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With this practical book, you'll learn effective ways to engage
students in reading and writing by teaching them narrative
nonfiction. By engaging adolescents in narrative, literary, or
creative nonfiction, they can cultivate a greater understanding of
themselves, the world around them, and what it means to feel
empathy for others. This book will guide you to first structure a
reading unit around a narrative nonfiction text, and then develop
lessons and activities for students to craft their own personal
essays. Topics include: Engaging your students in the reading of a
nonfiction narrative with collaborative chapter notes, empathy
check-ins, and a mini-research paper to deepen students'
understanding; Helping your students identify meaningful life
events, recount their experiences creatively, and construct
effective opening and closing lines for their personal essays;
Encouraging your students to use dialogue, outside research, and a
clear plot structure to make their narrative nonfiction more
compelling and polished. The strategies in this book are
supplemented by examples of student work and snapshots from the
author's own classroom. The book also includes interviews with
narrative nonfiction writers MK Asante and Johanna Bear. The
appendices offer additional tips for using narrative nonfiction in
English class, text and online resources for teaching narrative
nonfiction, and a correlation chart between the activities in this
book and the Common Core Standards.
With this practical book, you'll learn effective ways to engage
students in reading and writing by teaching them narrative
nonfiction. By engaging adolescents in narrative, literary, or
creative nonfiction, they can cultivate a greater understanding of
themselves, the world around them, and what it means to feel
empathy for others. This book will guide you to first structure a
reading unit around a narrative nonfiction text, and then develop
lessons and activities for students to craft their own personal
essays. Topics include: Engaging your students in the reading of a
nonfiction narrative with collaborative chapter notes, empathy
check-ins, and a mini-research paper to deepen students'
understanding; Helping your students identify meaningful life
events, recount their experiences creatively, and construct
effective opening and closing lines for their personal essays;
Encouraging your students to use dialogue, outside research, and a
clear plot structure to make their narrative nonfiction more
compelling and polished. The strategies in this book are
supplemented by examples of student work and snapshots from the
author's own classroom. The book also includes interviews with
narrative nonfiction writers MK Asante and Johanna Bear. The
appendices offer additional tips for using narrative nonfiction in
English class, text and online resources for teaching narrative
nonfiction, and a correlation chart between the activities in this
book and the Common Core Standards.
Eight-volume collection of animations based on the Marvel Comics
characters. In 'Astonishing X-Men: Gifted', Dr. Kavita Rao (voice
of Eva Christensen) appears to have found a cure for mutant
superheroes Wolverine (Marc Thompson), Cyclops (Gregory Abbey),
Beast (Mike Pollock), Kitty Pryde (Eileen Stevens) and Emma Frost
(Erica Schroeder). They are reluctant to receive the treatment,
however, especially when the arrival of an extraterrestrial foe
threatens humankind. In 'Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous', after a
member of the Xavier Institute dies, it becomes apparent that an
enemy, who is intent on destroying the mutants once and for all, is
operating from the inside. A shocking secret is revealed and the
X-Men find themselves fighting for their survival. In 'Astonishing
X-Men: Torn', the X-Men face trouble from the Hellfire Club, a
group made up of influential figures who are trying to gain control
over the world using their powerful positions within politics and
the economy. In 'Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable', the X-Men must
save Earth from an attack by the Breakworld aliens who plan to fire
a gigantic bullet that would lead to the planet's complete
destruction. In 'Iron Man: Extremis', Mallen (Ted Lewis), a soldier
intent on seeking revenge for the death of his family, gets hold of
an experimental military serum known as Extremis. After being
injected with the drug, Mallen acquires extraordinary powers that
even billionaire Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Jason Griffith) can't
defeat. Now critically wounded after battling the vengeful villain,
Stark has no choice but to use Extremis himself in order to save
the day. 'Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D.' follows Jessica Drew
(Nicolette Reed) and her superheroine alter ego Spider-Woman.
Recruited by Abigail Brand (Stephanie K. Thomas) to join
S.W.O.R.D., an agency which fights terrorism and threats from
extraterrestrial beings, Jessica Drew uses her powers to find and
destroy shape-shifting aliens known as the Skrulls. In 'Blank
Panther', African King T'Challa aka the Black Panther (Djimon
Hounsou) defends his nation from invasion. After his father King
T'Chaka (Jonathan Adams) is killed at the hands of the villainous
Ulysses Klaw (Stephen Stanton), T'Challa becomes the new ruler of
his country Wakanda, home to the valuable mineral vibranium. Klaw
assembles an almighty army with which to invade Wakanda, meaning
the Black Panther will have to push his powers to the limit if he
is to save his country and people from harm. 'Thor and Loki: Blood
Brothers' follows the villainous Loki (David Blair) and his
superhero adoptive brother Thor (Daniel Thorn). After becoming the
new king of the mystical realm Asgard, Loki is soon faced with the
reality of ruling over his land. Told from Loki's point of view,
the story explores how he and his brother became enemies.
Jin arrives in the land of opportunity, learning to master the art
of sales while reflecting on martial arts philosophies of his
youth. Join the founder of Europe's largest sales consulting
agency, the European Health and Sports Community Association as he
shares proven strategies on understanding and becoming the better
salesperson. Learn how to: master key steps in the sales process;
bring an intimate, personal touch to selling; and avoid the
mistakes that prevent big sales. And do so while enjoying: Jin's
tale (based on the experiences of the author while he travelled
over a period of thirteen years throughout Europe to become an
authority on the subject), as it takes on hilarious proportions -
sometimes satirical, sometimes empirical, but always with an eye
toward learning how to sell intuitively and instinctively. When not
doing charity work for Cystic Fibrosis or the HERO projects in
Alabama, Jason leads an authentically transparent life designed to
inspire transformation in others. A native of North Vancouver,
British Columbia, CEO of MG Holdings and Canadian-British citizen,
Jason Griffiths has set the sales foundations for several
multi-billion-dollar companies. After attending Red Deer College
and the University of British Columbia, he moved to to Europe to
help tens of thousands of individuals world wide learn how to sell
professionally. Those teachings are available here - in Samurai
Sales. ?There are a lot of books out there that teach sales in a
mundane, dry step-by-step method. However, as human beings we lean
from story telling and so it is that I wrote the story of blackbelt
salesmanship - Jason Griffiths?
Jin arrives in the land of opportunity, learning to master the art
of sales while reflecting on martial arts philosophies of his
youth. Join the founder of Europe's largest sales consulting
agency, the European Health and Sports Community Association as he
shares proven strategies on understanding and becoming the better
salesperson. Learn how to: master key steps in the sales process;
bring an intimate, personal touch to selling; and avoid the
mistakes that prevent big sales. And do so while enjoying: Jin's
tale (based on the experiences of the author while he travelled
over a period of thirteen years throughout Europe to become an
authority on the subject), as it takes on hilarious proportions -
sometimes satirical, sometimes empirical, but always with an eye
toward learning how to sell intuitively and instinctively. When not
doing charity work for Cystic Fibrosis or the HERO projects in
Alabama, Jason leads an authentically transparent life designed to
inspire transformation in others. A native of North Vancouver,
British Columbia, CEO of MG Holdings and Canadian-British citizen,
Jason Griffiths has set the sales foundations for several
multi-billion-dollar companies. After attending Red Deer College
and the University of British Columbia, he moved to to Europe to
help tens of thousands of individuals world wide learn how to sell
professionally. Those teachings are available here - in Samurai
Sales. ?There are a lot of books out there that teach sales in a
mundane, dry step-by-step method. However, as human beings we lean
from story telling and so it is that I wrote the story of blackbelt
salesmanship - Jason Griffiths?
Adolescents Rewrite their Worlds: Using Literature to Illustrate
Writing Forms offers alternative ways teachers can engage young
adolescents with the writing process using literature. The
contributors discuss the values of writing in twenty-first-century
classrooms and global societies, remarking that writing is first a
personal exploration that is informed by cultural practices.
Therefore culture is quite central in how we approach, explore, and
express through any medium. The chapters consider ways to motivate
students to become critically-conscious and active writers who are
aware of their surrounding world, and the competing multiple
discourses in which they are positioned. This requires intimate
knowledge of audience, purpose, and genre and/or writing forms. We
provide practical advice for teachers who wish to guide their
students toward these goals. Additional features of this book
include: *Authors/Contributors' professional experiences of
teaching writing using literature *Practical pedagogical practices
that may transform the way teachers teach writing and use
literature *Interviews with authors that give insight into their
writing process *Writing practices for twenty-first-century
adolescents using new literacies
Adolescents Rewrite their Worlds: Using Literature to Illustrate
Writing Forms offers alternative ways teachers can engage young
adolescents with the writing process using literature. The
contributors discuss the values of writing in twenty-first-century
classrooms and global societies, remarking that writing is first a
personal exploration that is informed by cultural practices.
Therefore culture is quite central in how we approach, explore, and
express through any medium. The chapters consider ways to motivate
students to become critically-conscious and active writers who are
aware of their surrounding world, and the competing multiple
discourses in which they are positioned. This requires intimate
knowledge of audience, purpose, and genre and/or writing forms. We
provide practical advice for teachers who wish to guide their
students toward these goals. Additional features of this book
include: *Authors/Contributors' professional experiences of
teaching writing using literature *Practical pedagogical practices
that may transform the way teachers teach writing and use
literature *Interviews with authors that give insight into their
writing process *Writing practices for twenty-first-century
adolescents using new literacies
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