Language Arts & Disciplines

Would you believe ... ? - The parents of two daughters eagerly await the birth of their third child, hoping for a son. They get a big surprise -- quadruplets! All four are...girls! - A waitress accepts a lottery ticket as a tip, instead...

"You're mad at me, but I am killing you."--NBA star Gary Payton "Find the hate."--NFL star Warren Sapp "Why can't you be more like Rafi Kohan?"--your mom, probably Whether in basketball, football, or MMA, athletes talk trash to each other--and sometimes to fans--like it's...

Modern presidents regularly appeal over the heads of Congress to the people at large to generate support for public policies. The Rhetorical Presidency makes the case that this development, born at the outset of the twentieth century, is the product of conscious political choices...

How librarians can be radical positive change agents in their communities, dedicated to learning and making a difference.This book offers a guide for librarians who see their profession as a chance to make a positive difference in their communities--librarians who recognize that it is...

The narrator (the answer to the question "who speaks in the text?") is a commonly used notion in teaching literature and in literary criticism, even though it is the object of an ongoing debate in narrative theory. Do all fictional narratives have a narrator,...

Groom or bride, straight or gay. Nail the perfect words to say. There's no longer an excuse for wedding speeches to be a tedious succession of predictable platitudes, outdated etiquette and cheesy wedding gags. This book is for nearlyweds who want to make their...

In a world where words can either build bridges or create barriers, The Inclusive Language Handbook: A Guide to Better Communication and Transformational Leadership by Jackie Ferguson, is a timely and essential resource for people seeking to foster inclusivity and understanding.With a focus on...

An eminent scholar explains the essentials of English grammar to those who never studied the basics as well as those who need a refresher course. Inspired by Strunk & White's classic The Elements of Style, this user-friendly guide focuses exclusively on grammar, explaining the...

You've written a book of fiction. You want to make it the best it can be. 'The Elements of Active Prose' gives you pithy tips for improving your writing scene by scene, sentence by sentence. If you've ever wondered what is meant by the...

'A joy. Each chapter instantly became my favourite' --David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas A lively cultural history of the book from a charmingly idiosyncratic bookseller. 'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.' This is the story of our...

At last--the contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice. This book contains an unprecedented wealth of knowledge in one place. In The Autobiographer's Handbook, you're invited to a roundtable discussion with today's most successful memoirists. Let...

From 1968 until 1970, William Hershey served as the only Peace Corps volunteer in a small Ethiopian town. Hershey taught seventh and eighth grade students the English that they would need to continue their educations and brighten their futures. He became part of the...

The Summer of ReadWorks is a series of non-fiction, educational articles with reflection writing prompts for children entering 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. Make it a summer of ReadWorks for your child entering 4th grade, because summer reading doesn't need to be stressful to...

Small Pieces is a collaboration between novelist Micheline Aharonian Marcom and writer and visual artist Fowzia Karimi, pairing Marcom's short stories--miniatures as Marcom calls them--with Karimi's watercolors. The work is a conversation between two artists in text and image, side by side.Author: Micheline Aharonian...

The marketing world has long under-appreciated the buying power held by adults over 65 years of age. In the current age of longevity, it's essential that students engage with strategies that embrace all age groups. This text combines professional interviews, theory-based research, and practical...

Packed with the latest research, best practices and hands-on applications, Keith/Lundberg's PUBLIC SPEAKING: CHOICES AND RESPONSIBILITY, 4th Edition, equips you with everything you need to become comfortable creating an outstanding speech. Working from a conversational framework, you'll learn to approach public speaking as a...

Privacy is not dead: Students care deeply about their privacy and the rights it safeguards. They need a way to articulate their concerns and guidance on how to act within the complexity of our current information ecosystem and culture of surveillance capitalism. Practicing Privacy...

Author: KoustaffPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 07/01/2022Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 11.38h x 8.31w x 0.27dISBN: 9780194114196

This workbook is designed to accompany the book, Oh, the Stories You Will Write: A Motivational Guide to Empower Aspiring Authors. It includes: Twenty-one days of writing exercises to help authors jump-start their writing journeys. Five best-seller mapping exercises to build authors' writing skills...

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that aim to better measure students' critical-thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to communicate. Through a series of high quality, computer-based...