Walk-On Warrior

by John Willkom
Walk-On Warrior
Author: John Willkom
Publisher: John Willkom
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2018-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1983693065
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A basketball book like no other. The incredible first-hand account of a season at Marquette, a summer with Rick Majerus, and a court-side seat with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Small town. Undersized. Not enough talent. John Willkom heard it all as a teen basketball player growing up in rural Wisconsin. Despite the odds, John dedicated his life to the game, an arduous journey that challenged the very core of even the most disciplined. As John's hard work lands him amongst basketball's elite, it is the workouts, the people, and the behind-the-scenes interactions that not only change his skill set but how he lives his life. Both heartfelt and funny, Walk-On Warrior takes you into the mind of an athlete from John's perspective. Take a journey that will reignite your passion for life, challenge your perspectives on toughness and fear, and ultimately, inspire you to maximize your talent.

Holly Day's Café

by Gerald R. Toner
Holly Day's Café
Author: Gerald R. Toner
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1996-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781455605880
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This collection of one novella and three short stories captures the traditional, emotional spirit of Christmas and presents the spirit in contemporary settings. Holly Day's Caf, the novella, relates the story of the last day of business at a Kentucky diner. This last day happens to be Christmas Eve. It is also the day of a rare blizzard-one which strands several customers in the diner. What occurs next demonstrates the magic and wonder of the power and spirit of Christmas. "Molly's Santa Claus" tells of the drunken homeless man that six-year-old Molly literally finds on her doorstep. What follows exemplifies this family's true, selfless Christmas spirit. "Angel Tree" is a story of Christmas promises broken and Christmas promises kept when a busy businessman comes face to face with his memories of Christmas past. Finally, "St. Nicholas of the Neighborhood" shows that things have a way of working out at Christmas, even when the presents are forgotten in someone else's house! This collection of Christmas stories for adults is also ideal entertainment for families to share together as they count the days until Santa's visit! Gerald R. Toner is a great lover of Christmas. He is the author of two other books about the holiday, Lipstick Like Lindsay's and Other Christmas Stories and Whittlesworth Comes to Christmas, both published by Pelican.

Teaching the Common Core Literature Standards in Grades 2-5

by Lisa Morris
Teaching the Common Core Literature Standards in Grades 2-5
Author: Lisa Morris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2015-07-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317517245
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Shifting your literature instruction to meet the Common Core can be tricky. The standards are specific about how students should analyze characters, themes, point of view, and more. In this new book, Lisa Morris makes it easy by taking you through the standards and offering tons of practical strategies, tools, and mentor texts for grades 2-5. She shows you how to combine the standards into effective units of study so that you can teach with depth rather than worry about coverage. Topics covered include: Teaching questioning, inferring, and author’s purpose; Guiding readers to look at themes and write summaries; Showing students how to recognize structural elements of literature; Teaching the craft of writing and vocabulary development; and Helping students analyse characters and character development. Throughout this highly practical book, you’ll find a variety of charts and other graphic organizers that can be easily adapted for classroom use. A list of suggested mentor texts is also available as a free eResource from our website, www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138856172.

Loyola University Maryland 2012

by Kelly Hatter
Loyola University Maryland 2012
Author: Kelly Hatter
Publisher: College Prowler
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2011-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1427403252
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A student-written guide to Loyola University Maryland that provides statistics, facts, and opinions on academics, local atmosphere, campus dining and housing, diversity, athletics, nightlife, Greek life, student organizations, and other topics, and includes a summary of the top ten best and worst things about life on campus.

Getting Beyond "Interesting"

by Olga M. Nesi
Getting Beyond
Author: Olga M. Nesi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2012-07-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 161069225X
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Make use of a detailed plan and ready-to-use lessons for teaching appeal terms and Book Hook writing to students. Getting Beyond "Interesting": Teaching Students the Vocabulary of Appeal to Discuss Their Reading is a practical application book that gives librarians all the tools they need to implement the teaching of both appeal terms and Book Hook writing and sharing. When students know how to write Book Hooks and have access to an easy-to-use system for allowing students to share Book Hooks, the result is greatly increased reading through the power of peer recommendations. This book not only supplies a detailed plan for teaching appeal terms and Book Hook writing, but it also provides two extensive appendices containing all the black line masters and forms needed to implement these lessons. As a result, practitioners will be able to enhance their students' reading culture through increased sharing of reading—and most importantly, by empowering students with the ability to clearly define their reading preferences.

The Complete Guide to Service Learning

by Cathryn Berger Kaye
The Complete Guide to Service Learning
Author: Cathryn Berger Kaye
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010-03-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1575427311
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This project-based guide is a blueprint for service learning—from getting started to assessing the experience—and integrates the K–12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. It provides ideas for incorporating literacy into service learning and suggestions for creating a culture of service. An award-winning treasury of activities, ideas, annotated book recommendations, author interviews, and expert essays—all presented within a curricular context and organized by theme. Digital Content contains all of the planning and tracking forms from the book plus bonus service learning plans, and more.

Duquesne University

by Allisa Brown
Duquesne University
Author: Allisa Brown
Publisher: College Prowler, Inc
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781596580459
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Tequila Is to Kill Ya

by Remy O'Brien
Tequila Is to Kill Ya
Author: Remy O'Brien
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1450002811
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Carson O'Hara, a bartender who has just turned thirty, is looking for love and meaning in her life. She comes in contact with Hunter Reeves, a handsome and charming detective who begins to awaken feelings in Carson. But any chance of coming together with Hunter is stopped when her best friend Emily is found dead. Although the police believe that Emily drowned, Carson suspects she was murdered. Unbeknown to Hunter, Carson starts an investigation to find Emily's killer. Can Hunter discover her plans and save Carson before it's too late? Or will she come face-to-face with a killer and join her friend Emily?