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Hypertheatre: Contemporary Radical Adaptation of Greek Tragedy investigates the adaptation of classical drama for the contemporary stage and explores its role as an active, polemical form of theatre which addresses present-day issues. The book's premise is that by breaking drama into constituent parts, revising, reinterpreting and rewriting to create a new, culturally and politically relevant construct, the process of adaptation creates a 'hyperplay', newly repurposed for the contemporary world. This process is explored through a diverse collection of postmodern adaptations of Antigone, Medea, and The Trojan Women, analysing their adaptive strategies and the evidence of how these remakings reflect the cultures of which they are a part. Central to this study is the idea that each of these adaptations becomes an entirely new play, redefining its central female figures and invoking reconfigurations of femininity which emphasise individual women's strengths and female solidarity. Written for scholars of Theatre, Adaptation, Performance Studies, and Literature, Hypertheatre places the Greek classics firmly within a contemporary feminist discourse.
180 Days of Writing (Spanish) is an easy-to-use workbook that will teach Spanish-speaking second grade students to become efficient writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered around high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement at home or in school, students will strengthen their Spanish language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Useful tools are provided to help teachers reach English learners, differentiate instruction, and conduct formative assessments. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness.
The science of neuroplasticity demonstrates that our brains can and do change. We each not only have the power but use the power to create new neural pathways - for better or for worse. This science has demonstrated that we can create pathways that lead to resilience, vitality, greater peace of mind, and improved well-being. Self-directed neuroplasticity is a method of accelerating neurological change through expressive writing. It's what happens when you harness the power of your pen or keyboard in service of intention, attention, and action for your greater good. This workbook of expressive writing for brain change can lead to increased well-being. As you learn and apply the principles of neuroplasticity to your own life, staged and sequenced through masterful application of writing techniques designed to promote positive brain change, improved satisfaction will not be far behind.
This book personal student narratives with a critical analysis of the current approach to retention in colleges and universities, and explores how retention can inform a revision of goals for first-year writing teachers. Retention is a vital issue for institutions, but as these students stories show, leaving college is often the result of complex and idiosyncratic individual situations that make institutional efforts difficult and ultimately ineffective. An adjustment of institutional and pedagogical objectives is needed to refocus on educating as many students as possible, including those who might leave before graduation. Much of the pedagogy, curricula, and methodologies of composition studies assume students are preparing for further academic study. Retention and Resistance argues for a new kairotic pedagogy that moves toward an emphasis on the present classroom experience and takes students varied experiences into account. Infusing the discourse of retention with three individual student voices, Powell explores the obligation of faculty to participate in designing an institution that educates all students, no matter where they are in their educational journey or how far that journey will go.
The crash of an Amtrak train near Baltimore, the collapse of the
Hyatt hotel in Kansas City, the incident at Three Mile Island, and
other large-scale technological disasters have provided powerful
examples of the ways that communication practices influence the
events and decisions that precipitate a disaster. These examples
have raised ethical questions about the responsibility of writers
within agencies, epistemological questions about the nature of
representation in science, and rhetorical questions about the
nature of expertise and experience as grounds for judgments about
risk.
The Fast Track to Getting published! "Are you ready to get out of the slush piles? With the expert tutelage of Frishman and Spizman, an author can increase his/her chances of publication many times over." - John Kremer, author, "1001 Ways to Market Your Books" "I've got a great idea for a book!" But a great idea is not enough---what you need is a killer book proposal. With publishing gurus Rick Frishman and Robyn Spizman as your guides, you can create a proposal that makes your idea sing---and appeals to the right publishers. And once you secure that coveted book deal, Frishman and Spizman give you all you need to know to conceptualize, write, market, and turn your powerful message into a bestseller. We all need a guide on the journey through the publishing world and these experts take you by the hand and help navigate the hypercompetitive book industry. We all have an amazing message within. Now is the time to share it with the world to change your life and the lives of your audience.
Good writing engages as it informs and feature journalism offers writers the opportunity to tell deep, affecting stories that look beyond the immediate mechanics of who, what, where and when and explore the more difficult-and more rewarding- questions: how and why? Whether you're a blogger, a news journalist or an aspiring lifestyle reporter, a strong voice and a fresh, informed perspective remain in short supply and strong demand; this book will help you craft the kind of narratives people can't wait to share on their social media feeds. Writing Feature Stories established a reputation as a comprehensive, thought-provoking and engaging introduction to researching and writing feature stories. This second edition is completely overhauled to reflect the range of print and digital feature formats, and the variety of online, mobile and traditional media in which they appear. This hands-on guide explains how to generate fresh ideas; research online and offline; make the most of interviews; sift and sort raw material; structure and write the story; edit and proofread your work; find the best platform for your story; and pitch your work to editors. 'A wide-ranging, much-needed master class for anyone who tells true yarns in this fast-changing journalistic marketplace' - Bruce Shapiro, Columbia University 'Useful and thought provoking' - Margaret Simons, journalist and author 'A must read for any digital storyteller who wants to write emotive, engaging, believable content.' - Nidhi Dutt, foreign correspondent
This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates. * Features unique, detailed guidance on paragraph structure * Includes sample essays throughout to model each stage of the essay-writing process * Focused exercises develop the techniques outlined in each chapter * Dedicated checklists enable quick, accurate assessment by teachers and students * Enhanced glossary with advice on usage added to core definitions
Drawing on the advice of experts in the field, The Web Writer's
Guide serves as the ideal sourcebook for tips and ideas for
freelance and staff writers of online content. This book provides
writers of all levels with the information they need in an
accessible, easy-to-use fashion. To the many deadline- and
project-conscious writers out there who need to further adapt to
the dynamics of digital media, this easy-to-use, comprehensive
guide serves as a remarkable guidepost.
There are writing centers at almost every college and university in
the United States, and there is an emerging body of professional
discourse, research, and writing about them. The goal of this book
is to open, formalize, and further the dialogue about research in
and about writing centers. The original essays in this volume, all
written by writing center researchers, directly address current
concerns in several ways: they encourage studies, data collection,
and publication by offering detailed, reflective accounts of
research; they encourage a diversity of approaches by demonstrating
a range of methodologies (e.g., ethnography, longitudinal case
study; rhetorical analysis, teacher research) available to both
veteran and novice writing center professionals; they advance an
ongoing conversation about writing center research by explicitly
addressing epistemological and ethical issues. The book aims to
encourage and guide other researchers, while at the same time
offering new knowledge that has resulted from the studies it
analyzes.
An inspiring and essential book for everyone interested in improving the way they write. - Brian Minards, School of Advertising, Academy of Art University, San Francisco Writing copy is often assumed to be a natural talent. However, there are simple techniques you can employ to craft strong written content with ease. This revised edition teaches the art of writing great copy for digital media, branding, advertising, direct marketing, retailing, catalogues, company magazines and internal communications, and aspects of writing for social media are integrated throughout. There are also new interviews and case studies. Using a series of exercises and up-to-date illustrated examples of award-winning campaigns and communication, *Copywriting, Third Edition takes you through step-by-step processes that can help you to write content quickly and effectively.
"Community Writing: Researching Social Issues Through Composition"
employs a series of assignments that guide students to research and
write about issues confronting their individual communities.
Students start by identifying a community to which they belong and
focusing on problems in it, and then analyze possible solutions,
construct arguments for them, decide which are likely to succeed,
and consider how to initiate action.
The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that "the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures..." While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error. This new book shows how to remedy this problem through selecting and implementing actions that promote safe, efficient operations and maintenance, improve quality, continuity, profitability and cost control, build upon and record process experience, and promote the concept that operating and maintenance procedures are vital plant components. It includes practical samples of procedure formats, checklists and many references.
The New Scriptwriter's Journal places you, the writer, in the center of the complex and challenging process of scriptwriting. Charge up your imagination while learning how to write a professional screenplay. This informational and inspirational guide details the creative aspects of scriptwriting such as crafting dialogue and shaping characters. Inside, you'll find blank pages to jot down your thoughts, ideas, and responses to the text, creating your own source book of script ideas. Whether you're an indie filmmaker longing to shoot your first digital feature or an aspiring screenwriter writing a spec script for Hollywood, your journal will be an invaluable resource. Special chapters offer insights on adaptation, ethics of screenwriting, and the future of storytelling in the digital age, as well as alternative storytelling. Additionally, The New Scriptwriter's Journal includes an invaluable annotated guide to periodicals, trade publications, books, catalogs, production directories, script sources. scriptwriting software, and internet resources.
No two writing situations are exactly the same and skilled writers,
like skilled painters, must develop the know-how to represent the
objects of their writing as part of a flexible art. This special
art of writing lies hidden between grammar--the well-formedness of
sentences--and genre--the capacity of texts to perform culturally
holistic communicative functions (e.g., the memo, the strategic
report, the letter to the editor). Concealed between grammar and
genre, this less visible art of writing is what Kaufer and Butler
call "representational composition." Texts within this hidden art
are best viewed not primarily as grammatical units or as genre
functions, but as bearers of design elements stimulating imagistic,
narrative, and information-rich worlds, and as an invitation to
readers to explore and interact with them.
The Art of the Footnote reacquaints students and writers with the footnote as the most effective method for presenting all of the information that is necessary to make every manuscript lucid for every reader. This book shows why footnotes are valuable, even essential, as a part of writing in the context of the scientific and historical methods of research; how easy it is to become thoroughly familiar with the various types of notes and when to employ them; and how to create footnotes which are both clear and helpful to the reader. This book will be helpful in writing undergraduate term papers to large monographs because it describes specific cases in which footnoting is appropriate and it illustrates those with examples drawn from a variety of writings.
"Taking Flight With OWLs" examines computer technology use in
writing centers. Its purpose is to move beyond anecdotal evidence
for implementing computer technology in writing centers, presenting
carefully considered studies that theorize the move to computer
technology and examine technology use in practice.
The Storm Komrade Sokrates centers on aging radicals who were leaders in German student revolution of 1848. The main characters are Dr. Hartmeyer, a Dentist and Dr. Marcuse, the local Rabbi. After their arrests, they were sent to the Eastern border of Germany to live a life in quasi exile. These leaders, and the other former revolutionaries, are now attempting to pass their ideals liberty, equality and justice] on to their sons, but fail miserably. Their sons are not interested the aspirations of the previous generation and, instead, one of the Dentist's sons declares his desire to gain wealth and social status, and the other, in the spirit of Bismarck's nationalism, joins the student military corps. The Rabbi's son takes the opposite point of view. He fails to see any future in a society where anti-Semitism is on the rise and is looking for a way out. When the play was produced in 1903, the author was threatened with imprisonment because the script was viewed as an attack on the monarchy and the noble class. This is the first English edition of the play.
A feast for all food writers, "The Resource Guide for Food Writers"
is a comprehensive guide to finding everything there is to know
about food, how to write about it and how to get published. An
educator at the Culinary Institute of America, Gary Allen has
compiled an amazing handbook for anyone who wants to learn more
about food and share that knowledge with others.
"Everything passes/Everything perishes/Everything palls" - 4.48 Psychosis How on earth do you award aesthetic points to a 75-minute suicide note? The question comes from a review of 4.48 Psychosis' inaugural production, the year after Sarah Kane took her own life, but this book explores the ways in which it misses the point. Kane's final play is much more than a bizarre farewell to mortality. It's a work best understood by approaching it first and foremost as theatre - as a singular component in a theatrical assemblage of bodies, voices, light and energy. The play finds an unexpectedly close fit in the established traditions of modern drama and the practices of postdramatic theatre. Glenn D'Cruz explores this theatrical angle through a number of exemplary professional and student productions with a focus on the staging of the play by the Belarus Free Theatre (2005) and Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre (2007).
"Worlds Apart: Acting and Writing in Academic and Workplace
Contexts" offers a unique examination of writing as it is applied
and used in academic and workplace settings. Based on a 7-year
multi-site comparative study of writing in different university
courses and matched workplaces, this volume presents new
perspectives on how writing functions within the activities of
various disciplines: law and public administration courses and
government institutions; management courses and financial
institutions; social-work courses and social-work agencies; and
architecture courses and architecture practice. Using detailed
ethnography, the authors make comparisons between the two types of
settings through an understanding of how writing is operative
within the particularities of these settings.
"Worlds Apart: Acting and Writing in Academic and Workplace
Contexts" offers a unique examination of writing as it is applied
and used in academic and workplace settings. Based on a 7-year
multi-site comparative study of writing in different university
courses and matched workplaces, this volume presents new
perspectives on how writing functions within the activities of
various disciplines: law and public administration courses and
government institutions; management courses and financial
institutions; social-work courses and social-work agencies; and
architecture courses and architecture practice. Using detailed
ethnography, the authors make comparisons between the two types of
settings through an understanding of how writing is operative
within the particularities of these settings.
Teaching Academic Literacy provides a unique outlook on a first-year writing program's evolution by bringing together a group of related essays that analyze, from various angles, how theoretical concepts about writing actually operate in real students' writing. Based on the beginning writing program developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a course that asks students to consider what it means to be a literate member of a community, the essays in the collection explore how students become (and what impedes their progress in becoming) authorities in writing situations. Key features of this volume include: * demonstrations of how research into specific teaching problems (e.g., the problem of authority in beginning writers' work) can be conducted by examining student work through a variety of lenses such as task interpretation, collaboration, and conference, so that instructors can understand what factors influence students, and can then use what they have learned to reshape their teaching practices; * adaptability of theory and research to develop a course that engages basic writers with challenging ideas; * a model of how a large writing program can be administered, particularly in regards to the integration of research and curriculum development; and * integration of literary and composition theories. |
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