Author : Marvin Terban
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780899194790
Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors.
Author : Bartlett Jere Whiting
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780674219816
p.B. J. Whiting savors proverbial expressions and has devoted much of his lifetime to studying and collecting them; no one knows more about British and American proverbs than he. The present volume, based upon writings in British North America from the earliest settlements to approximately 1820, complements his and Archer Taylor's Dictionary of American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 1820-1880. It differs from that work and from other standard collections, however, in that its sources are primarily not "literary" but instead workaday writings - letters, diaries, histories, travel books, political pamphlets, and the like. The authors represent a wide cross-section of the populace, from scholars and statesmen to farmers, shopkeepers, sailors, and hunters. Mr. Whiting has combed all the obvious sources and hundreds of out-of-the-way publications of local journals and historical societies. This body of material, "because it covers territory that has not been extracted and compiled in a scholarly way before, can justly be said to be the most valuable of all those that Whiting has brought together," according to Albert B. Friedman. "What makes the work important is Whiting's authority: a proverb or proverbial phrase is what BJW thinks is a proverb or proverbial phrase. There is no objective operative definition of any value, no divining rod; his tact, 'feel, ' experience, determine what's the real thing and what is spurious."
Author : Jeanne Shay Schumm
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2006-05-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1593852908
Weaving together the latest knowledge and best practices for teaching children to read, this indispensable text and professional resource provides a complete guide to differentiated instruction for diverse learners. Uniquely integrative, the book places the needs of English language learners and students with disabilities front and center instead of treating them as special topics. Accessible chapters on each of the core components of literacy clearly demonstrate how to link formal and informal assessment to evidence-based instruction. Special features include Research Briefs, Tech Tips, Internet Resources, Reflection and Action Questions, and dozens of reproducible student activities and assessment tools.
Author : Mary Rosenberg
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,30 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 142063996X
Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing.
Author : Christine Ammer
Publisher : HMH
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 20,39 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0547677537
From “all systems go” to “senior moment”—a comprehensive reference to idiomatic English. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings and origins of idioms that may not make literal sense but play an important role in the language—including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. With extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language, this second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today—a remarkable reference for those studying the English language, or anyone who enjoys learning its many wonderful quirks and expressions. “Invaluable as a teaching tool.” —School Library Journal
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File Size : 37,42 MB
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ISBN : 9780812458091
Author : Ida Minerva Tarbell
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 1907
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Author : Michael Farrell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 39,16 MB
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1351975544
Psychosis Under Discussion: How We Talk About Madness examines the ways in which psychosis is discussed by considering the relationship between language and the perception of mental disorder. A wide range of perspectives is discussed – including historical terms, personal accounts, psychiatric terminology, psychoanalysis and later theoretical analyses, advocacy, anti-psychiatry, slang and humour, and media coverage – and each way of discussing psychosis is revealing. For example, psychiatric terminology and related research, in its efforts to understand and clarify can seem distancing, dispassionate, and too sure of its ground, whereas the language of advocacy, while being supportive and sensitive, can also seem euphemistic and evasive. In the discourse of mental disorder, both the content of views and the manner in which they are expressed are influential, making it important to take into account both. Psychosis Under Discussion puts these and other important issues under the microscope. International in range, the book’s analysis draws on psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, linguistics and history. Written in Michael Farrell’s well-known clear and direct style, the book is essential reading for all those interested in understanding mental disorder and the role of language.
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Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
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Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434704276
King Davey and the Royal Tunes! gives your kids 40 minutes to 1 1/2 hours of solid Bbile teaching and serious discipleship on Israel's greatest king ever without hours of teaching preparation.
Author : Donald Anderson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 18,56 MB
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1493186973
A story with many facets: a country bumpkin who grew up during the great depression of the 1930s to face events that will bring you tears of both sadness and laughter. His beloved wife slips away in his presence and his wonder if she really did come back to say goodbye. Laugh with the Barbary apes of Gibraltar. The challenge of teaching a first aid c lass on childbirth to mothers, a priest and teenagers. A singing marriage proposal delivered at a cruise ship talent show. Flew 22 combat missions on a B-17 bomber in WWII. The battle for legislation requiring training in life support for ambulance personnel. A close-up visit with polar bears near Hudson Bay. High tea at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. Own and operate a radio station. Play the piano for fashion shows. Singing in a barbershop harmony chorus. Standup comic and MC. Dealing with bloody breakfast eggs in Fiji. Near disaster with a home-built gyrocopter. What he claims are the world’s best radio commercials. His invention of a cannon that shoots horse manure. Creating successful school programs in fire safety education. The appendix with stories about the world’s worst fire and worst U.S. fire (not Chicago or San Francisco). His sermon for a Lutheran church Laymen’s Sunday service is a poem on how the fire department saved the day for Santa Claus. A photo of his crying pumpkin baby at Halloween. The secrets of his hilarious magic act. Lots of aphorisms, recipes and other wastes of time. This guy has been busy! This is a fun read.
