Teaching 9th Grade Vocabulary

Vocabulary Power Plus

Prepare your class for the SAT, ACT, and Common Core assessments with Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness, the high school edition of Vocabulary Power Plus, a program your students may have used in middle school.

With exercises that help students use words in context and make inferences, new two-part multiple-choice questions, and revised writing prompts and reading passages, Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Level 9 will give your students a leg up on every element of language arts.

Vocabulary words include:

• Anthropomorphic
• Envisage
• Imbue
• Modicum
• Prevaricate
• And 310 more!

Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word Families

Introducing Greek and Latin roots to your students gives them the tools they need to decode thousands of English words on sight.

The in-depth lessons and variety of exercises in Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: Level IX use dozens of Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes to teach your 9th-grade students more than 200 words. Engaging nonfiction reading passages and questions modeled after those found on standardized tests will further enhance your students’ word knowledge.

Vocabulary words include:

• Bellicose
• Dissonance
• Magnanimous
• Pernicious
• Semblance
• And 232 more!

Vocabulary for the College Bound

Trusted by teachers for over 25 years, Vocabulary for the College Bound will help 9th-grade students of all ability levels hone their word deciphering skills and prepare them for the level of vocabulary instruction they’ll receive in high school.

Vocabulary for the College Bound - Level 9 includes lessons and exercises that focus on academic and domain-specific words from various subjects, helping you meet Common Core State Standards.

Vocabulary words include:

• Anaerobic
• Equivocal
• Imbibe
• Penchant
• Symbiotic
• And 175 more!

Vocabulary in Context: The History of Hip-Hop

Designed for students in grades 8-10, this entry in our Vocabulary in Context series introduces over 125 vocabulary words through high-interest nonfiction passages about the history of hip-hop music and culture.

Perfect for your freshmen students working at or below grade level, this integrated approach will help you meet your nonfiction reading requirements while teaching powerful words through passages that even your most reluctant readers will love.

Vocabulary words include:

• Aplomb
• Cavort
• Contemptible
• Ostentatious
• Phenomenal
• And 177 more!