Next Word, Better Word

by Stephen Dobyns
Next Word, Better Word
Author: Stephen Dobyns
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 023011878X
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This accessible writer's guide provides a helpful framework for creating poetry and navigates contemporary concerns and practices. Stephen Dobyns, author of the classic book on the beauty of poetry, Best Words, Best Order, moves into new terrain in this remarkable book. Bringing years of experience to bear on issues such as subject matter, the mechanics of poetry, and the revision process, Dobyns explores the complex relationship between writers and their work. From Philip Larkin to Pablo Neruda to William Butler Yeats, every chapter reveals useful lessons in these renowned poets' work. Both enlightening and encouraging, Next Word, Better Word demystifies a subtle art form and shows writers how to overcome obstacles in the creative process.

Next Word, Better Word

by Stephen Dobyns
Next Word, Better Word
Author: Stephen Dobyns
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011
Genre: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
ISBN: 0230621805
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Another Word for Help

by K. E. Marlow
Another Word for Help
Author: K. E. Marlow
Publisher: K. E. Publishing
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1953937020
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There’s a reason the words “help” and “hell” are only one letter off. Keith is a student struggling to pay for his last year of college. After fighting tooth and nail for a job as a live in personal assistant things are starting to look up. Free food, no bills to pay, a flexible schedule, and he still gets paid by the hour. His job is a dream come true! Until it isn’t. When the other PAs start getting fired or quit without warning Keith tries to stick it out for the student he’d been hired to assist; however, after a confrontation gone wrong he has to chose between saving himself or hanging onto the hope of helping someone who doesn’t want it.

They Have a Word for it

by Howard Rheingold
They Have a Word for it
Author: Howard Rheingold
Publisher:
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2000
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781889330464
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They Have a Word for It takes the reader to the far corners of the globe to discover words and phrases for which there are not equivalents in English. From the North Pole to New Guinea, from Easter Island to Tibet, Howard Rheingold explores more than forty familiar and obscure languages to discover genuinely useful (rather than simply odd) words that can open up new ways of understanding and experiencing life. --Sarabande Books.

One Word for Kids

by Jon Gordon
One Word for Kids
Author: Jon Gordon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1119430313
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From the authors who created the One Word movement, impacting schools, businesses, and sports teams around the world, comes a charming fable that can be read and shared by everyone. If you could choose only one word to help you have your best year ever, what would it be? Love? Fun? Believe? Brave? It’s prob­ably different for everyone. How you find your word is just as important as the word itself. And once you know your word, what do you do with it? In One Word for Kids, bestselling author Jon Gordon—along with coauthors Dan Britton and Jimmy Page—asks these questions to children and adults of all ages, teaching an important life lesson in the process. This engaging, fully illustrated fable follows Stevie, a young boy falling asleep on the first day of school. His teacher gives the class an assignment: to find the one word that will help them have their best year ever. To discover their one word, they must look inside themselves, look up, and look out. At home, Stevie is upset be­cause he can’t find his word. After his dad offers some helpful advice, Stevie excitedly begins the quest for his word. His search helps him discover a lot about himself, what he loves, and what is important to him. An easy read with a powerful message, One Word for Kids appeals to readers of all ages and is an ideal entry point into discussing a valuable lesson in a fun and engaging way.

Roget's Descriptive Word Finder

by Barbara Kipfer
Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
Author: Barbara Kipfer
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2003-05-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781582971704
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Whether they're working on a full-length novel or short magazine article, writers can make their work fresher and more evocative with this thesaurus. It's the essential guide for choosing accurate, specific words--the key to any piece of good writing.

Increasing Fluency with High Frequency Word Phrases Grade 5

by Timothy Rasinski
Increasing Fluency with High Frequency Word Phrases Grade 5
Author: Timothy Rasinski
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2007-04-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425802893
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Using Dr. Fry's Instant Words and Dr. Rasinski's research, these books provide a powerful tool for building fluency. Each of the books in this series provides a clear direction on how to teach students to recognize words, read phrases with expressions, and ultimately improve comprehension. Each book includes: A fluency assessment rubric and a reference list of oral reading fluency strategies 20 four-page lessons on phrasing plus activities for practicing comprehension and fluency activities Audio CD with oral reading of the phrase list and reading selection from each lesson 96pp. plus Audio CD and Teacher CD

Word Sorts and More

by Kathy Ganske
Word Sorts and More
Author: Kathy Ganske
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462533353
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Tens of thousands of teachers have used this skillfully crafted book to build children's word knowledge with engaging categorization activities organized by spelling stages. Featuring rich classroom examples, the revised and expanded second edition gives increased attention to teaching English learners (ELs), among other enhancements. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume includes over 200 reproducible word, picture, and letter sorts, plus additional reproducible forms and activities in the appendices. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the reproducible appendix materials. The website also features supplemental PowerPoint assessment slides and 16 pages of Spanish–English cognate sorts. New to This Edition: *Greatly expanded content on teaching ELs, including a chapter showcasing researcher perspectives as well as supplemental online resources. *Cutting-edge SAIL (survey, analyze, interpret, link) framework for small-group lesson planning, complete with a detailed sample lesson and script. *Additional user-friendly tools: student performance records and the No-Nonsense Word Recognition Assessment. *Firsthand teacher perspectives now get a full chapter; many are new. See also Ganske's Word Journeys, Second Edition: Assessment-Guided Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary Instruction, which provides a comprehensive framework for assessing and building word knowledge, and Mindful of Words, Second Edition: Spelling and Vocabulary Explorations, Grades 4–8, which presents word study activities for the intermediate and middle grades.