Big Words and Little Words
00:00 - 02:18
2m 18s

Akeelah learns about words' origins, and how, sometimes, big words are really just the combination of smaller words. Along the way, she begins to discover that understanding the context in which a word is used is more valuable than simply memorizing the definition.

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  • Joan Hawkins
    over 6 years ago
    In my reading classes
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