Grammar Keepers

Grammar Keepers
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 503
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ISBN-10 : 9781483390208
ISBN-13 : 1483390209
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Grammar Keepers by : Gretchen Bernabei

Your best offense against the state assessments No matter what state you teach in, you can be certain that grammar is being tested . . . frequently and across the grades! The biggest issue? Most of our grades 4-12 students continue to make the same old errors year after year. Grammar Keepers to the rescue, with 101 lessons that help students internalize the conventions of correctness once and for all. Bernabei’s key ingredients include Daily journal writing to increase practice and provide an authentic context Minilessons and Interactive Dialogues that model how to make grammatical choices A “Keepers 101” sheet to track teaching and “Parts of Speech Sheet” for student reference

Grammar Keepers

Grammar Keepers
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 281
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781483390260
ISBN-13 : 1483390268
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Grammar Keepers by : Gretchen Bernabei

Your best offense against the state assessments No matter what state you teach in, you can be certain that grammar is being tested . . . frequently and across the grades! The biggest issue? Most of our grades 4-12 students continue to make the same old errors year after year. Grammar Keepers to the rescue, with 101 lessons that help students internalize the conventions of correctness once and for all. Bernabei’s key ingredients include Daily journal writing to increase practice and provide an authentic context Minilessons and Interactive Dialogues that model how to make grammatical choices A “Keepers 101” sheet to track teaching and “Parts of Speech Sheet” for student reference

Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning

Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 264
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781452268613
ISBN-13 : 1452268614
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning by : Gretchen Bernabei

"Here is what I love about this book:€ It has gobs and gobs of student writing samples with smart and lively explanations of how to use each as the focus of a craft lesson to teach writing. The right models of student writing are the best mentor texts a teacher can find and with this book, you need look no further. ... Breathe, fellow writing teachers.€ Much needed and wanted help has arrived."--Ruth Culham, Author of Traits WritingSometimes a student's best teacher is another studentIf ever there were a book to respond to the pressure to increase students' test scores, this is it. You see,

Brothers and Keepers

Brothers and Keepers
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781982148768
ISBN-13 : 1982148764
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Brothers and Keepers by : John Edgar Wideman

“A rare triumph” (The New York Times Book Review), this powerful memoir about the divergent paths taken by two brothers is a classic work from one of the greatest figures in American literature: a reflection on John Edgar Wideman’s family and his brother’s incarceration—a classic that is as relevant now as when originally published in 1984. A “brave and brilliant” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, the classic John Edgar Wideman memoir, Brothers and Keepers, is a haunting portrait of two brothers—one an award-winning writer, the other a fugitive wanted for a robbery that resulted in a murder. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother, Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system. A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, affection, and guilt that connect Wideman and his brother and measures the distance that lies between them. “If you care at all about brotherhood and dignity…this is a must-read book” (The Denver Post). With a new afterword by his brother Robert Wideman, recently released after more than fifty years in prison.

Deep Blue Secret

Deep Blue Secret
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Publisher : Briolette Books
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 :
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Deep Blue Secret by : Christie Anderson

Sadie doesn’t know she’s special—or that she could die at any moment. Only one green-eyed boy knows the truth, and he would do anything to keep her safe, even if it means betraying everything he holds dear. "If this series goes as hot as we think it is, it will be better than Twilight! Stephenie Meyer, look out!" Young Readers Group of Maine A sweet, mysterious teen romance with a unique fantasy twist. California teen Sadie James thinks her life couldn't get any better. She has great friends, an energetic mother she adores, and the beach practically in her own backyard. But her carefree life is turned upside down when she's rescued by a mysterious and strangely familiar boy who won't even tell her his name. Each time the boy appears, Sadie's unexplainable attraction to him deepens along with her need to unravel his secrets. The boy is there to protect her, but as wonderful and exciting as it might be to have an irresistible boy with crystal green eyes protecting her every move, every minute of the day...why does Sadie need one? As Sadie finds answers, she realizes her life isn't as perfect as she thought. Not only is she caught in a world of dangerous secret agents she never knew existed, but it turns out her true identity may be the greatest secret of all. READING LEVEL: Teen, Young Adult (Mild violence, NO explicit sexual content or profanity) PRINT LENGTH: 358 Pages

Keepers of Tradition

Keepers of Tradition
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Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
Total Pages : 220
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1558496408
ISBN-13 : 9781558496408
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Keepers of Tradition by : Maggie Holtzberg

Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.

Funner Grammar

Funner Grammar
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Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0325013926
ISBN-13 : 9780325013923
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Funner Grammar by : Sandra Wilde

In Funner Grammar, Sandra Wilde approaches language learning in ways that reflect contemporary usage, including respectful and celebratory treatment of American language diversity. Help your students learn about language for its own sake--without mind-numbing workbook exercises--with sample lessons and fresh ways of thinking about: mechanics--the convention of written language; traditional grammar instruction--simple and accurate ways to think about parts of speech, sentence types, and verb tenses; usage--why some ways that people speak are considered "wrong," and how teachers can help kids understand and control their choices in spoken and written language; language and social justice--how knowledge of language variation can help us treat all children fairly and support English language learners; and, linguistics--how to explore language in interesting ways.

Word by Word

Word by Word
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781101970263
ISBN-13 : 110197026X
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Word by Word by : Kory Stamper

“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.

Text Structures From the Masters

Text Structures From the Masters
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781506332864
ISBN-13 : 1506332862
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Text Structures From the Masters by : Gretchen Bernabei

Text Structures from the Masters provides 50 short texts written by famous Americans driven by what Peter Elbow described as “an itch” to say something. By examining the structure of these mentor texts, students see that they too have an “itch” and learn how to use the text structure of each document to express it. Each 4-page lesson includes: A planning sheet that shows the structure of the mentor text Brainstorming boxes A method for “kernelizing” (outlining) their own essay Student examples