Developmental Editing
The only guide dedicated solely to developmental editing, now revised and updated with new exercises and a chapter on fiction. Developmental editing--transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells--is a special skill, and Scott Norton is one of the best at it. With more than three decades of experience in the field, Norton offers his expert advice on how to approach the task of diagnosing and fixing structural problems with book manuscripts in consultation with authors and publishers. He illustrates these principles through a series of detailed case studies featuring before-and-after tables of contents, samples of edited text, and other materials to make an otherwise invisible process tangible. This revised edition for the first time includes exercises that allow readers to edit sample materials and compare their work with that of an experienced professional as well as a new chapter on the unique challenges of editing fiction. In addition, it features expanded coverage of freelance business arrangements, self-published authors, e-books, content marketing, and more. Whether you are an aspiring or experienced developmental editor or an author who works alongside one, you will benefit from Norton's accessible, collaborative, and realistic approach and guidance. This handbook offers the concrete and essential tools it takes to help books to find their voice and their audience.
Forgotten Manuscript
"Sergio Chejfec is an admirable writer." --Patti Smith"Could anyone possibly believe that writing doesn't exist? It would be like denying the existence of rain."The perfect green notebook forms the basis for Sergio Chejfec's work, collecting writing, and allowing it to exist in a state of permanent possibility, or, as he says, "The written word is also capable of waiting for the next opportunity to appear and to continue to reveal itself by and for itself." This same notebook is also the jumping off point for this essay, which considers the dimensions of the act of writing (legibility, annotation, facsimile, inscription, typewriter versus word processor versus pen) as a way of thinking, as a record of relative degrees of permanence, and as a performance. From Kafka through Borges, Nabokov, Levrero, Walser, the implications of how we write take on meaning as well worth considering as what we write. This is a love letter to the act of writing as practice, bearing down on all the ways it happens (cleaning typewriter keys, the inevitable drying out of the bottle of wite-out, the difference between Word Perfect and Word) to open up all the ways in which "when we express our thought, it changes."
Self-Publishing
This comprehensive guide is your companion on a journey that demystifies the process of becoming a successful indie author. Whether you're a seasoned writer seeking creative control or a first-time author ready to share your voice, this book is packed with insights to help you flourish in the ever-evolving landscape of self-publishing.Self-Publishing Secrets: From conceptualization to publication, uncover the insider strategies that successful indie authors use to bring their stories to life on platforms like This Secret Guide to Becoming a Best Seller reveals many of the lesser known tactics to promoting your book on Amazon, including: How The Best Seller System WorksThe Wrong Way To Promote Your BookWhat They Won't Tell You About Promoting Your BookHow To Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Marketing CampaignsFinding The Best Revenue OpportunitiesFinding Engaged Readers Who Will Read Your BookThe Best Ways To Advertise Your Book To New ReadersThis book is not just a theoretical exploration; it is a practical guide filled with real-life stories, actionable strategies, and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you seek deeper connections in your personal or professional life, this book provides the tools and understanding to foster genuine relationships and lead a more fulfilling life.
Illuminating the Word in the Early Middle Ages
This richly illustrated study addresses the essential first steps in the development of the new phenomenon of the illuminated book, which innovatively introduced colourful large letters and ornamental frames as guides for the reader's access to the text. Tracing their surprising origins within late Roman reading practices, Lawrence Nees shows how these decorative features stand as ancestors to features of printed and electronic books we take for granted today, including font choice, word spacing, punctuation and sentence capitalisation. Two hundred photographs, nearly all in colour, illustrate and document the decisive change in design from ancient to medieval books. Featuring an extended discussion of the importance of race and ethnicity in twentieth-century historiography, this book argues that the first steps in the development of this new style of book were taken on the European continent within classical practices of reading and writing, and not as, usually presented, among the non-Roman 'barbarians'.
ILTS 201 Middle Grades Language Arts
The ILTS 201 Middle Grades Language Arts book aligns with the information needed for the recent exam, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the actual exam content. The new ILTS 201 Middle Grades Language Arts test questions support your exam preparation. The ILTS 201 Middle Grades Language Arts study resource comprises over 200 practice exam questions, each with a detailed explanation. To prepare effectively, utilize the latest ILTS 201 Middle Grades Language Arts practice exam questions, which reflect the content recently encountered on the exam.
Legal Interpreting and Questioning Techniques Explained
Language and law are closely linked, and language is fundamental to the application of the law. Legal, criminalistic, translational and psychological aspects of communication come together in interpreted questioning (hearings, interrogations, interviews) and must be taken into account, especially since the way in which the questioning outcomes are evaluated can have far-reaching legal consequences. Building on empirical studies and practice, this accessible text provides a transdisciplinary examination of questioning methods and strategies. The institutional framework conditions of a questioning situation are examined in the context of transdisciplinary cooperation.This book also addresses the increasing use of technology and hybrid forms of translation and interpreting in the legal system, and shows different ways in which interpreters co-construct information. Chapters include summaries of key concepts and definitions, examples from existing literature combined with practical experience and the results of surveys conducted by the authors, as well as further reading and non-language-specific study activities. Activities include role plays on thematic scenarios involving different actors in criminal proceedings and discussion groups to enable reflection on ethical issues and discursive challenges.This is a vital text for both advanced students and professionals in interpreting studies and criminology.
Eulogies For Those We Lost To Sudden Illness
The sudden loss of a loved one due to illness can leave us grappling with a profound mix of emotions. Saying a final goodbye is a deeply emotional and profound experience. It is through farewell that we come to terms with the reality of loss and cherish the memories we shared with them. In this book, we delve into the significance of bidding farewell, as we navigate the journey of honoring and celebrating the life of our departed loved ones. We will explore the power of memories, planning a meaningful farewell ceremony, coping with grief, and finding solace in rituals. Together, we will learn how to support one another during the grieving process and carry forward the legacy of those we hold dear in our hearts. We provide eulogy guidance, templates and examples to assist you with crafting a sincere, memorable tribute to your loved one and comfort to all who are grieving the loss. With this book you can make an outstanding farewell to the one you held dear and near to your heart.
Thirukkural
Some commentators opine that Thirukkural is inspired by Vedic religious texts, hails the Dharmasastras and draws ideas from Bhagavad Gita. However, we find, after a study of Thirukkural, that it is antithetical to the Sastras.This book studies Thirukkural systematically by exploring the interlinkages within the larger text and shows how the work is misinterpreted by some commentators in order to force-fit its ideas to those of the Sastras. Our study reveals the uniqueness of Thirukkural and the beauty and unity of its ideas across many dimensions. It is a work that towers above religious parochialism and rituals. Thirukkural encourages the reader to question claims made by those in authority, empathize with the downtrodden, practice charity, use the power of reason, and grow into a model citizen by building character.
Grammatical Differences and Simultaneous Interpreting
The book focuses on the effects of English grammatical categories including passives, adverbials and noun phrases and of Mandarin Chinese grammatical categories including co-verb phrases, noun phrases and topic-prominent clauses on simultaneous interpreting between the two languages.
Conceptualising China Through Translation
This monograph provides an innovative methodology for investigating how China has been conceptualised historically by tracing the development of four key cultural terms (filial piety, face, fengshui, and guanxi) between English and Chinese. It addresses how specific ideas about what constitutes the uniqueness of Chinese culture influence the ways users of these concepts think about China and themselves. Adopting a combination of archival research and mining of electronic databases, it documents how the translation process has been bound up in the production of new meaning. In uncovering how both sides of the translation process stand to be transformed by it, the study demonstrates the dialogic nature of translation and its potential contribution to cross-cultural understanding. It also aims to develop a foundation on which other area studies might build broader scholarship about global knowledge production and exchange.
Communication in a Civil Society
Using the concept of "civility" as the major theme, this fully updated second edition offers a unique and alternative way to teach and learn about communication.The book brings together discrete areas that explore the fundamentals of communication and intrapersonal communication, interpersonal communication, small group communication, and public speaking. Every chapter includes theories, concepts, and examples that allow students to use civil and ethical communication skills in their personal relationships, in collaboration with colleagues, and in giving public speeches and professional presentations. This new edition highlights advances in and concepts related to mediated and technology-based communication, such as chatbots, technostress, and dating apps, and shows how students can engage in civil face-to-face and mediated interaction. Additionally, each chapter includes a real-world incident that students are asked to analyze in terms of specific chapter information and skills related to civility.Communication in a Civil Society is an ideal textbook for Introduction to Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Public Speaking courses.Materials for instructors including PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and an instructor's manual, are available at www.routledge.com/9781032513263.
Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms
The Second Edition of Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms is an interactive learning experience focusing on all aspects of becoming-writer and teacher of writing in the Writing Studio. The Writing Studio is illustrated with authentic classroom scenarios and include descriptions of assessments, mini-lessons, mentor texts, and collaborative and individual teaching strategies. The parallel text, Becoming-Writer, allows readers to engage as writers while learning and applying writing process, practice, and craft of the Writing Studio. The new edition includes integration of preschool writers, multilingual learners, translanguaging, culturally sustaining pedagogy, social emotional learning, Universal Design for Learning and an updated companion website with teacher resources. This dynamic text supports teachers' agency in the ongoing journey of joyful teaching and writing.
Working as a Professional Translator
What does it take to be a professional translator in the 21st century? What are the opportunities and challenges of a career in translation? How do you find that first job? How do you ensure that work remains sustainable over time? Combining industry insights, the latest research in the field of translation studies and a career coaching approach, this textbook takes aspiring translators on an explorative journey that helps them answer these questions for themselves so they can become the professional translators they aspire to be.Each chapter of this hands-on guide opens with key questions that budding translators might typically ask themselves and encourages them to reflect on their relevance for their own situation through regular discussion points and 'Topics for discussion and assignments'. Targeted suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter guide users in deepening their knowledge. Written primarily for students on translation courses, the accessible language, tone and design of this book will appeal to anyone who is thinking of embarking upon a career in translation. Additional resources are available on the Routledge Translation Studies Portal.
The Canister X Transmission
Begin transmission . . .Running from May 2018 to June 2020, The Canister X Transmission was sent via email to readers worldwide.Readers received updates straight from A.P. Fuchs that were meant to entertain, educate, and inform.The Long Year Five was a long time in the making with A.P. Fuchs battling an illness which prevented him from sending out newsletters every week. During this tumultous time, Fuchs eventually got better and continued the tradition of sending a letter to his readers.Topics include: Future marketing plans, tech issues, Patreon, website overhaul, project talk, and more.Exclusive to this collection is a special Issue Two Hundred-nine A newsletter unavailable anywhere else.Welcome to The Canister X Transmission: The Long Year Five.
Promote Your Book: Spread the Word, Find Your Readers, and Build a Literary Community
The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors
The definitive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business. You've been thinking about shifting into the world of freelance editing, but you don't know where to start. In a time when editors are seeking greater flexibility in their work arrangements and schedules, freelancing is an increasingly common career option. But deciding to go it alone means balancing the risks with the rewards. From the publisher of The Chicago Manual of Style comes The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors, the definitive guide to running your business and finding greater control and freedom in your work life. In this book, Erin Brenner--an industry leader and expert on the business of editorial freelancing--gathers everything you need to know into a single resource. Brenner has run her own successful editing business for over two decades and has helped hundreds of editors launch or improve their businesses through her teaching, blog writing, and coaching. The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors will walk you through the entire process of conceiving, launching, and working in a freelance editing business, from deciding on services and rates to choosing the best business structure to thinking through branding and marketing strategies and beyond. This book is ideal for beginning freelancers looking to get set up and land their first clients, but it's equally valuable to those who have already been freelancing, with detailed coverage of such issues as handling difficult clients and continuing professional development. You'll find a collection of advice from other successful freelance editors in this guide, as well as an extensive list of resources and tools. In the final and perhaps most important chapter, Brenner teaches you how to care for the key component of the business: yourself.
Rural Literacy Sponsorship Networks
This text provides an in-depth exploration of rural community literacy, examining the ways in which community-building, social networks, time, race, and politics interplay.Mapping the dense literacy sponsorship network of a small rural town in the southeastern United States, Nichols offers a window into the challenges and successes of collective literacy sponsorship. Through an original mapping-focused approach, the book explores multiple social and environmental layers that construct literacy sponsorship writ large.This approach provides a novel methodological entry to rural literacies and will be key reading for rural community literacy advocates, literacy scholars, graduate students, and researchers.
How to Write a Self-Help Book
A step-by-step guide filled with proven and successful techniques for writing a self-help book that transforms readers' lives.
Beyond Book One
Successful series aren't one-size-fits-all.When it comes to building a rewarding writing career, many authors look to fictional series. Well-written series turn readers into lasting fans. They give you space to explore deep stories and vibrant characters. And they're the reliable foundation of many authors' livelihoods. However, a set of novels on its own isn't a series. A fantasy trilogy won't follow the same rules as an eight-book mystery, and neither will look quite like a romance series. Yet, each of these follow a clear structure-one you'll need to master if you want your series to sell.In Beyond Book One, join book coach and developmental editor Lewis Jorstad as you: Explore the four fundamental patterns that underpin all successful fictional series, Craft powerful series plots and characters that will keep your readers coming back book after book, Master the simple, three-part rhythm unique to writing a trilogy, Prepare for the unique challenges of writing a series with practical strategies for facing burnout, reader feedback, and more, And develop a sustainable book launch plan to help you publish each novel you write.From simple duologies to twenty-book behemoths, Beyond Book One will give you the tools you need to plan, write, and publish a series of your own!
Indie Author Magazine Featuring Mark Leslie Lefebvre
In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, find new strategies for reaching the finish line in your first draft. Tackle the question of which writing software works best, learn how you can escape the everyday with writing retreats that focus on your story, and rediscover the joys of creative storytelling and of being your book's first reader.Read three key articles: ✓ The Truth Behind Nonfiction: What It Takes to Write about Real Life✓ The Expert's Guide to Hiring a Book Coach✓ What to Consider When New Book Ideas Threaten Your Work-in-ProgressYou'll also follow Mark Leslie Lefebvre through his many adventures as an author, publisher, bookseller, and public speaker. Learn about the teachers who influenced him early in life, what he sees on the horizon for independent publishing, and his sources of writing inspiration-then and now. Plus: Our Sassy, Advice-Giving Aunt, ★ Indie Annie ★ Shares Her Thoughts with an Author Who Feels Discouraged as a Woman Writing in a Male-Dominated GenreReignite Your Creative Spirit: Finding the Writing Retreat Right for YouBack to Basics: How Writers Can Make the Most of Google Docs and Microsoft WordWhat You Need to Know about Image Copyright Law as an Indie Author​​Martelle's Motivation: Author OutreachTried-and-True Tips for Making Your Historical Fiction Believable from the StartFive More Simple Stretches You Can Do from Your DeskTen Tips: Facebook GroupsProsperity: If at First You Don't Succeed, Write, Write Again!The Truth about Trans Characters: Who Can Write Them, and How to Do it RightCorner the Market: How to Make Millions with Marketing with Steve Higgs
Engaging Writing Activities
This writing book is designed to not only enhance skills and voice, but to do so with time efficiency in mind. Writers can choose between the 3 different timed sections and then narrow down their needs based on skill, topic, or genre.
Engaging Writing Activities
This writing book is designed to not only enhance skills and voice, but to do so with time efficiency in mind. Writers can choose between the 3 different timed sections and then narrow down their needs based on skill, topic, or genre.
Big Fiction
Shortlisted, 2024 SHARP Book History Book Prize, Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing In the late 1950s, Random House editor Jason Epstein would talk jazz with Ralph Ellison or chat with Andy Warhol while pouring drinks in his office. By the 1970s, editors were poring over profit-and-loss statements. The electronics company RCA bought Random House in 1965, and then other large corporations purchased other formerly independent publishers. As multinational conglomerates consolidated the industry, the business of literature--and literature itself--transformed. Dan Sinykin explores how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form, and what it means to be an author. Giving an inside look at the industry's daily routines, personal dramas, and institutional crises, he reveals how conglomeration has shaped what kinds of books and writers are published. Sinykin examines four different sectors of the publishing industry: mass-market books by brand-name authors like Danielle Steel; trade publishers that encouraged genre elements in literary fiction; nonprofits such as Graywolf that aspired to protect literature from market pressures; and the distinctive niche of employee-owned W. W. Norton. He emphasizes how women and people of color navigated shifts in publishing, arguing that writers such as Toni Morrison allegorized their experiences in their fiction. Big Fiction features dazzling readings of a vast range of novelists--including E. L. Doctorow, Judith Krantz, Renata Adler, Stephen King, Joan Didion, Cormac McCarthy, Chuck Palahniuk, Patrick O'Brian, and Walter Mosley--as well as vivid portraits of industry figures. Written in gripping and lively prose, this deeply original book recasts the past six decades of American fiction.
Literacies, Power and Identities in Figured Worlds in Malawi
This book is based on an in-depth ethnographic study of the National Adult Literacy Programme (NALP) in Malawi. It highlights the significance of exploring power and identity in literacy studies. Employing the concept of 'figured worlds' to study literacy as a social practice, the book focuses on understanding power relationships and identities in literacy practices. It illustrates how literacy identities and power relationships of some local community members continuously vary from one context to another and, in some cases, even within the same context. Using notions such as agency, artefact, resistance, shame and positioning, the book demonstrates the potential of the concept of figured worlds to address some of the questions raised within the New Literacy Studies - especially those concerning power and identity. The book also illustrates the value of an ethnographic approach in adult literacy studies, by exploring the challenges faced by the researcher in gaining access to community members' activities, and the opportunity to experience first-hand what instructors go through in facilitating adult literacy lessons.
Intertextuality in the English Translations of San Guo Yan Yi
San Guo Yan Yi is one of the best-known classic Chinese novels in the English-speaking world. The earliest English translation came out in 1820, while a range of further translations have been produced over the past two hundred years. How do the different versions relate to each other? This volume examines the intertextual relations between the English translations of San Guo Yan Yi. Intertextuality refers to the interdependence of texts in relation to one another. Focusing on the perspectives of impact, quotation, parallels and transformation, the author compares a range of the translated versions, including two full-length translations and over twenty excerpted renderings and partial adaptations since the 1820s. She discovers that excerpted translations are selected to fit the translators' own narrations, and are adapted to many genres, such as poetry, drama, fairytales, and textbooks. Moreover, the original text, translated texts and other related English works are interconnected in one large network, for which intertextuality offers an ideal basis for research. Students and scholars of Chinese literature and translation studies will benefit from this book.
Common Core English Workbook
The best all-inclusive Grade 2 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific articlesApplying conventional grammar rules in their everyday lifeAccessing hundreds of new vocabulary termsIdentifying character traits and dynamics within a textWriting various forms of essaysSuccinctly and effectively summarizing a textGetting accustomed to the ELA curriculum of their grade levelPractice with various forms of supplemental activities and questions including: Multiple-choiceFree responseFill in the blankMatchingTrue or FalseEssay QuestionsIncludes: Hundreds of carefully selected challenging reading comprehension passagesFive chapters delegated by the central conceptsMaterial following the Common Core ELA (English Language Arts) standardsEnd-of-the-year assessmentDetailed answer and explanation section at the end of the workbookHundreds of practice questions to gain mastery over the concepts.The perfect supplemental education workbook to prepare for standardized testing covering ELA concepts and practice important concepts throughout the school year.
Common Core English Workbook
The best all-inclusive Grade 4 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific articlesApplying conventional grammar rules in their everyday lifeAccessing hundreds of new vocabulary termsIdentifying character traits and dynamics within a textWriting various forms of essaysSuccinctly and effectively summarizing a textGetting accustomed to the ELA curriculum of their grade levelPractice with various forms of supplemental activities and questions including: Multiple-choiceFree responseFill in the blankMatchingTrue or FalseEssay QuestionsIncludes: Hundreds of carefully selected challenging reading comprehension passagesFive chapters delegated by the central conceptsMaterial following the Common Core ELA (English Language Arts) standardsEnd-of-the-year assessmentDetailed answer and explanation section at the end of the workbookHundreds of practice questions to gain mastery over the concepts.The perfect supplemental education workbook to prepare for standardized testing covering ELA concepts and practice important concepts throughout the school year.
Common Core English Workbook
The best all-inclusive Grade 8 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific articlesApplying conventional grammar rules in their everyday lifeAccessing hundreds of new vocabulary termsIdentifying character traits and dynamics within a textWriting various forms of essaysSuccinctly and effectively summarizing a textGetting accustomed to the ELA curriculum of their grade levelPractice with various forms of supplemental activities and questions including: Multiple-choiceFree responseFill in the blankMatchingTrue or FalseEssay QuestionsIncludes: Hundreds of carefully selected challenging reading comprehension passagesFive chapters delegated by the central conceptsMaterial following the Common Core ELA (English Language Arts) standardsEnd-of-the-year assessmentDetailed answer and explanation section at the end of the workbookHundreds of practice questions to gain mastery over the concepts.The perfect supplemental education workbook to prepare for standardized testing covering ELA concepts and practice important concepts throughout the school year.
Common Core English Workbook
The best all-inclusive Grade 6 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific articlesApplying conventional grammar rules in their everyday lifeAccessing hundreds of new vocabulary termsIdentifying character traits and dynamics within a textWriting various forms of essaysSuccinctly and effectively summarizing a textGetting accustomed to the ELA curriculum of their grade levelPractice with various forms of supplemental activities and questions including: Multiple-choiceFree responseFill in the blankMatchingTrue or FalseEssay QuestionsIncludes: Hundreds of carefully selected challenging reading comprehension passagesFive chapters delegated by the central conceptsMaterial following the Common Core ELA (English Language Arts) standardsEnd-of-the-year assessmentDetailed answer and explanation section at the end of the workbookHundreds of practice questions to gain mastery over the concepts.The perfect supplemental education workbook to prepare for standardized testing covering ELA concepts and practice important concepts throughout the school year.
Common Core English Workbook
The best all-inclusive Grade 3 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific articlesApplying conventional grammar rules in their everyday lifeAccessing hundreds of new vocabulary termsIdentifying character traits and dynamics within a textWriting various forms of essaysSuccinctly and effectively summarizing a textGetting accustomed to the ELA curriculum of their grade levelPractice with various forms of supplemental activities and questions including: Multiple-choiceFree responseFill in the blankMatchingTrue or FalseEssay QuestionsIncludes: Hundreds of carefully selected challenging reading comprehension passagesFive chapters delegated by the central conceptsMaterial following the Common Core ELA (English Language Arts) standardsEnd-of-the-year assessmentDetailed answer and explanation section at the end of the workbookHundreds of practice questions to gain mastery over the concepts.The perfect supplemental education workbook to prepare for standardized testing covering ELA concepts and practice important concepts throughout the school year.
Common Core English Workbook
The best all-inclusive Grade 5 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific articlesApplying conventional grammar rules in their everyday lifeAccessing hundreds of new vocabulary termsIdentifying character traits and dynamics within a textWriting various forms of essaysSuccinctly and effectively summarizing a textGetting accustomed to the ELA curriculum of their grade levelPractice with various forms of supplemental activities and questions including: Multiple-choiceFree responseFill in the blankMatchingTrue or FalseEssay QuestionsIncludes: Hundreds of carefully selected challenging reading comprehension passagesFive chapters delegated by the central conceptsMaterial following the Common Core ELA (English Language Arts) standardsEnd-of-the-year assessmentDetailed answer and explanation section at the end of the workbookHundreds of practice questions to gain mastery over the concepts.The perfect supplemental education workbook to prepare for standardized testing covering ELA concepts and practice important concepts throughout the school year.
Your Ticket To Explore
Love translation, will travel (but marketing is another story)Do you want to explore new business opportunities but feel like there are too many obstacles in your path? If you're a translator or interpreter who has ever avoided marketing, then put on your walking boots and let's go.Your Ticket To Explore is essential preparation before heading off on adventures to destinations such as 'New Clients', 'Dream Projects' and 'More Ease and Fun'. In under 100 pages, this book will take you from anxious traveller to curious explorer, excited about what lies ahead. Enjoy this entertaining and actionable read that offers a new approach to marketing your translation business.
Predatory Publishing
Predatory Publishing introduces and examines many forms of unethical and unprofessional publishing, whilst also analyzing its tactics and impact on scholarly communication. Covering all aspects of predatory publishing, including topics such as predatory journals, hijacked publications, alternative metrics, and fraudulent conferences, the book considers the sociocultural, geopolitical, and technical impact of predatory behaviors. Demonstrating that predatory publishing has taken advantage of the open access movement, the author highlights the negative impact such publishing practices have had on science discovery and dissemination around the world. Efforts to counter unethical and destructive conduct, such as journal blacklists, peer-review sting operations, the implementation of the strict journal selection criteria by the Directory of Open Access Journals, and government regulations in some countries, are also fully described. Predatory Publishing is a useful resource for every researcher, practitioner, and student in the global scholarly community. Individuals can expect to get a whole picture of the practice by reading this book, and decision-makers will find it informative to support their decisions. This book will be of interest to those studying and working in the fields of publishing, library and information science, communication science, economics, and higher education. People in other fields, particularly biomedical sciences, will also find it useful.
Be Heard Now!
As followers of Lee Glickstein's popular seminars attest, effective public speaking isn't the result of being over-prepared or having a slick delivery. It's actually a creative, interactive process relying on the speaker's natural presence and willingness to be "in the moment." Now Glickstein shares his dramatically successful "transformational speaking" approach, showing that the key to successful public speaking lies in spiritual principles that emphasize self-realization and authenticity. Be Heard Now! teaches you how to: Heal your "inner speaker" and overcome your fear of exposureProject a genuine, personal presence to enhance your overall performanceDevelop a keen awareness of the audience and benefit from their responseUse humor and vulnerability to captivate your listenersApply four essential components to write a successful speech With Glickstein's compassionate, realistic approach, Be Heard Now! can help anyone become a confident, jitter-free public speaker whose ideas flow freely and persuasively.
Better Writing through Stronger Narrative
Does your narrative stall your action? Have you chosen the right point of view for your novel?Well, let me help you with that. Point of View is more than just choosing between first person, second person, and third person. It's about crafting the perfect narrative drive behind your words so readers crave more. Get ready for an in-depth look at Point of View and all it means. You'll learn about Narrators, Level of Awareness, First, Second, and Third Person, compelling Prose, and more. Point of View covers the tricky and often misunderstood beast that is Narrative (which is so much more than just Point of View) in full detail. It's yummy writing advice served inside a warm slice of slightly-offensive pie.
Creating an Australian School Literacy Policy
Creating an Australian School Literacy Policy: A Research-Informed Guide to Designing a Policy That Fits Your School by Dr Margaret K Merga is the new go-to guide for creating effective and holistic literacy policy. Drawing on extensive analysis of literacy policy documents from one hundred and sixty-six schools in Australia and the United Kingdom, Dr Merga evaluates in this essential resource what makes literary policies effective -- and what can hold them back -- to provide a comprehensive framework for developing or revising your whole-school literacy policy. Creating an Australian School Literacy Policy empowers K-12 school leaders, classroom teachers and library professionals to become literacy leaders and make a real impact on their school communities. With a focus on ensuring clarity, depth and quality in these crucial documents, Dr Merga's ground-breaking guide offers you the opportunity to transform the teaching and learning of literacy with a whole-school literacy policy that meets your school's unique needs and supports your students to achieve their goals.
The Meaning and Translation of ἰδού and ἴδε ’behold’
The Koine Greek particles ἰδού and ἴδε have been traditionally translated as either 'behold' or 'lo'. But such mechanical renderings are inadequate as they suggest these particles can be reduced to a single meaning or function. As argued in this monograph, these particles actually have several distinct uses that are conditioned by their linguistic context, and a translator should find natural idioms in the receptor language that match the meaning and function of these Greek uses.Based on a Construction Grammar approach, Bailey's analysis of all 200 New Testament instances of ἰδού and 29 instances of ἴδε, as well as many from the LXX and extra-biblical materials, differentiates at least five uses. Examples of suitable and unsuitable renderings of the five uses are illustrated from 31 published translations in English and other European languages. The differences in the five uses are reflected most clearly in their functional differences in deixis and information structure. Although the analysis draws on insights from the theories of Construction Grammar and Cognitive Linguistics, familiarity with these theories is unnecessary to benefit from the study. This analysis also serves as a major refinement of the entries of these particles in the standard lexicon, BDAG.Biblical studies scholars, exegetes, Bible translators, students of Koine and Ancient Greek, linguists interested in functional and typological linguistics, pastors, and others will benefit from reading this analysis and following the example of its analytical approach with other elements of the language.
The Routledge Guide to Teaching Ethics in Translation and Interpreting Education
Routledge Guides to Teaching Translation and Interpreting is a series of practical guides to key areas of translation and interpreting for instructors, lecturers, and course designers.This book provides university-level educators in translation and interpreting with a practical set of resources to support a pedagogically engaged approach to ethics.Encompassing critical engagement and reflection, the resources have been designed to be easily developed and adapted to specific teaching contexts. The book promotes an integrated approach to ethics teaching. Its core goals are to improve the quality of student learning about ethics, develop confidence in ethical decision-making, and enhance a commitment to ethics beyond the programme of study.The approach includes emphasis on problems of practice, or "ethical dilemmas", using real-world examples, but simultaneously encompasses a more wide-ranging set of ethical questions for both educators and their students. Including chapters on the ethical implications of using technology and the ethics involved in assessment and feedback, equal weight is given to both translation and interpreting.Providing a key point of reference for information on different theories of ethics, insight into pedagogical practices around the globe, and practical guidance on resource development for classroom use and extension activities for independent learning, this is an essential text for all instructors and lecturers teaching ethics in translation and interpreting studies.
The American Debater
A comprehensive guide to debate for students and teachers, covering all aspects of the art of argumentation.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Harper Establishment
Published in 1855, 'The Harper Establishment' provides a fascinating look at the history of the Harper Brothers publishing house. Written by Jacob Abbott, the book offers valuable insight into the world of publishing in the mid-19th century and sheds light on the challenges and opportunities faced by publishers and writers of the era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Big Fiction
Shortlisted, 2024 SHARP Book History Book Prize, Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing In the late 1950s, Random House editor Jason Epstein would talk jazz with Ralph Ellison or chat with Andy Warhol while pouring drinks in his office. By the 1970s, editors were poring over profit-and-loss statements. The electronics company RCA bought Random House in 1965, and then other large corporations purchased other formerly independent publishers. As multinational conglomerates consolidated the industry, the business of literature--and literature itself--transformed. Dan Sinykin explores how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form, and what it means to be an author. Giving an inside look at the industry's daily routines, personal dramas, and institutional crises, he reveals how conglomeration has shaped what kinds of books and writers are published. Sinykin examines four different sectors of the publishing industry: mass-market books by brand-name authors like Danielle Steel; trade publishers that encouraged genre elements in literary fiction; nonprofits such as Graywolf that aspired to protect literature from market pressures; and the distinctive niche of employee-owned W. W. Norton. He emphasizes how women and people of color navigated shifts in publishing, arguing that writers such as Toni Morrison allegorized their experiences in their fiction. Big Fiction features dazzling readings of a vast range of novelists--including E. L. Doctorow, Judith Krantz, Renata Adler, Stephen King, Joan Didion, Cormac McCarthy, Chuck Palahniuk, Patrick O'Brian, and Walter Mosley--as well as vivid portraits of industry figures. Written in gripping and lively prose, this deeply original book recasts the past six decades of American fiction.
Making Language Visible in Social Studies
As the first book in the Making Disciplinary Language Visible series, this practical toolkit helps teachers promote disciplinary literacy development for Multilingual learners and their peers in the 5-12 social studies classroom. Using systemic functional linguistics (SFL) and the SFL-informed genre pedagogy, the Teaching and Learning Cycle for Disciplinary Genres, the book shows teachers how to teach content using language as a meaning-making resource. Besser and Westerlund provide clear guidance on understanding how language is used in the discipline and provide practical tools to empower teachers to teach language in the service of social studies disciplinary genres.Chapters feature authentic vignettes to illustrate problems of practice, annotated social studies texts, practical curriculum design tools, exercises for readers to develop knowledge about language, and sample scripts for practical application.
Evolution Of Expression
This unique book explores the parallels between the evolution of artistic expression and the development of public speaking skills. Emerson traces the history of oratory through four distinct stages: the primitive, the symbolic, the classic, and the romantic, and provides practical advice for aspiring orators to improve their communicative abilities.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
StepsWeb Workbook 11 (Second Edition)
Workbook 11 is part of a series of literacy workbooks designed by psychologists and specialist teachers to help your child progress quickly. This workbook is part of a series designed for learners from early literacy through to an adult spelling level.StepsWeb workbook 11 is suitable for learners with a spelling age of approximately 11 years, or students working on StepsWeb Level 11. StepsWeb Workbooks can be used by any learners but are recommended for struggling students.The workbook activities include reading passages, writing exercises, grammar points and vocabulary building activities. There is a strong emphasis on phonic knowledge and phonological awareness.StepsWeb online provides a comprehensive range of online activities for every Level, as well as additional printable materials. You are welcome to sign up for the Free Trial of StepsWeb to see how the Workbooks work alongside the online Course. There are 16 Workbooks in the series. Foundation Level A-D and Course Level 1-12.
StepsWeb Workbook 10 (Second Edition)
Workbook 10 is part of a series of literacy workbooks designed by psychologists and specialist teachers to help your child progress quickly. This workbook is part of a series designed for learners from early literacy through to an adult spelling level.StepsWeb workbook 10 is suitable for learners with a spelling age of approximately 10 years, or Students working of StepsWeb Level 10. StepsWeb Workbooks can be used by any learners but are recommended for struggling students.The workbook activities include reading passages, writing exercises, grammar points and vocabulary building activities. There is a strong emphasis on phonic knowledge and phonological awareness.StepsWeb online provides a comprehensive range of online activities for every Level, as well as additional printable materials. You are welcome to sign up for the Free Trial of StepsWeb to see how the Workbooks work alongside the online Course. There are 16 Workbooks in the series. Foundation Level A-D and Course Level 1-12.
StepsWeb Workbook 9 (Second Edition)
Workbook 9 is part of a series of literacy workbooks designed by psychologists and specialist teachers to help your child progress quickly. This workbook is part of a series designed for learners from early literacy through to an adult spelling level.StepsWeb workbook 9 is suitable for learners with a spelling age of approximately 10 years, or students working on StepsWeb Level 9. StepsWeb Workbooks can be used by any learners but are recommended for struggling students.The workbook activities include reading passages, writing exercises, grammar points and vocabulary building activities. There is a strong emphasis on phonic knowledge and phonological awareness.StepsWeb online provides a comprehensive range of online activities for every Level, as well as additional printable materials. You are welcome to sign up for the Free Trial of StepsWeb to see how the Workbooks work alongside the online Course. There are 16 Workbooks in the series. Foundation Level A-D and Course Level 1-12.
StepsWeb Workbook 12 (Second Edition)
Workbook 12 is part of a series of literacy workbooks designed by psychologists and specialist teachers to help your child progress quickly. This workbook is part of a series designed for learners from early literacy through to an adult spelling level.StepsWeb workbook 12 is suitable for learners with a spelling age of approximately 11 years, or students working on StepsWeb Level 12. StepsWeb Workbooks can be used by any learners but are recommended for struggling students.The workbook activities include reading passages, writing exercises, grammar points and vocabulary building activities. There is a strong emphasis on phonic knowledge and phonological awareness.StepsWeb online provides a comprehensive range of online activities for every Level, as well as additional printable materials. You are welcome to sign up for the Free Trial of StepsWeb to see how the Workbooks work alongside the online Course. There are 16 Workbooks in the series. Foundation Level A-D and Course Level 1-12.
Multifunctionality in English
This edited volume provides detailed analyses of multifunctional forms in English and offers hands-on approaches exemplifying relevant implications and useful applications to language and literacy educators in TESOL, ESL/EFL/EAL and research students in applied linguistics and education. The chapters cover: The multifunctionality of utterances in spoken and multimodal corpora, the multifunctionality of linguistic creativity in different genres, multifunctional pronouns in hard and soft sciences, and professional discourse in the university and secondary school contexts. The volume also offers a comparison of the multifunctionality of verbs between ESL textbooks, native written and spoken English corpora, and between ESL and L1 university students in writing a particular genre; comparisons of the multifunctionality of discourse markers between different registers and between L1 and L2 English speakers, as well as multifunctional metadiscourse markers in different disciplines and paradigms.With detailed analysis of authentic corpus data representing different varieties of English, specialized use in different contexts and disciplines, and practical teaching and learning applications, the volume bridges theory and practice, providing a creatively designed resource for students, educators and researchers looking to understand multifunctional forms in English.
