Magic Lens/Word Within the Word 1b

$275.00

Michael Clay Thompson’s Magic Lens and Word Within the Word 1B from Royal Fireworks Press, adapted to fit the needs of modern gifted learners. Magic Lens and Word Within the Word are year-long courses. Students complete the first half of the course during semester 1A and the second half during semester 1B. Weekly webinars are 50 minutes long. Recordings are available for students who must miss a session.

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Michael Clay Thompson’s Magic Lens and Word Within the Word 1B from Royal Fireworks Press, adapted to fit the needs of modern gifted learners. Magic Lens and Word Within the Word are year-long courses. Students complete the first half of the course during semester 1A and the second half during semester 1B. Weekly webinars are 50 minutes long. Recordings are available for students who must miss a session.

Students will:

  • study parts of speech, sentence structure, phrases and clauses through videos and stories
  • practice with exciting games and activities
  • learn Michael Clay Thompson’s 4-level sentence labeling system
  • study word roots and vocabulary in the context of great literature
  • discover word roots and vocabulary items
  • write stories and create presentations with new vocabulary words
  • participate in live webinars

Required books:

Any student edition of the above texts can be used. The books are read in order from front to back, and reading assignments are posted by chapter and topic, not page number, so formatting changes between editions will not affect readability.

Grade Level

This is the continuation of the late middle school/early high school grammar and vocabulary class, Magic Lens/WWW I.

Time Commitment

Most students report spending approximately 3 hours per week on homework outside of the webinar.

Instructor

Headmistress Guinevere

Reading List

The Magic Lens, Volume 1 by Michael Clay Thompson
The Word Within the Word, Volume 1 by Michael Clay Thompson (also available as an iBook!)

Usually Offered

Spring Semester

Available Sessions

Spring 2025 Tues 9am Pacific, Spring 2024 Wednesday 9am Pacific, Spring 2023 Wednesday 9am Pacific, Spring 2022 Friday 9am Pacific, Spring 2021 Tuesday 11am Pacific, Spring 2020 Tuesday 10am Pacific, Spring 2020 Wednesday 11am Pacific, Spring 2019 Tuesday 12pm Pacific, Spring 2019 Wednesday 9am Pacific, Spring 2018 Thursday 4pm Pacific, Spring 2018 Friday 10am Pacific