This is part of an intermediate/upper intermediate course for teenagers. Students gain expertise in all four language skills to prepare them for First Certificate, and the constant testing and practice opportunities are designed to provide a thorough grounding in grammar and skills. Features of the course include: a variety of reading tests designed to appeal to teenagers; storylines with teenage characters, which aim to encourage reading for pleasure and discussion; a balanced writing syllabus to build up process writing skills; pronunciation hotspots to tackle stress and intonation; and grammar boxes designed to revise, consolidate and extend students' knowledge.
After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature.
Presents the first detailed interrogation of U.S. writing in a time of crisis
Develops a timely and provocative arguement about literature and trauma
Relates U.S. writing since 9/11 to crucial social and historical changes in the U.S. and elsewhere
A Companion to Creative Writing comprehensively considers key aspects of the practice, profession and culture of creative writing in the contemporary world.
The most comprehensive collection specifically relating to the practices and cultural and professional place of creative writing
Covers not only the “how” of creative writing, but many more topics in and around the profession and cultural practices surrounding creative writing
They Say I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Persuasive Writing
An instant bestseller when it first appeared as a college textbook, "They Say / I Say" gives writers precisely what they need to know in the all-important domain of persuasive writing. Cutting through the clutter of educational diagnoses and nostrums, it goes right to the heart of what writers most need to do, and that is to listen to what others are saying (they say), summarize it, and then offer their own argument (I say) as a response. Offering user-friendly templates to help writers make these key moves in their own writing, "They Say / I Say" is already being called the Strunk & White of persuasive writing. 2nd edition added
Ready-to-reproduce homework packets are a perfect way to turn students into successful spellers! This program is easy for teachers to manage and includes opportunities for word list differentiation. Kids love the independent activities. By writing and alphabetizing words, completing cloze activities, segmenting words into word boxes, and more, students will improve their spelling and soar in reading and writing! 80 pages.
