classwork

[ klas-wurk, klahs- ]

/ ˈklæsˌwɜrk, ˈklɑs- /

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noun

the written or oral work done in a classroom by a student (distinguished from homework).

the work done in a classroom by the students and teacher jointly.

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Origin of classwork

class + work

Words nearby classwork

classon, classroom, classroom assistant, class structure, class struggle, classwork, classy, clast, clastic, clastogenic, clastothrix

How to use classwork in a sentence

Learning and writing in English was too difficult, as was balancing classwork with a daytime job in the fields.
The new child tax credit could lift more than 5 million kids out of poverty. Can it help them learn, too?|Moriah Balingit|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
Even when she’s immersed in classwork, her lingering anxiety over her family, and everything that’s gone wrong, seeps in.
The new child tax credit could lift more than 5 million kids out of poverty. Can it help them learn, too?|Moriah Balingit|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
The only computer at her home is the one her 8-year-old daughter’s school provided for classwork.
How Inequity Gets Built Into America’s Vaccination System|by Maryam Jameel and Caroline Chen|March 1, 2021|ProPublica
She pushed through exhaustion, and the distracting noise in her household, to finish her classwork.
A steady stream of Latino students was arriving on college campuses. Then the pandemic hit.|Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Hannah Natanson, John D. Harden|January 31, 2021|Washington Post

To correct it will take indefinite patience and far more time than I can spare from my legitimate classwork.
Rilla of the Lighthouse|Grace May North
Besides his classwork he has always been active though rarely conspicuous in many educational and social movements.
Six Major Prophets|Edwin Emery Slosson
Preaching presumes a pulpit and has little place in classwork.
Principles of Teaching|Adam S. Bennion
Most other forms of dancing are learned as well or even better in classwork.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn