List+of+Resources+for+Word+Study

**Print sources**
A great place to get cheap (and very good) resources is Amazon.com's used books. I paid $2.61 for one hardback (800 pages!). These are in no particular order.
 * Hendrickson, R. //The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins.// Facts on File, 1997.
 * Wiltson, David. //Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends.// Oxford University Press, 2009.
 * Robinson, Sandra. //Origins: Bringing Words to Life,// Vol. 1. Philmark Lithographics, 1989.
 * Thompson, Michael. //The Word Within The Word//, Vol. 1. Royal Fireworks Press, 2003.
 * Funk, Charles. //Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins//, 1950, 2002.
 * Ayto, John. //Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words//. Arcade, 1993.
 * Bryson, Bill. //The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way//. William Morrow: 1990
 * American Heritage Dictionary. //Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus//. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
 * Funk, Wilfred. //Word Origins: An Exploration and History of Words and Language.// Wings Books, 1950 (22nd printing!)

Here is a template I created. The check marks are what we use for level of understanding under the Marzano's template.--RH

