I hope that you have been following Rooting Around faithfully this year. You have no doubt noticed that most of the words in Paideia are grouped according to theme. Paideia contains five categories of words, however, that are not grouped according to theme. This week's Paideia Words for the Week are those found on page 8 of 2001 Paideia. These words appear in the novel Emma, which was written by Jane Austen and first published in 1816.
Many factors influence the word panelists' choices.
They are looking for words whose spellings can be figured out by using root word knowledge. They are looking for frequently misspelled words and words that obey and are exceptions to spelling rules. They are looking for kinds of words that belong on lists that you might be maintaining in your spelling notebook . See Study Tip for more on this topic. Many of the characters in Emma have a hard time communicating clearly.