Week 36 of 36 · 10 words · ages 13–14
8th Grade spelling words, week 36: Writing and research words
8th Grade spelling words · week 36 · Writing and research words · spellchirp.com
- thesis
- The main claim an essay sets out to prove.
- citation
- A note crediting the source of a quotation.
- counterclaim
- An opposing argument that pushes back against the main one.
- paraphrase
- To restate something in different words.
- rebuttal
- An argument that answers an opposing claim.
- annotate
- To add comments or explanations in the margins of a text.
- inference
- A conclusion drawn from clues.
- synthesis
- Combining separate parts into a whole.
- anecdote
- A brief personal story that makes a point.
- persuasive
- Good at convincing others.
Ten minutes a day this week
Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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