of Doctor	126	(4)
Grandpa and Music (Word Parts)	130	(14)
Review (Crossword Puzzle)	134	(1)
Tests	135	(9)
UNIT FIVE
My Devilish Older Sister	144	(4)
Harriet Tubman	148	(4)
Tony's Rehabilitation	152	(4)
Rumors	156	(4)
The End of a Political Career	160	(4)
Firing Our Boss	164	(4)
Review (Crossword Puzzle)	168	(1)
Tests	169	(6)
APPENDIXES
A Limited Answer Key	175	(4)
B Dictionary Use	179	(2)
C List of Words and Word Parts	181