Jean Reynolds is a longtime English instructor, professional writer, editor and consultant who thinks a revolution is overdue: English instructors need to do less paperwork, and students need to do more learning. This provocative paper examines the power issues embedded in an activity most of us take for granted: grading student papers. Most English instructors, Reynolds says, spend endless hours editing and revising student papers. The inevitable...

Une réflexion ludique autour du mot «épique» par l'auteure des Chroniques d'une mère indigne et de Pour en finir avec le sexe (Éditions du Septentrion).

Master the Art of Captivating PlotsWhether you're a novelist, screenwriter or storyteller, mastering plot is essential for crafting narratives that thrill audiences from start to finish. With these techniques, readers will become fully immersed in your characters' exciting journeys.This thorough workbook provides a comprehensive toolkit for harnessing the magic of plot devices like cliffhangers, plot twists, foreshadowing, and character flaws, among...

An accessible guide to help teenagers improve all aspects of their writing skills, from preparing a research paper to creating works of fiction

Writing well is a worthwhile skill for anyone to master, but it is especially important for teenagers. To be successful, young adults must write for school, college, and employment; and sometimes, young adults write to be creative or to express themselves. Despite this, most teens don't know how to

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Hands-on resources for screening readers of all ages for dyslexia

In Is It Dyslexia?, certified dyslexia assessment specialist April McMurtrey delivers an accessible, hands-on framework for screening readers of various ages for dyslexia.. The book offers comprehensive, clear, and step-by-step processes you can apply immediately to confidently and accurately screen readersfor dyslexia. The author shares the tools and strategies

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A collection of poetry which questions society, politically and culturally. The collection also contains elements of poetry relating to the pure beauty of the sentiment of love. We see hope within society through simple changes in our moral compass and true beliefs. Belief in kindness within people. All the beliefs related to natural concepts which can link to the Romantic movement within literature, reflecting elements of poeple's characteristics...

After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Ellen Estilai and her family attempt to leave Tehran, their home of nine years. At the airport, her Iranian husband is inexplicably prevented from leaving. As he confronts hostile colleagues and the Islamic Republic's opaque bureaucracy, Ellen examines their lives, trying to understand what might have brought them to this point. Exit Prohibited is a story of a complex Iran, at once welcoming and hostile, progressive...