The Word Within the Word I is designed to establish a deeply interdisciplinary foundation for advanced modern English, combining the words of science, mathematics, literature, art, history, philosophy, and more. It is a rigorous vocabulary text, containing thirty lessons filled with readings and activities that illustrate the important role of Latin and Greek stems in academic English.

Each lesson contains discussions and illustrations that offer students a greater understanding of the classical roots of the English language. Much of the text is meant only to be read, with exercises interspersed that students or instructors can choose from to help solidify the knowledge through manipulation of the vocabulary.

The vocabulary is supplemented with Dr. Thomas Milton Kemnitz’s perspective on the historical origins of academic English. Though this information is background to the vocabulary, it is fun, and brainy, and interesting to contemplate. This volume contains an extensive discussion of the history of Greece in the Classical Period from 490 to 323 B.C.E. Each lesson features an essay, written by Dr. Kemnitz, about the ancient Greeks. These essays introduce students to some of the most significant figures during that period and include descriptions of important historical and military events, as well as daily life and culture. The writings are enhanced with maps, timelines, and scores of photographs taken by Dr. Kemnitz of Greek buildings, sculptures, and artifacts.

The purpose of this book, however, is not limited to history. The central strength of the stems is that they are interdisciplinary. This program will empower students in every subject. The goal, in Michael’s words, “is to prepare top students for extreme success in every academic discipline…to give [students] an open gate to the life of the mind.” There is nothing else like the Word Within the Word books that can so aptly accomplish that goal.

This book is printed in black and white, but there is a full-color edition available. (See below.)

Video Book: The video book option provides purchasers with a full-color, narrated video for each chapter of the book in its entirety. Note, however, that there is no video version of the instructor manual and that all end-of-chapter assessments and answer keys are available only through the paperback and eBook versions. As such, we offer The Word Within the Word I Package (see below) in which the student video book is paired with an alternate version of the instructor manual, providing purchasers with everything they need to teach this book successfully.

To order class sets of this video book, contact Royal Fireworks.