Language Arts & Disciplines

Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That...

Often poets feel stifled by the structure of formal poetry, but John Brantingham's instructions discuss how the tools of the form can help writers to create work they never would have expected when they approach formal poetry from a completely new direction. These forms...

Straightforward, affordable, and practical, Improving Adolescent Literacy gives all middle and secondary school teachers instructional routines that will allow them to develop the content literacy skills of their students. Chapter-opening vignettes from actual classrooms show readers effective teaching in action and give them a...

Author: Susie DentPublisher: John Murray PublishersPublished: 01/31/2023Pages: 336Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781529379679About the AuthorSusie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word...

Charts the historial spread of the classical languages throughout the English-speaking world and uncovers the central part they play in giving English its current shape. Latin and Greek are often called 'dead' languages. Our Greek and Latin Roots takes readers on a journey of...

Learning to read can be challenging and a lot of work. Children who learn to read high-frequency words by sight will increase their confidence and fluency in their reading. Teaching sight words through songs, games, and the use of manipulatives makes learning them easy....

Here the poor girl wept so bitterly, and was so heartily grieved, that she could not utter one word more; but sat herself down, reclining her head upon her hand, in the most melancholy posture that could be; nor could she close her eyes...

Los cristianos necesitan ser oradores sin temor cuando presentan sus ideas a clientes, colegas y jefes en el trabajo, y cuando proclaman su fe y sus valores ante amigos y familiares en la iglesia y en otras situaciones que requieran hablar en p blico....

Revised and updated, this third edition of Barbara Johnstone's Discourse Analysis encourages students to think about discourse analysis as an open-ended set of techniques. Exploring a variety of approaches, including critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis, interactional and variationist sociolinguistics, ethnography, corpus linguistics, social semiotics,...

Top book coach Jennie Nash teaches you how to think about memoir in a whole new way."The surest thing a writer has, in a genre that's never that sure, is Jennie's hard won, no-stone-left-unturned Blueprint system. It's immensely helpful and constructive." -Monica Holloway, author...

What was "Traditional Journalism"?It was the days when print journalism dominated the news cycle, when readers became "glued" to their morning or afternoon newspaper. God was moving... and so were "Traditional Journalists."- Who wouldn't want to witness... the wheels of government and justice moving,...

Author: William McGuffeyPublisher: Waking Lion PressPublished: 08/07/2023Pages: 68Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25dISBN: 9781434104960Audience: Ages 4-8

Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation...

In response to the growing scope and popularity of wedding-related offerings and the media attention given to celebrity and royal weddings, The Bride Factory critically examines various bridal media outlets, artifacts, and the messages they convey about women today. The book departs from conventional...

Author: Sarah YoungPublisher: State University of New York PressPublished: 10/02/2023Pages: 236Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781438492759

Focused on grade improvement, this Exam Success Guide brings much-needed clarity to exam preparation, equipping students to achieve their best in the latest AS & A Level exams (9093), and beyond. This guide allows students to recap and review key course content, apply their...

Your guide to positioning yourself for a career as a creative writer. Based on a lifetime of struggling to make it as a creative writer, "Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books" is a guide for aspiring writers to...

Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Cideb EditricePublished: 01/15/2011Pages: 112Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.20dISBN: 9788853010971Audience: Young AdultThis title is only available via back order

Youth spoken word poetry groups are on the rise in the United States, offering safe spaces for young people to write and perform. These diverse groups encourage members to share their lived experiences, decry injustices, and imagine a better future. At a time when...

High-quality original writing doesn't happen by accident; it results from a logical, inquiry-based process. Educators will be able to apply the concepts and techniques in this book to help their students master the critical writing process. Many students tremble at the mere thought of...