April 2021 Schedule 4/27/21 Tuesday – Two Part Reading and Writing Workshop Part 1 Basic Rules of Grammar | Me, Myself, and I (Personal Pronoun Workshop) * Part 2 Worksheets | Me, Myself, and I (Personal Pronoun Worksheet) * *Special online reading and writing workshops open to the public beginning at 10am EST 4/27/21. 4/27/21 TuesdayContinue reading “April Workshops”
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Context Clues Worksheet
Context Clues Worksheet Name _________________________ Date _________________________ Fill in the Blank (8) Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct meaning of the unknown underlined bold word for the sentence. 1. I did guffaw after watching a hilarious comedy. cry smile laugh 2. The man was hapless, after spending a lot of moneyContinue reading “Context Clues Worksheet”
Context Clues
Context Clues Workshop If you do not understand the meaning of a word when you read it in a sentence or a phrase, you may first want to look up the word’s meaning in a dictionary. There are other ways, however, you can find out the meaning of a word in a sentence. You canContinue reading “Context Clues”
March Workshops
March 2021 Schedule 3/1/21 Monday – The Write-Right Literacy Program (tutoring) | 6 PM-7:30 PM EST 3/2/21 Tuesday – The Write-Right Literacy Program | 6 PM-7:30 PM EST 3/3/21 Wednesday – The Write-Right Literacy Program (tutoring) | 6 PM-7:30 PM EST 3/4/21 Thursday – The Write-Right Literacy Program | 6 PM-7:30 PM EST 3/8/21 Monday –Continue reading “March Workshops”
Amorous
Amorous Correct pronunciation: \ ˈa-mə-rəs , ˈam-rəs \ Definition: 1. strongly moved by love and especially sexual love 2. being in love 3. of or relating to love The first commercial valentines were produced in the U.S. in 1834 by one Robert H. Elton, and the custom of sending greeting cards with amorous messages hasContinue reading “Amorous”
Logophiles
Good morning, dfoww learners. Our Logophiles and Word of the Day (two-part) reading and writing workshops have been designed to help our students improve all areas of communication i.e., – listening, speaking, reading and writing. Having a robust vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read. Our objective is to introduce and familiarize ourContinue reading “Logophiles”
February Workshops
February 2021 Schedule 2/1/21 Monday – The Write-Right Literacy Program (tutoring) | 6pm EST-7:30pm EST 2/2/21 Tuesday – The Write-Right Literacy Program | 6pm EST-7:30pm EST 2/3/21 Wednesday – The Write-Right Literacy Program (tutoring) | 6pm EST-7:30pm EST 2/4/21 Thursday – The Write-Right Literacy Program | 6pm EST-7:30pm EST 2/8/21 Monday – The Write-Right Literacy ProgramContinue reading “February Workshops”
Affinity for Adjectives
Posted by DFOWW, INCORPORATED on FEBRUARY 4, 2020 Word Game Adverbs describe or modify the meaning of verbs or adjectives to make them more specific. Examples • Fortunately, the outgoing children enjoyed a sunny day at the beach by playing wildly. Fortunately = adverb children = noun (plural subject) outgoing= adjective being used to describe the children enjoyed = verbContinue reading “Affinity for Adjectives”
Categorical
Posted by DFOWW, INCORPORATED on FEBRUARY 4, 2020EDIT Categorical Correct pronunciation: \ ˌkat-uh-GOR-ih-kul \ Definition: 1. absolute and unqualified 2. relating to or being a category 3. involving certain categories Categorical derives from the Greek word “kategoria”, which Aristotle used to describe the ten classes of things that constitute human knowledge to best understand the world. – VocabularyContinue reading “Categorical”
January Workshops
January 2021 Schedule All online reading and writing workshops will be published by 12 p.m. EST. 1/12/21 Tuesday – Logophiles | Building Vocabulary 1/13/21 Wednesday – Word of the Day | Word of the Day 1/19/21 Tuesday – Logophiles | Building Vocabulary 1/20/21 Wednesday – Word of the Day | Word of the Day 1/29/21 Friday –Continue reading “January Workshops”