Ideas Into Words

Author : Elise Hancock
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801881323
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideas into Words written by Elise Hancock and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am so proud to be Elise's student. Read this book and I suspect you will be too."—from the foreword by Robert Kanigel, author of The Man Who Knew Infinity From the latest breakthroughs in medical research and information technologies to new discoveries about the diversity of life on earth, science is becoming both more specialized and more relevant. Consequently, the need for writers who can clarify these breakthroughs and discoveries for the general public has become acute. In Ideas into Words, Elise Hancock, a professional writer and editor with thirty years of experience, provides both novice and seasoned science writers with the practical advice and canny insights they need to take their craft to the next level. Rich with real-life examples and anecdotes, this book covers the essentials of science writing: finding story ideas, learning the science, opening and shaping a piece, polishing drafts, overcoming blocks, and conducting interviews with scientists and other experts who may not be accustomed to making their ideas understandable to lay readers. Hancock's wisdom will prove useful to anyone pursuing nonfiction writing as a career. She devotes an entire chapter to habits and attitudes that writers should cultivate, another to structure, and a third to the art of revision. Some of her advice is surprising (she cautions against slavish use of transitions, for example); all of it is hard-earned, astute, and wittily conveyed. This concise guide is essential reading for every writer attempting to explain the world of science to the rest of us.

Author : Tasha Tropp Laman
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325043609
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Ideas to Words written by Tasha Tropp Laman and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to working with any English language learner (ELL) student writer. Provides insight and practical tips for getting ELL students writing, even if they are at the very beginning stages of English language acquisition. Each chapter is stocked with specific tools and strategies that help make writing instruction meet the needs of multilingual writers; illustrated classroom vignettes and samples of children's writing; and student observations and planning notes based on the information in that chapter. Includes advice on creating a classroom environment that supports ELL writers, building a community that promotes risk taking and values different experiences, creating whole group minilessons that meet the needs of emerging and fluent ELLs, scaffolding independent practice for a wide variety of ELLs, scaffolding writing conferences with tools based on ELL students' writing and language needs, facilitating and encouraging students to share and reflect.

Author : William J. Dominik
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865164851
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words and Ideas written by William J. Dominik and published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most etymology textbooks, this one presents the words studied in the context of the ideas in which the words functioned. Instead of studying endless lists of word roots, suffixes, and prefixes in isolation, the words are enlivened by their social, literary, and cultural media. Features: Chapters on Mythology, Medicine, Politics and Law, Commerce and Economics, Philosophy and Psychology, History Introduction to word building Exercises throughout Illustrations of ancient artifacts Clever cartoons on word origins Glossary of English words and phrases.

Author : Rix Quinn
Publisher : Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781602648739
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words That Stick - 229 Simple Ideas To Help You Write Better (Almost) Instantly written by Rix Quinn and published by Virtualbookworm.com Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Words That Stick" is a book for students and professionals who hate to write. It divides writing into four problem areas: the heading or title; the first sentence; transitional sentences and paragraphs; and the conclusion. Then, it shows you how to overcome each problem.In this short, entertaining book you'll find: 51 ways to create a title or heading; 11 ways to write better (almost) instantly; the secret of transitional paragraphs; and 30 ways to conclude your story.

Author : Christopher Gauker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199599467
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words and Images written by Christopher Gauker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries philosophers have attempted to derive concepts from perceptual representations but have failed to explain how the mind generates the building blocks of thought. Gauker addresses this problem in a new account of imagistic cognition. He shows that much of cognition occurs by means of mental imagery, without the help of concepts.

Author : Jordan Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781785985140
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am Using My Words! written by Jordan Collins and published by . This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kitty-Kat is a good kitten, but she doesn't use her words. She points, growls, stamps and scowls, but she doesn't say what she wants!

Author : Robert Fulghum
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780060175603
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words I Wish I Wrote written by Robert Fulghum and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fulghum ... shares with readers the words and wisdom of others that have guided and inspired him throughout his life and on which he drew when writing his international bestsellers."--Jacket.

Author : Melissa D. Savage
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524700126
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lemons written by Melissa D. Savage and published by Crown Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.

Author : Tim David
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735205396
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magic Words written by Tim David and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years of experience as a magician taught Tim David that real magic is all about words, and the way they influence the minds of the audience. What sets a professional magician apart from an amateur are people skills like communication, influence, and engagement—skills that are also effective in the workplace. By applying seven “magic” words in a business setting, David offers tools for effective and persuasive communication. You will learn: The secret word that Harvard psychologists discovered is the key to unlocking human motivation How one very special word (spoken only inside your mind) mysteriously has a profound positive impact on those around you The number one mistake that managers make during 1-on-1’s, and the one simple word that can fix it all What Dale Carnegie dubs “the sweetest sound in any language” How one tiny word can instantly change someone’s mind for the better The single word that an in-depth study of thousands of hours of call center recordings revealed as the quickest way to reduce differences and calm people down How the infamous “But Eraser” works and why so many people mess it up The REAL magic behind the word “thanks” The seven words: Magic Word #1 – Because Magic Word #2 – "Name" Magic Word #3 – If Magic Word #4 - But Magic Word #5 - Absolutely Magic Word #6 - Thanks Magic Word #7 - Help

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1913724263
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why I Write written by George Orwell and published by Renard Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times