The Red Badge of Courage - Vocabulary from Literature

Improve vocabulary and reading comprehension using your favorite literature. The varied activities in this unit give students the ability to closely examine new vocabulary in the actual context of the world's best books. Through a variety of activities, for use individually or in small groups, each unit familiarizes students with words that they will encounter again and again, enabling them to become better readers and encouraging them to use context and other clues to improve their vocabulary. Complete with activities using quotes from the book illustrating context, root exercises, a glossary of slang, proper nouns, and additional vocabulary, and a unit test. These reproducible books not only help sight vocabulary, but also teach the techniques needed to understand literature and maximize word attack skills.