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GFWC du Midi Encourages Educational Development Through the Gift of a Dictionary

Oct 30 2015
Mary
The objective of General Federation of Women’s Clubs du Midi is to encourage intellectual development and strengthen the pursuit of excellence in the arts, education, good government, international affairs, moral and spiritual...
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Word of the Day: Cape

Oct 28 2015
Mary
Cape /kāp/, noun: 1. a point of land extending out into an ocean or lake (often capitalized and used as a proper noun) example: Located on the Virginia coast, the Rotary Club...
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A Message from Mary French, Director of The Dictionary Project

Oct 27 2015
Mary
Fortunately the majority of teachers in America encourage children to use a dictionary to learn to spell words properly and recognize a word and its correct meaning. A dictionary teaches a child...
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The Paramus Rotary Club Prepares Students to Achieve Academic Success

Oct 23 2015
Mary
The Paramus Rotary Club Dictionary Project is designed to aid the third grade teachers with the goal of preparing their students as good writers, active readers, and creative thinkers. The purpose of...
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Paradise Valley Rotarians Provide Learning Tool to Third Graders

Oct 23 2015
Mary
This is the 12th year the Paradise Valley Rotary Club has participated in The Dictionary Project by delivering dictionaries to students in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. It is one of...
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Presentation Activities: Compare and Contrast

Oct 23 2015
Mary
For practice using the dictionaries, I have the students look up the word “collaborate.” Then we look at the next word “collaboration” to see the difference between the verb and the related...
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