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Poetry, Prose and Penguins

Author(s): Claudia Stuart

Reading poetry is almost as much an art form as is writing poetry. You don’t just skim the words of one and go on to the next. You read the words, maybe even speak them aloud, and listen to what they have to say. You focus on your own reaction, hear what the words have said to your heart, find that ...

Guide to Strunk and White Elements of Style: The Easy Way!

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Strunk & White: The Elements of Style is the premier reference book for writers. As college professors, we use this reference to help our students master the writing process. To provide a better understanding of the various rules within the book, we have developed A Guide to Strunk and White, The El...

A Guide to First-Year Writing at Grand Valley State University

Author(s): Grand Valley State University

A Guide to First-Year Writing at Grand Valley State University is meant to be the perfect asset to the first-year writing courses offered by the Department of Writing at Grand Valley State University. These courses are designed to build on and expand your writing, critical thinking, collaboration, a...

A High Powered Approach to Reading & Language Arts Strategies

Author(s): Joyce Bowling

Research tells us that teachers have the ability to make a difference in students’ academic performance, and their lives. A High-Powered Approach to Reading and Language Arts Strategies, is designed to equip teachers with a variety of strategies that they can incorporate in their classrooms. The str...

Writers' Choices: Compact Edition

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This Compact Edition of Writers' Choices: Grammar for Effective Writing retains the longer book's approach to English syntax as something to delight in and experiment with. It does not include sentence diagramming. Brief, focused grammar explanations lead directly to rhetorical applications. Student...

The Elements of Composition

Author(s): Bradley Hammer

The long-term future of writing is unclear. What is more apparent is that the personal, professional, and academic products of writing are trending toward new genres and spaces for communication. As the categories of writing expand, so must our ability to adapt and work effectively within these chan...