No topic is off-limits in poetry. Whether you want to write poems that make people laugh out loud, gasp in surprise, or see things in a new way, this book is for you. Conquer the blank page and express your thoughts, feelings, and observations in the magical world of poetry.
ken English: Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings
The triumph of English in the Renaissance--the successful efforts to advance the status of English over Latin and the continental vernaculars--has long been considered the major linguistic event of the period. Too often, Paula Blank argues, this has obscured the fact that English itself was divided by internal contests. By investigating the ways that early modern writers represented dialects, Blank reveals how "English" itself was a construct of the Renaissance, produced by discriminations made among alternative then-current "Englishes".
The Reading Remedy: Six Essential Skills That Will Turn Your Child Into a Reader
A comprehensive reading guide that goes beyond the standard phonics method. According to the author, a remarkable 40% of children have difficulty learning to read. The main problem, says Blank, is that most methods only cover one or two of the six essential reading skills, which make up her Phonics Plus Five system—rest assured, however, this is no flash-in-the-pan quick fix, Blank has over 40 years of experience in child psychology.
A course book at A2 level (elementary) for students of upper primary schools. Consists of 10 theme units (each contains 7 subsections - lessons). At the end of the book you will find grammar reference, word list (with translation and phonetic transcription), key to "Self Check Section," and exam skills exercises. Technical information - following pages were skipped: 1 (title), 146 (blank), 147 (title). Page 168 (irregular verb list) was put at the beginning for better availability. Archive contains recovery data.
Kernel Fleck's a lonely child. He's always been different -- he can see strange patches of light in the air around him. Other kids think he's mad. But when he manages to link some of the lights together, he creates a window into another universe, and disappears for several days. When he returns, his memory a blank, his panicked parents whisk Kernel and his younger brother, Art, away from their home, off to an isolated village, to start a new life.
