Language Arts & Disciplines

During the political and cultural upheaval of the 1960s, even the sleepy southern town of Richmond was not immune to the emergence of radical counterculturalism. A change in the traditional ideas of objective journalism spurred an underground movement in the press. The Sunflower, Richmond's...

The United States has more public libraries than it has McDonald's restaurants. By any measure, the American public library is a heavily used and ubiquitous institution. Popular thinking identifies the public library as a neutral agency that protects democratic ideals by guarding against censorship...

Find rock-solid story ideas before you start writingAnyone who has been hamster-wheeling a story idea for years or has hundreds of pages exploring various approaches on their hard drive knows that there must be a better way. There is. Young adult novelist Denise Jaden...

This title features 365 days of time-tested writing exercises, prompts, and instructional quotes for the creative writer. Readers can follow the arc the exercises in the book form: breaking through blocks, going back to childhood, dreaming, discovering, changing - themes that eventually appear in...

Dialectic seeks to publish scholarship, analytical study and criticism that will enlighten and inform a diverse audience of design educators engaged not only in classroom teaching experiences but also in differing forms of research and professional practice. The journal's advisory and editorial boards recognize...

Instant 5-day units build vocabulary strategies for reading and test-taking success.Author: Jackie GlassmanPublisher: Newmark LearningPublished: 01/01/2019Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.40dISBN: 9781607191308This title is only available via back order

The concept of the "New South" has elicited fierce debate among historians since the mid-twentieth century. At the heart of the argument is the question of whether the post-Civil War South transformed itself into something genuinely new or simply held firm to patterns of...

Visitors to museums or ancient Roman sites are often confronted with Latin texts inscribed on objects or buildings from classical antiquity. To the uninitiated such Latin inscriptions can appear daunting -- a jumble of letters seemingly without structure or meaning. However, since they were...

Teaching preschoolers sign language can enhance education for all children. The Sign Language Cards for Preschoolers give early childhood professionals and families simple directions on how to use signs and benefits of sign language with preschoolers. Common categories like colors, animals, and emotions are...

Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1941 shortly after her suicide. This is a book laden with hidden meaning and allusion. It describes the mounting, performance, and audience of a festival play (hence the title) in a small...

This is a quaint collection of by-words, old sayings, phrases, and stories that are unique for the most part to a particular section of Tennessee. Most of the stories and by-words are from a bygone day, a time when children attended one-teacher schools, when...

Writing Program Administration Series - Series Editors: Susan H. McLeod and Margot Soven A RHETORIC FOR WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS (2nd Edition) presents the major issues and questions in the field of writing program administration. The collection provides aspiring, new, and seasoned WPAs with the...

Flash fiction consists of writing an entire story in a thousand words or less. This constraint imposes significant restrictions on what the writer can do, but written right, flash fiction tales can pack power way out of proportion to their length. The tricks and...

What does every professional, consultant, coach, speaker and business person struggle with? How to bring instant recognition and qualified leads. Author & Grow Rich delivers a system to showcase an author's expertise, passion to bring a flood of qualified leads, and gain instant credibility...

Monsters are more than things that go bump in the night... Monsters are lurking in the woods, beneath the waves, and within our favorite books, films, and games--and there are good reasons why they appear so often. Monsters are manifestations of our fears and...

Master the art of article writing The world of journalism is changing rapidly, and the modern journalist needs more than a basic knowledge of article writing to navigate it. The Complete Guide to Article Writing provides a compass for freelancers and students of journalism...

The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Literary Agent If you dream of scoring the best possible deal with a traditional publisher and seeing your book in print, you need literary representation. Filled with practical, straightforward advice and insider tips, Get a Literary Agent is...

Map out your idea and finish your story in 7 stages This book will show writers how to develop their ideas into a finished novel by working through it in 7 stages, while learning how to mapping out their story's progress and structure so...

Literary Nonfiction. Italian Language Study. Edited by Zohra Saad. The purpose of this book is to provide detailed grammatical explanations, a pronunciation guide using English as a reference, notes on usage, and on fading and emerging linguistic trends, all based on contemporary Italian. It...

This book is not about how to make money by consulting, coaching, or hosting webinars. It provides guidelines for speakers who want to get booked to speak...MORE Inside these pages, CSP, CPAE and Hall of Fame speaker, Steve Gilliland, reveals the 40 critical steps...