Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, these two sections are part of a unit on words. The first section, consisting of 5 lessons, aims to make the student aware of (1) words as an integral part of the language and (2) the tremendous number of words he already knows and can use. The second section, "What We Know about Words," consists of 6 lessons: lesson 1 is concerned with the concept of words as arbitrary symbols which man has attached meaning to; lessons 2 and 3 are concerned with the sounds of words; lessons 4 and 5 are concerned with the meanings of words; and lesson 6 explains the way in which words are learned. Each lesson contains a statement of purpose, background materials, a discussion of the lesson content, teaching procedures, and student exercises. (See related documents CS 200 482-492, and CS 200 494-499.) (HS)