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Cambridge University Press The Practice and Representation of Reading in England
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Cambridge University Press Literacy Medieval Celtic Societies 33 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series Number 33
Book SynopsisThis 1998 collection of studies examines the use of the written word in Celtic-speaking regions of Europe between c. 400 and c. 1500. Building on previous work as well as presenting the fruits of much new research, the book seeks to highlight the interest and importance of Celtic uses of literacy for the study of both medieval literacy generally and of the history and cultures of the Celtic countries in the Middle Ages. Among the topics discussed are the uses and significance of charter-writing, the interplay of oral and literate modes in the composition and transmission of medieval Irish and Welsh genealogies, prose narratives and poetry, the survival of Celtic culture in Brittany and of Gaelic literacy in eastern Scotland in the twelfth century, and pragmatic uses of literacy in later medieval Wales.Trade Review'Overall the collection deserves to be consulted by non-Celtics and not merely read within its own little academic ghetto. This is a set of meticulously evidence-based studies, with an excellent bibliography: the author's insights into matters such as the social context of literacy, charters, genealogy, and gender should be of interest to medievalists whose areas of special concern lie elsewhere.' Early Medieval EuropeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction Huw Pryce; 1. The uses of literacy in early medieval Wales Patrick Sims-Williams; 2. Literacy in Pictland Katherine Forsyth; 3. The context and uses of literacy in early Christian Ireland T. M. Charles-Edwards; 4. Orality, literacy and genealogy in early medieval Ireland and Wales David E. Thornton; 5. Charter-writing and its uses in early medieval Celtic societies Wendy Davies; 6. The context and uses of the Latin charter in twelfth-century Ireland Marie-Therese Flanagan; 7. Written text as performance - the implications for Middle Welsh prose narratives Sioned Davies; 8. More written about than writing? Welsh women and the written word Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan; 9. Celtic literary tradition and the development of a feudal principality in Brittany Noél-Yves Tonnerre; 10. Gaelic literacy in eastern Scotland between 1124 and 1249 Dauvit Broun; 11. Inkhorn and spectacles: the impact of literacy in late medieval Wales Llinos Beverley Smith; 12. 'This my act and deed': the writing of private deeds in late medieval north Wales A. D. Carr; 13. Literacy and the Irish bards Katherine Simms; List of works cited; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and the Social Order
Book SynopsisIn this exploration of the social context of reading and writing in pre-industrial England, David Cressy tackles important questions about the limits of participation in the mainstream of early modern society.Table of ContentsList of maps; List of graphs; List of tables; Preface; 1. Reading, writing and the margins of literacy; 2. The acquisition of literacy; 3. The measurement of literacy; 4. Literacy and loyalty; 5. Lay illiteracy in ecclesiastical records; 6. The structure of illiteracy; 7. The dynamics of illiteracy; 8. Literacy and society in England and beyond; Appendix: illiteracy in 414 English parishes, 1641–4; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and Democracy in FifthCentury Athens
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and Democracy in FifthCentury Athens
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Cambridge University Press Writing Society and Culture in Early Rus C.950 1300
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in Lombard Italy c.568774
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Cambridge University Press Becoming a Reader The Experience of Fiction from Childhood to Adulthood
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Cambridge University Press CrossCultural Approaches to Literacy 23 Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture Series Number 23
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Cambridge University Press The Uses of Literacy in Early Med Europe
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Cambridge University Press Literacy Emotion and Authority Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll 16 Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series Number 16
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Cambridge University Press The Social Construction of Literacy 25 Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Series Number 25
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies 33
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Cambridge University Press The World on Paper
Book SynopsisLearning to read and write affects the way we think. David Olson here provides a historical and developmental account of the ways in which writing and reading have contributed to our modern understandings of language, nature and mind.Trade Review"This carefully crafted book is the result of focused intelligence and a great deal of learning." Anthropological Linguistics"The comprehensive bibliography alone makes this book valuable. But the intriguing insights and carefully reasoned arguments make it a pleasure." J. Aber, Choice"Researchers and theorists in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and education, as well as others interested in the role of literacy in personal and social change, will find Olson's arguments compelling and easily read." Jon Shapiro and Harold Derksen, Contemporary Psychology"His discussion of thinking about the interplay of reader, text, and writer as it has affected the transformation of religion--particularly Christianity from the time of St. Thomas Aquinas to Jerry Falwell--is provocative for those who would understand the ways in which sacred texts have been and continue to be read." Alan C. Purves, Cross Currents"...displays an amazing range....Olson pushes the analysis beyond any others, finding printing's effect deep in the West's psyche....Specialists in this area owe a debt to...Olson for providing this kind of stimulation." Jack R. Censer, History of Education Quarterly"...new perspective on the impact of writing on the development of our understanding of language, nature and ourselves....the book contains illustrations; it ties up various approaches to the problem and will certainly encourage further research in this field." Journal of Indo-European StudiesTable of Contents1. Demythologising literacy; 2. Theories of literacy and mind from Levy-Bruhl to Scribner and Cole; 3. Literacy and the conceptual revolutions of Classical Greece and Renaissance Europe; 4. What writing represents; 5. What writing doesn't represent; 6. The problem of interpretation; 7. A history of reading; 8. Reading the Book of Nature; 9. A history of written discourse; 10. Representing the world in maps, diagrams, formulas, pictures and texts; 11. Representing the mind; 12. The making of the literate mind.
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and Power Ancient World
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
Book SynopsisThis handbook marks the transformation of the topic of literacy from the narrower concerns with learning to read and write to an interdisciplinary enquiry into the various roles of writing and reading in the full range of social and psychological functions in both modern and developing societies. It does so by exploring the nature and development of writing systems, the relations between speech and writing, the history of the social uses of writing, the evolution of conventions of reading, the social and developmental dimensions of acquiring literate competencies, and, more generally, the conceptual and cognitive dimensions of literacy as a set of social practices. Contributors to the volume are leading scholars drawn from such disciplines as linguistics, literature, history, anthropology, psychology, the neurosciences, cultural psychology, and education.Trade Review“The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy offers a broad descriptive perspective not driven by an immediate educational agenda. When schooling’s relation to literacy is approached within this cross-cultural, non-curricular frame, we come to see the dilemmas and processes of schooling in new ways. The fresh approach of this volume introduces many topics not covered in other reference volumes and expands our view of the multidimensional complexity of literacy. Many chapters also develop a fully participatory view of literacy that puts writing on an even and interactive footing with reading. The international, interdisciplinary authors cover wide-ranging topics from the cognitive skills necessary to read Chinese mathematics to the tensions between classical and vernacular Arabic, from neuroscience to cultural authority, from grammatology to international development. This volume is a welcome addition to our growing knowledge of reading, writing, and texts within human life.” —Charles Bazerman, University of California, Santa Barbara“A new compendium on a venerable topic, with unprecedented comprehensiveness and depth. This is an essential reference for scholars interested in the origins, impact, and dissemination of literacy, in its widest definition.” —Merlin Donald, Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University“David Olson and Nancy Torrance are acknowledged authorities in literacy studies and this volume brings together their skills as both thinkers and editors. The essays provide a comprehensive introduction to the historical, anthropological, and psychological dimensions of literacy.” —Brian Stock, Emeritus Professor of History and Literature, University of Toronto"The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy stands alone as an interdisciplinary inquiry and an informed addition to the study of literacy. The handbook will probably be embraced by a diverse audience in addition to the community of researchers in the disciplines represented. I recommend that this significant contribution to the existing resources on the nature and study of literacy be used by university professors of literacy as a text for graduate courses in language and literacy. Undergraduates pursuing advanced studies in literacy should also read it. Parts of it could be used in professional learning communities for teacher researchers who are keen and enthusiastic about the study of literacy and wish to challenge their thinking and enliven their dialogue about the nature and changing role of literacy. Beyond this, several chapters of the handbook may benefit senior government officials responsible for developing international literacy standards and policies. After reading The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy, one cannot help but ask the question, How can literacy not be important to everyone?" —Vera Janjic-Watrich, University of Alberta"The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy, edited by David Olson and Nancy Torrance from University of Toronto, joins a hefty list of Cambridge Handbooks on various topics related to psychology, language and learning. This handbook sets out to examine literacy in its widest sense; to examine both the visual signs for linguistic forms, and the social and personal uses of these signs, from mundane to the literary, both historically and currently. It aims to address a gap that it identifies in the literature: the lack of an authoritative text on literacy as a field in itself, and in providing such a text, further aims to provide scope for future interdisciplinary work...." --Rauno Parrila, University of Alberta and Nenagh Kemp, University of Tasmania, Australia, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie CanadienneTable of ContentsPart I. Literacy as a Scientific Subject: 1. The literacy episteme (from Innis to Derrida) Jens Brockmeier and David Olson; Part II. Literacy and Language: 2. Grammotology Peter T. Daniels; 3. Speech and writing Roy Harris; 4. The origins and co-evolution of literacy and numeracy Steven Chrisomalis; 5. Are there linguistic consequences of literacy? Comparing the potentials of language use in speech and writing Douglas Biber; 6. Becoming a literate language user: oral and written text construction across adolescence Ruth A. Berman and Dorit Ravid; 7. The challenge of academic language Catherine Snow and Paola Uccelli; 8. The basic processes in reading: insights from neuroscience Usha Goswami; 9. Language and literacy from a cognitive neuroscience perspective Karl Magnus Petersson, Martin Ingvaar, and Alexandra Reis; Part III. Literacy and Literatures: 10. Ways of reading Elizabeth Long; 11. Conventions of reading Heather Murray; 12. Literacy, reading and concepts of the self Carolyn Steedman; 13. Reading as a woman, being read as a woman Lisbeth Larsson; 14. Literacy and the history of science Karine Chemla; 15. Scientific literacy Steven Norris and Linda Phillips; 16. Digital literacy Teresa Dobson and John Willinsky; 17. Literacy, video games and popular culture James Paul Gee; Part IV. Literacy and Society: 18. Ethnography of writing and reading Brian Street; 19. The origins of Western literacy: literacy in Ancient Greece and Rome Rosalind Thomas; 20. Literacy from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages, c. 300–800 Nicholas Everett; 21. Chinese literacy Feng Wang, Yaching Tsai and William Shi-Yuan Wang; 22. The elephant in the room: language and literacy in the Arab world Niloofar Haeri; 23. Literacy, modernization, the intellectual community and civil society in the western world Frits van Holthoon; Part V. Literacy and Education: 24. The teaching of literacy skills in Western Europe: an historical perspective (16th to 20th centuries) A.-M. Chartier; 25. The configuration of literacy as a domain of knowledge Liliana Tolchinsky; 26. Literate thinking: metalinguistics and metacognition Bruce Homer; 27. Cultural and developmental predispositions to literacy Alison Garton and Chris Pratt; 28. Literacy and international development: education and literacy as human rights Joe Farrell; 29. Adult literacy education in industrialized nations Tom Sticht; 30. New technologies for literacy and international development Daniel Wagner; 31. Literacy theory and literacy policy David Olson.
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in American Lives
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Cambridge University Press Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
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Cambridge University Press Writing Society and Culture in Early Rus c.9501300
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in Lombard Italy c568774 53 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 53
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Cambridge University Press Scottish Literacy and the Scottish Identity Illiteracy and Society in Scotland and Northern England 16001800 4 Cambridge Studies in Population Economy and Society in Past Time Series Number 4
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Cambridge University Press Global Variation in Literacy Development
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Cambridge University Press A Semiotics of Muslimness in China
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Cambridge University Press A Semiotics of Muslimness in China
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J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S. Creating Room to Read A Story of Hope in the
Book SynopsisThe inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive’s quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of booksWhat’s happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask six million kids in the poorest regions of Asia and Africa. In 1999, at the age of thirty-five, Wood quit a lucrative career to found the nonprofit Room to Read. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “the Andrew Carnegie of the developing world,” he strived to bring the lessons of the corporate world to the nonprofit sector—and succeeded spectacularly. In his acclaimed first book, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, Wood explained his vision and the story of his start-up. Now, he tackles the organization’s next steps and its latest challenges—from managing expansion to raising money in a collapsing economy to publishing books for children who literally have no books in their native language. At its heart,
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University of Chicago Press Didos Daughters Literacy Gender Empire in Early
Book SynopsisOur common definition of literacy is the ability to read and write in one language. However from the 15th to the 17th centuries print culture led to many disputes over modes of literacy, as the transition from Latin to more vernacular forms of speech and writing escalated.Trade Review"This is a book of unique vision and breadth. There are very few scholars of early modernism who possess the combination of traditional erudition and theoretical expertise that Margaret Ferguson does. The sweeping, learned analysis in Dido's Daughters will provide an entirely new perspective on the complex dynamics among gender, literacy, and modernization." - Mary Beth Rose, author of Gender and Heroism in Early Modern English Literature
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Teachers' College Press Becoming a Holocaust Educator Purposeful
Book SynopsisToday's teachers seek to address the Holocaust not just as history, but also in relation to current events. Featuring stories from middle, high school, and university classrooms across the US, this collection offers a comprehensive argument for the inclusion of purposeful Holocaust pedagogy rooted in literacy practices and historic content.
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The University Press of Kentucky Rereading Appalachia Literacy Place and Cultural
Book SynopsisIn this innovative volume, a multidisciplinary team of scholars challenge Appalachian stereotypes through an examination of language and rhetoric. Together, the contributors offer a new perspective on Appalachia and its literacy, hoping to counteract essentialist or class-based arguments about the region's people, and reexamine past research in the context of researcher bias.
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National Council of Teachers of English Standards for the English Language Arts
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Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Teaching Reading and Language Arts: An Effective
Book SynopsisResearch tells us that the teacher has the ability to make the difference in reading instruction, students' reading ability, and also make a difference in the lives of their students. High-powered teachers are effective teachers who make a difference. They are also life-long learners who reflect, make decisions, and plan purposeful assessments, design authentic instruction, and engage their students in strategically planned collaborative activities that are designed to meet the needs of all of their students. Highpowered teachers know their students, their interests, learning styles, academic needs, and their learning levels. In this edition of, Reading and Language Arts, you will learn how to teach phonics, phonemic awareness, spelling, writing, language arts, reading strategies, engaging activities, comprehension strategies, vocabulary, fluency, differentiation, and assessment. You will learn the importance of reflecting, planning, building classroom rapport, and the importance of becoming a High-powered elementary and middle school reading teacher.The first half of Reading and Language Arts is a step by step guide designed to teach young educators effective and proven strategies to teach reading, writing, and Language Arts with passion, and with creativity. Reading and Language Arts emphasises the importance of, and also how to design differentiated instruction, assignments, and assessments. You will learn how to teach phonics at the very basic level of reading, how to implement daily reading strategies that engage young readers with the text, and also how to design collaborative reading activities that motivate all students while allowing them to experience learning through hands-on activities.The second half of Reading and Language Arts emphasises the importance of becoming a High-powered middle school reading teacher. You will learn to design age appropriate, purposeful, and authentic learning opportunities for all learners, as well as engaging strategies to motivate students while also building classroom rapport. Each chapter in both sections contain; research based information about designing effective reading instruction, the importance of planning, examples of engaging activities, insightful strategies, tiered vocabulary, parent and home connections, pages for student reflections and note taking, and also suggested readings for both the teacher and students.Table of Contents Part One Chapter 1 A High-Powered Literacy Teacher Makes the Difference Chapter 2 Phonics and Word Identification Chapter 3 Early Readers and Writers Chapter 4 The Process of Reading and Writing Chapter 5 Developing Fluency in Reading and Writing Chapter 6 Increasing Student's Vocabulary Chapter 7 Promoting Reading Comprehension Chapter 8 Differentiating Instruction Part Two Chapter 9 Getting to Know Your Students as Readers Chapter 10 Promoting Good Study Habits Chapter 11 Power in Classroom Discussions Chapter 12 Increasing Students' Vocabulary Chapter 13 Engaging Students in Comprehension Strategies and Activities Chapter 14 Teaching Students to Write Effectively Chapter 15 Literature and Strategies Chapter 16 Inspiring the Joys of Reading and Writing
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Purdue University Press Teaching Information Literacy and Writing Studies: Volume 1, First-Year Composition Courses
Book SynopsisThis volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to foregrounding information literacy in first-year college writing courses. Chapters describe cross-disciplinary efforts underway across higher education, as well as innovative approaches of both writing professors and librarians inthe classroom. This seminal work unpacks the disciplinary implications for information literacy and writing studies as they encounter one another in theory and practice, in the post-information age. Topics include: reading and writing through the lens of information literacy, curriculum design, specific writing tasks, transfer, and assessment.
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Brookes Publishing Co Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A
Book SynopsisMore than 5 million English learners attend U.S. public schools—and yet fewer than 3% of teachers are certified to work with them. Fill that gap in teacher education with this practical and comprehensive textbook, an evidence-based guide to providing English learners in Pre-K-Grade 6 with explicit, systematic instruction on language and literacy fundamentals. Aligned with IDA's Knowledge and Practice Standards, this book prepares current and future educators to teach English learners the key components of language and literacy, as first described in the National Literacy Panel report. For each component, teachers will get a dedicated chapter with research-based insights on how to teach English learners, guidance on making connections across languages when teaching that component, and ready-to-use principles and strategies for instruction. Learning objectives, study questions, and extended application activities help educators grow their knowledge and apply it in their classrooms. An essential text for courses on literacy foundations and biliteracy—and an ideal in-service professional development resource—this accessible book will give teachers the knowledge base they need to help English learners develop strong literacy skills and achieve academic success. Prepare teachers to: Enter their classroom with a full understanding of the language and literacy development of English learners Teach English learners the key components of language and literacy: phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, spelling, and writing skills Apply insights from current, reliable research on how best to teach English learners Use specific, evidence-based principles, strategies, activities, and sample teacher-student dialogues to guide and strengthen instruction Leverage technology to adapt and enhance instruction for English learners Online companion materials included: Faculty will get helpful PowerPoint slides for each chapter, plus sample syllabi that show how to use this book in your course.Trade Review“Comprehensive and well-written . . . provides many practical suggestions. All professionals who work with ELL students should read this book.”
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Capstone Classroom The New Balanced Literacy School: Implementing
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 1 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 2 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 3 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 4 Teacher
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 5 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 6 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
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Utah State University Press Telling Stories: Perspectives on Longitudinal
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Baraka Books Exhilarating Prose: Cognitions, Contemplations,
Book SynopsisThis smartly illustrated literary miscellanea is intended to stimulate readers and writers of English prose. From "dead language – the speaks" (i.e., ad-speak, media-speak, corporate-speak) through "re-writing – Again?" to rules (to obey or not to obey), authors Barry Healey and Cordelia Strube examine what makes good and bad writing. With tongue often in cheek, they scrutinize various forms of prose and the seven major prose elements, and reflect on how to approach the writing process most effectively. Exhilarating Prose also abounds with examples of startling writing, wide-ranging quotes from celebrated authors, and their own ruminations on the oddities of writing and the infinite eccentricity of the human mind. To those interested in English words "in their best order" (Coleridge), this book will inform, engage, and amuse.
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Maupin House Publishing Teaching Reading Comprehension with Graphic
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Wooden Books Literary Devices
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Brepols N.V. Learn and Lit Med Eng and Abroad
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Brepols N.V. Transforming the Medieval World: Uses of
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Brepols N.V. The Development of Literate Mentalities in East
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