Common Writing

Author : Stefan Collini
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191076767
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common Writing written by Stefan Collini and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of penetrating and attractively readable essays, Stefan Collini explores aspects of the literary and intellectual culture of Britain from the early twentieth century to the present. Common Writing focuses chiefly on writers, critics, historians, and journalists who occupied wider public roles as cultural commentators or intellectuals, as well as on the periodicals and other genres through which they attempted to reach such audiences. Among the figures discussed are T.S. Eliot, Graham Greene, J.B. Priestley, C.S. Lewis, Kingsley Amis, Nikolaus Pevsner, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Christopher Hitchens, and Michael Ignatieff. The essays explore the variety of such figures' writings - something that can get overlooked or forgotten when they are treated exclusively in terms of their contribution to one established or professional category such as 'novelist' or 'historian' - while capturing their distinctive writing voices and those indirect or implicit ways in which they position or reveal themselves in relation to specific readerships, disputes, and traditions. These essays engage with recent biographies, collections of letters, and new editions of classic works, thereby making some of the fruits of recent scholarly research available to a wider audience. Collini has been acclaimed as one of the most brilliant essayists of our time, and this collection shows him at his subtle, perceptive, and trenchant best. Common Writing will appeal to (and delight) readers interested in literature, history, and contemporary cultural debate.

Author : Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141295701X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks written by Wendy Laura Belcher and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published.

Author : Judy Delton
Publisher : Betterway Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898794533
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 29 Most Common Writing Mistakes and how to Avoid Them written by Judy Delton and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-nine tips for writers on how to avoid being their own worst enemy when it comes to writing and selling their work.

Author : Gretchen Owocki
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325048055
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Common Core Writing Book, K-5 written by Gretchen Owocki 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: As she did for reading in the bestselling "Common Core Lesson Book, " Owocki empowers teachers with information and proven practices. She breaks the writing anchor standards into manageable chunks, emphasizing differentiation, engagement, and writing for authentic purposes.

Author : Sharon Hamilton
Publisher : Walch Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780825144899
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solving Common Writing Problems written by Sharon Hamilton and published by Walch Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses common writing problems, including dangling modifiers, bad diction, sentence fragments, comma errors, and more Strengthens student writing with clear, easy-to-follow practice exercises Includes guidance on writing strategies and the writing process See Solving Common Writing Problems Set

Author : George T. Arnold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781087236926
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Media Writer's Handbook written by George T. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular with all audiences. The eight chapters in Part 1, "Improving Immediately," provide opportunities for rapid and dramatic improvement in both writing and speaking skills. The book concludes with Part 4, Quick Reference, equally popular with Part 1 among students, teachers, mass media professionals and reviewers. It gives them more than 1,500 fast-check answers for words frequently confused, words frequently misspelled, irregular verbs, wordiness and trite expressions.A thorough review. Parts 2 and 3 provide a thorough review of grammar and punctuation, the tools of a communicator's trade. These 22 chapters are filled with detailed explanations, examples and advice on parts of speech, punctuation, sentence functions and structures, and syntax.Speed and convenience are enhanced by the comprehensive table of contents, the index and cross-references throughout the text.Free student workbook and an instructor's manual. Teachers may obtain a workbook for students and an instructor's manual free upon request. They can be used to supplement writing and editing courses or to provide a complete language skills course. (Email requests to [email protected].)The workbook contains 30 class lessons and 64 exercises. The manual has 30 quizzes - one for each of the 30 class lessons - and answers and explanations for each of the 64 exercises. In addition, the 30 lessons are divided into three 100-point tests and are combined in a 300-point comprehensive final examination. Half of each of the three tests and all of the final examination can be graded by computer."Test Yourself" questions and answers for applicable chapters are placed at the end of the textbook.Sensitivity in language. Writing effectively requires not only strong grammar and punctuation skills but also sensitivity. Mass communicators who use language that discriminates against race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender, marital status or physical and mental ability rarely do so from a mean spirit. They are either careless with the language or unaware of what is or is not contemporarily acceptable. The "Sensitivity in Language" chapter provides illuminating examples, insights and explanations. For use as needed. This book does not have to be read from beginning to end. Although that approach is recommended for those with fundamental language skills needs, the organization permits "sampling" by writers and broadcasters who use the language well but are nagged by little uncertainties. By design, some sections provide more explanations and examples than many users will need. This arrangement gives everyone an opportunity to work through the book at his or her own pace without feeling either bogged down or inadequately informed.

Author : Gretchen Owocki
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325042930
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Common Core Lesson Book, K-5 written by Gretchen Owocki and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality of instruction is the most important factor in helping students meet the Common Core Standards. That's why Owocki's "Common Core Lesson Book" empowers teachers with a comprehensive framework for implementation that enhances existing curriculum and extends it to meet Common Core goals.

Author : Gretchen Owocki
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325062877
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Common Core Writing Book, 6-8 written by Gretchen Owocki and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practices you will find in this book have been used effectively by many teachers. Here they are altered and redesigned with special attention to the CCSS-in a way that maintains the potential for teacher control and decision making in the best interest of learners. -Gretchen Owocki Whether it's developing arguments, writing informational texts, or pulling evidence from literary and informational texts to support their claims, the Common Core asks students to do the hard work of higher-level writing across the content areas. To help with the hard work of teaching, The Common Core Writing Book, 6-8 presents a comprehensive framework of strategies and lessons for enhancing or building a middle school writing curriculum. Within each section, you will find a set of instructional practices-demonstrations, collaborative engagements, and independent applications- that allow students to gradually take control of complex thinking and activity. Gretchen Owocki covers not only the English Language Arts standards, but all the writing standards for literacy in social studies, science, and technical subjects. She identifies those lessons that work best in content-area classrooms, offers suggestions for cross-disciplinary collaboration, and provides common language for teachers across the disciplines. She shares resources and supports such as: decision trees that help you differentiate by matching students to lessons assessment tools to determine writers' needs instructional strategies, including minilessons dozens of reproducibles, including mentor texts, graphic organizers, and planning templates for writers. "Effective teaching," writes Gretchen, "is about taking note of learners' knowledge, engagement, and responses to instruction-and shaping instruction around what is observed." With her Common Core Writing Book, 6-8 you'll have a robust set of meaningful, authentic lessons and tools for not only teaching well but creating and sustaining engagement so that your writers continue to improve across the year.

Author : Linda Beech
Publisher : Teaching Resources
ISBN 13 : 9780545496001
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing Lessons to Meet the Common Core written by Linda Beech and published by Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 18 Easy Step-by-Step Lessons With Models and Writing Frames That Guide All Students to Succeed

Author : Jack Bickham
Publisher : Writer's Digest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898798210
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes written by Jack Bickham and published by Writer's Digest Books. This book was released on 1997-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes When you write fiction, you march onto a minefield. This book gives you a map. Oh, what tricky terrain you're traveling! You must reckon with: Character, Conflict, Point of View, Dialogue, Editors, Editors, and Editors, who--by returning stories they see as problem-plagued--can burst your hopes of publication. Where are the problems? Editors rarely take the time to map them out, so Jack Bickham has. In this book, he spotlights the 38 most common fiction writing land mines--writing mistakes that can turn even dynamite story ideas into slush pile rejects. And he guides you in overcoming them. In to-the-point style, he shows you how to: conquer procrastination--and put ink on paper regularly dump wimpy characters--and build characters ready to act look for trouble--and create conflicts for your characters cut coincidence--and put better-than-life logic into fiction escape the fog--and find and stick to your story's direction free feelings--and fire your fiction with passion and emotion In short, Bickham helps you take a giant step toward publication. Read this book. Strengthen your writing. And start setting off explosions where they belong: on the sales charts.