WordPower--A Celebration of Sharing


Book Description

Bullying, anorexia, dyslexia, cruel gossip, obesity, being 'perfect, ' speech impediments, fears.....36 students write about their personal challenges and how they overcame them. Every student in the Titan Team gets printed. These essays are a good read for students and can be used by schoolteachers or parents to help teach essay writing by example. Written and edited by students, this is a unique and special book




Word Power Made Handy, 2nd Edition


Book Description

The revision comes 10 years after the first edition and completely overhauls the text not only in terms of look and feel but also content which is now contemporary while also being timeless. A large number of words are explained with the help of examples and their lineage which helps the reader understand their individual usage and the ways to use them on the correct occasion.




Improve Your Word Power


Book Description

The book will enable you to build excellent vocabulary. Youll never have a dull moment as each chapter offers you some exciting and tantalizing trivia to make you want to reach the next chapter and then the next and the next... Study the chapters, takethe progress tests and you will soon find that words really canwork wonders for you.




The World Book Complete Word Power Library


Book Description

These volumes have been developed specifically to help you increase your overall ability to use words. "Word Power", the collection of skills and techniques that enable a person to communicate effectively, is perhaps the most vital area for personal growth that you will ever encounter.




American Wordpower Dictionary


Book Description

An outstanding reference tool for students of American English.




Oxford Wordpower Dictionary


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For intermediate learners of English.







Word Power


Book Description

A good vocabulary is one of the major building blocks for success in reading, and every content area has vocabulary to master. This book offers K-12 classroom teachers proven techniques for effective vocabulary instruction. The learning strategies described in the book will help students develop thinking skills that involve analysis, comparison and contrast, organization of information, and application of information. Chapter 1 suggests ways to enhance vocabulary through reading. Chapter 2 describes strategies that students can eventually use on their own as they take charge of their own vocabulary development. Chapter 3 discusses strategies to help students understand how words function in communication and figurative language. (Contains 20 references and lists 16 recommended resources.). (RS)




The Singer of Tales in Performance


Book Description

Building on his work in Traditional Oral Epic and Immanent Art, the author aims to dissolve the perceived barrier between oral and written, creating a theory from oral-formulaic theory and the ethnography of speaking and ethnopoetics. He argues that a work's word-power derives from its performance and its implied traditional context.




The International Holiday & Festival Primer


Book Description

The International Holiday & Festival Primer is a two book series of reproducible low level ESL/EFL/Literacy reading and discussion texts. The books are designed to help people learn about holy days and cultural festivals celebrated on this planet. These books are a very good tool to help promote cultural awareness and cultural understanding! 17 important holy days, at least one from each major religion, are explained. The rest of the essays are about cultural festivals, world-wide observances, national holidays, regional holidays and more.