Language Arts & Disciplines

A lively hands-on introduction to the use of electronic corpora in the description and analysis of English - revised and updated. After introducing corpora and the rationale and basic methodology of corpus linguistics, the author presents a number of recent case studies providing new...

All-in-one resource teaches close reading with effective mini-lessons, on-level passages across a range of genres, and activities with graphic organizers for Grade 6 students.Author: Ralph TachukPublisher: Newmark LearningPublished: 01/01/2019Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.40dISBN: 9781478822882This title is only available via...

Children Today gives students practical knowledge to support children in their development. It uses stories and case studies to connect theory to practice, with a particular emphasis on how technology impacts the lives of children. Theories are most useful when we can see their...

With staff time at a premium, and library budgets that leave little room for overages, undertaking a successful library building or renovation project requires precision planning, effective communication, and focused coordination. Using a checklist approach that will ensure that no detail is overlooked, this...

The Navajo language (Diné bizaad) has a vocabulary of landscape terms that allow speakers to communicate about their environment. This book documents that vocabulary and provides photographic illustration of many of the terms.Author: David M. MarkPublisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliPublished: 02/28/2019Pages: 98Binding...

"Nenhum insight sobre o ofício e a jornada de ser um artista me guiou na luta cotidiana desta profissão mais que os de Steven Pressfield. Onde quer que você esteja, o que quer que tenha sido chamado a fazer, você precisa ler este livro......

Discover an innovative, evidence-based method for preparing students for the demands of college writing called Supporting Strategic Writers (SSW). The goal of SSW is to help students become independent learners who understand the value of strategies and can apply them flexibly in future courses...

"Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow is one of the best books on writing I've ever read. It's also the funniest by a country mile." --Richard Russo, author of the North Bath trilogy The long-awaited craft book from Steve Almond, based on...

Following the 2017 release of my first book, Where To Start, I present my second book, This Journey Isn't Over Yet. This is a collection of my poetry from over the past few years, taking a deeper dive on experiences of life and looking...

A practical, body-oriented program to enliven your creative abilities - Provides a comprehensive, step-by-step program for writers to use their bodies to expand their creative capacity on the page and in their lives - Offers hands-on exercises, rooted in the disciplines of Aikido and...

The Writer's Workshop takes an approach to teaching writing that is new only because it is so old. Today, rhetoric and composition typically proceed by ignoring what was done for 2,500 years in Western education. Gregory Roper, on the other hand, helps students learn...

"The Professor and the Madman," masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" -- and literary history. The compilation of the "OED,"...

A unique collection of interviews with contemporary poets at the height of their craft. How does a subconscious thought become an award-winning poem? Journalist, Rosanna McGlone, speaks to some of the country's leading poets to find out. Don Paterson, Sean O'Brien, Gillian Clarke, and...

The Online Journalism Handbook offers a comprehensive guide to the ever-evolving world of digital journalism, showcasing the multiple possibilities in researching, writing, and storytelling provided by new technologies. In this new edition, Paul Bradshaw presents an engaging mix of technological expertise with real-world practical...

Author: William Patterson, Hector UrrutibéheityPublisher: Walter de GruyterPublished: 01/01/1975Pages: 162Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44dISBN: 9789027932075Audience: Young Adult

Ace your grammar, improve your grades― +200 simple exercises for grades 6, 7, and 8Grammar is an essential part of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade curriculum. With The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8, students will build a strong foundation...

A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research. With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level--from high-school...

A brilliant and timely exploration of the power of stories and songs--from both the distant past and today's news--counters despair and disillusionment with hope and possibility. Stories are our first and last survival strategy. For tens of thousands of years, they have told humanity...

Spark is all about encouragement, permission, it's about firing you up.Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity On Fire hopes to help you believe that your fandom writing, drawing, podficcing - whatever you're creating right now - is, was, and ever shall...

Combining theory with practical application, this collection of real-life, provocative case studies on social issues in sports provides students with the opportunity to make the call on ethical and professional dilemmas faced by a variety of sport and communication professionals. The case studies examine...