EB Conroy's Simplified Vocabulary Guide

About the Book

What does learning new words have to do with great writing? Everything.

Words are the bricks to build your ideas and clarify your thoughts to others – and whether you’re sculpting great phrases, great paragraphs, or great pieces of writing, your word know-how is critical to your success.

EB Conroy's Simpli­ ed Vocabulary Guide helps you learn almost 800 must-know words for academic writing — including pronunciations, de­finitions, and examples of how to use the words in sentences. Words are presented in 32 lists, with 22 to 25 words per list in an easy—to—use format – giving you a straightforward weekly guide for your public, private, or home school.

Written by a college writing professor, this book has been used for years in high school writing courses, college-level writing courses, and AP English Language and Composition courses across the US – both on-the-ground and online. And its easy format makes EB Conroy’s Simpli­ ed Vocabulary Guide a great resource for parents, teachers, and students

– in the classroom and at home.

As part of the Simpli­ ed Writing series, this book is a helpful guide and key resource to make your plan be an excellent writer complete.

About the Author

Erin Brown Conroy, MA, MFA, is an author, college writing instructor, and curriculum developer overseeing two online writing programs. True North Reading, her hands-on, phonemic-based online reading program for kids ages 2-15 (www.truenorthreading.com) teaches kids all across the world to read and spell. A mom of 13 children, Erin has been featured online and in print, speaks at conferences and on the radio, and loves to talk with audiences about creativity, writing, and how to succeed in school. You can check out all the books in the Simplified Writing series, find Erin’s books at Amazon, and visit Erin’s blog at www.erinbrownconroy.wordpress.com.