A newly jacketed, eminently useful thesaurus for students in grades 7-10, providing burgeoning writers with 70,000 synonyms shown in contexts students can relate to.
The American Heritage Student Thesaurus is especially designed to improve the reading and writing skills of students in middle school and early high school. Each main entry includes a clear sample sentence showing typical usage. Synonyms are listed in the order of how well they fit the meaning illustrated in the sample sentence, encouraging students to think about word choice as an active process rather than a rote procedure. Additionally, many entries contain lists of antonyms to help build vocabulary.
Details:
Over 70,000 synonyms
6,000 main entries with clear example sentences
Recommended for grade 7 through 10
From ages 11 through 16
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