Language Arts & Disciplines

Scientific research indicates that consistently learning a specific number of words each day enhances language mastery. This efficient approach helps learners immerse in a language without feeling overwhelmed. Welcome to "Spanish Vocabulary Builder: Learn 10 Words a Day for 7 Weeks". Crafted for both...

REVISED SECOND EDITION (2023)Includes a new section on the use of AI.Proofreading Theses and Dissertations introduces some of the basic principles of proofreading academic texts. In many respects, the work required is the same as for any other proofread - you check for errors...

Unlocking the mystery behind POINT OF VIEW: why is point of view important to a novelist, and how can we make sure we're using it correctly? Which serves the story better--first person, third person, omniscient, or the quirky second? Using more than thirty years...

Author: Phonic BooksPublisher: Phonic BooksPublished: 02/28/2018Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781783692965Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.5Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 505657 / Guardians UniteAbout the AuthorPhonic Books specializes in publishing decodable, systematic phonics books for beginner, emerging readers and reading intervention. Phonic Books...

A writing companion, inspirational guide to the craft, and anthology featuring interactive multi-genre work from the acclaimed organization on its twenty-fifth anniversary.We all have stories to tell, but not everyone gets the mentoring and training or encouragement to become a great storyteller. Founded a...

Nice Talking with You is a two-level oral communication series designed to get students talking. The Teacher's Manual features step-by-step comprehensive teaching note; teaching tips on classroom management techniques, language and more; unit-by-unit, complete answer keys; and full audio scripts for the Conversation listening...

What is the best way to tell a story? In first-person peripheral, or third-person focalised? Unfolding in the present, or as events in the past? Where is the camera? What is the lens? Where is the action? In this concise little book, educator Amy...

Meyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century. A reporter and columnist for The New York Times for thirty years, he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his account of the murder of thirteen people by a deranged war...

Hate speech has been a societal problem for many years and has seen a resurgence recently alongside political divisiveness and technologies that ease and accelerate the spread of messages. Methods to protect individuals and groups from hate speech have eluded lawmakers as the call...

The functional approach examines how language allows us to perform various tasks such as: to share information, enquire, express attitudes, engage, contend, have our needs met, reflect, develop ideas, synchronize our experiences and understand the world. It is about how real people use language...

Author: Rebecca Lyn GoldPublisher: Balboa PressPublished: 02/11/2024Pages: 134Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29dISBN: 9798765245798

They paddled the unrunnable and lived to tell about it . . . "There was no path, none at all. A VW-sized rock lay dead ahead-to the right, churning whitewater; to the left, an eight-foot standing wave, foaming white on top. In the stern...

Six full practice tests with tips and training for the 2015 revised Cambridge English: First (FCE) for Schools. First for Schools Trainer offers six practice tests for the revised Cambridge English: First (FCE) for Schools exam combined with easy-to-follow guidance and exam tips. The...

These three bestselling writing and thesaurus guides, "The Writer's Guide to Character Emotion," "The Writer's Guide to Character Expression," and "The Writer's Guide to Vivid Scenes and Characters" have been combined to create one remarkable single volume! This comprehensive edition contains over 500 pages...

Few books can transform the way you write and bring your stories to life like Angela Hunt's Writing Lessons from the Front. This lesson, Evoking Emotion, provides readers with tools, techniques, and insights to create stories that evoke powerful feelings in the reader. Whether...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Editors should approach their work with an informed worldview, ensuring that harmful stereotypes, cultural insensitivities and inaccurate information are avoided. Knowing how to do so - and what to replace them with - can be tricky. Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion is a...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Decolonizing Linguistics, the companion volume...

The need for decolonizing cultural institutions and their mismanagement practices in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, of First Nations peoples' materials and knowledge has been widely recognised. However, this has not translated into an information systems design, nor a complementary solution representing an alternative...

From newspapers to Twitter(R), the media's ability to deliver news and interact with audiences is constantly changing. In Copycrafting, author Kenneth Rosenauer provides aspiring journalists and copyeditors with the essential tools for delivering content effectively and correctly, regardless of the media platform. More than...