Operation Lexicon 5: E.B. White Paperback – January 30, 2024

By words the mind is winged.— AristophanesFinding just the right word is often a mighty big struggle for student writers and seasoned writers alike. Each week we will explore a cluster of words and, teasing out their connotations, discover lost meanings and functions. Our approach helps students to utilize higher order thinking skills by asking them to slow down and mindfully consider each word’s function in a well crafted, complex Example poetry lines. Over the course of this exploration, students will unearth the rich potential in an abecedarian of words, enriching their lexicon each week with four remarkable additions.DescriptionA lexicon is the collected vocabulary of a person. Over the course of 26 weeks, students will explore a cluster of words from the lexicon of E.B. White. Using these words in an original way, with inspiration from favorites such as Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, will help the budding wordsmith recognize the plasticity of language and delight in its beauty.In His Own Words"Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without question, anything you present them with, as long as it is presented honestly, fearlessly, and clearly."Operation Lexicon will not only enable your student to acquire new vocabulary, but will simultaneously improve all areas of communication. Utilizing vocabulary introduced each week, students will exercise creative writing skills as they craft imaginative story-poems. As students explore the collection of words in this Discovery Guide, they will begin toappreciate the potential of singular words!OverviewEach week is divided into three days of word explorations that include:Word definitionsExample poetry lines from the works of the author.Sentence crafting opportunitiesCopy workStory-poem writing opportunitiesSkills AddressedVocabulary acquisitionComplex sentence writingCreative writingContemplative attention to detailHandwriting practiceSelf-guided work Read more