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My Perspectives: English Language Arts
by Kelley GallaghermyPerspectives™ English Language Arts is a student-centered learning environment where you will analyze text, cite evidence, and respond critically about your learning. You will take ownership of your learning through goal-setting, reflection, independent text selection, and activities that allow you to collaborate with your peers. Each unit of study includes selections of different genres-- including multimedia--all related to a relevant and meaningful Essential Question. As you read, you will engage in activities that inspire thoughtful discussion and debate with your peers allowing you to formulate, and defend, your own perspectives.
My Perspectives: English Language Arts, [Grade 10], Volume One
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
My Perspectives: English Language Arts, [Grade 10], Volume Two
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
My Poetics
by Maureen N. McLaneAcclaimed poet and critic Maureen N. McLane offers an experimental work of criticism ranging across Romantic and contemporary poetry. In My Poetics, Maureen N. McLane writes as a poet, critic, theorist, and scholar—but above all as an impassioned reader. Written in an innovative, conversable style, McLane’s essays illuminate her own poetics and suggest more generally all that poetics can encompass. Ranging widely from romantic-era odes and hymns to anonymous ballads to haikus and haibuns to modernist and contemporary poetries in English, My Poetics explores poems as speculative instruments and as ways of registering our very sense of being alive. McLane pursues a number of open questions: How do poems generate modes for thinking? How does rhyme help us measure out thought? What is the relation of poetry to its surroundings, and how do specific poems activate that relation? If, as Wallace Stevens wrote, “poetry is the scholar’s art,” My Poetics flies under a slightly different banner: study and criticism are also the poet’s art. Punctuated with McLane’s poems and drawing variously on Hannah Arendt, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Roland Barthes, Bruno Latour, and other writers and poets, My Poetics is a formally as well as intellectually adventurous work. Its artful arrangement of readings and divagations shows us a way to be with poems and poetics.
My Poets
by Maureen N. McLaneA thrillingly original exploration of a life lived under poetry's uniquely seductive spell"Oh! there are spirits of the air," wrote Percy Bysshe Shelley. In this stunningly original book Maureen N. McLane channels the spirits and voices that make up the music in one poet's mind. Weaving criticism and memoir, My Poets explores a life reading and a life read. McLane invokes in My Poets not necessarily the best poets, nor the most important poets (whoever these might be), but those writers who, in possessing her, made her. "I am marking here what most marked me," she writes. Ranging from Chaucer to H.D. to William Carlos Williams to Louise Glück to Shelley (among others), McLane tracks the "growth of a poet's mind," as Wordsworth put it in The Prelude. In a poetical prose both probing and incantatory, McLane has written a radical book of experimental criticism. Susan Sontag called for an "erotics of interpretation": this is it. Part Bildung, part dithyramb, part exegesis, My Poets extends an implicit invitation to you, dear reader, to consider who your "my poets," or "my novelists," or "my filmmakers," or "my pop stars," might be.
My Reading Life
by Pat ConroyBestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life. Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader. Starting as a childhood passion that bloomed into a life-long companion, reading has been Conroy&’s portal to the world, both to the farthest corners of the globe and to the deepest chambers of the human soul. His interests range widely, from Milton to Tolkien, Philip Roth to Thucydides, encompassing poetry, history, philosophy, and any mesmerizing tale of his native South. He has for years kept notebooks in which he records words and expressions, over time creating a vast reservoir of playful turns of phrase, dazzling flashes of description, and snippets of delightful sound, all just for his love of language. But for Conroy reading is not simply a pleasure to be enjoyed in off-hours or a source of inspiration for his own writing. It would hardly be an exaggeration to claim that reading has saved his life, and if not his life then surely his sanity. In My Reading Life, Conroy revisits a life of reading through an array of wonderful and often surprising anecdotes: sharing the pleasures of the local library&’s vast cache with his mother when he was a boy, recounting his decades-long relationship with the English teacher who pointed him onto the path of letters, and describing a profoundly influential period he spent in Paris, as well as reflecting on other pivotal people, places, and experiences. His story is a moving and personal one, girded by wisdom and an undeniable honesty. Anyone who not only enjoys the pleasures of reading but also believes in the power of books to shape a life will find here the greatest defense of that credo.BONUS: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Pat Conroy's The Death of Santini.
My Revision Notes: Aqa Gcse English Language Revision Book Ebook
by Keith BrindleUnlock your full potential in AQA GCSE English Language with this revision guide that focuses on the key skills needed to succeed and provides expert advice at every stage from experienced examiner and skills trainer Keith Brindle.- Enables you to practise, revise and reinforce the skills required for each question type by working through structured tasks and clear guidance on what the examiner is looking for- Improves exam skills with 'Test Yourself' sections supported by easy-to-understand mark schemes, annotated and graded example responses, and answers to each question online- Demonstrates how to get the best marks through numerous exam tips and lists of typical mistakes to avoid- Helps you focus on areas for improvement and design your own revision programme using the handy revision planner- Enhances vocabulary by explaining the key terms you need to understand and use in the exams- Breaks the content down into a manageable question-by-question structure that works perfectly alongside the AQA GCSE English Language Grades 1-5 and 5-9 Student's Books
My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE English Language
by Amanda BarrExam board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: EnglishFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2017Target success in CCEA GCSE English Language with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; clear guidance is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their skills.With My Revision Notes every student can:- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Feel confident tackling each question type by completing tasks for Reading and Writing in Units 1 and 4- Practise exam skills with 'Test Yourself' activities, supported by easy-to-understand mark schemes and annotated example responses- Improve exam technique through expert tips, examples of typical mistakes to avoid and exam preparation advice- Check their progress and identify areas for improvement using the online answers for every practice question
My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE English Language
by Amanda BarrExam board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: EnglishFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2017Target success in CCEA GCSE English Language with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; clear guidance is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their skills.With My Revision Notes every student can:- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Feel confident tackling each question type by completing tasks for Reading and Writing in Units 1 and 4- Practise exam skills with 'Test Yourself' activities, supported by easy-to-understand mark schemes and annotated example responses- Improve exam technique through expert tips, examples of typical mistakes to avoid and exam preparation advice- Check their progress and identify areas for improvement using the online answers for every practice question
My Revision Notes: WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) English Language
by Jane SheldonTarget success in WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) English Language with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; clear guidance is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their skills.With My Revision Notes every student can:- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Practise the skills needed for each question type and identify areas for improvement with regular tasks, 'Test Yourself' sections and answers- Understand what the examiner is looking for by comparing answers to the annotated and graded sample responses and student-friendly mark schemes- Improve exam technique through expert tips, exam preparation advice and examples of typical mistakes to avoid- Build on learning from the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language Student Book as both books work alongside each other
My Revision Notes: WJEC GCSE English Language
by Victoria PeersUnlock your full potential with this revision guide that focuses on the key skills you need to succeed in WJEC GCSE English Language.- Enables you to practise, revise and reinforce the skills required for each question type by working through structured tasks and clear guidance on what the examiner is looking for- Improves exam skills with Test Yourself sections supported by easy-to-understand mark schemes and annotated example responses- Demonstrates how to get the best marks through numerous exam tips and lists of typical mistakes to avoid- Helps you identify areas for improvement and design your own revision programme using the handy revision planner- Breaks the content down into manageable chunks that work alongside the WJEC GCSE English Language Student's Book
My Revision Notes: Wjec Gcse English Language Ebook
by Victoria PeersTarget success in WJEC GCSE English Language with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; clear guidance is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their skills.With My Revision Notes every student can:- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Practise the skills needed for each question type and identify areas for improvement with regular tasks, 'Test Yourself' sections and answers- Understand what the examiner is looking for by comparing answers to the annotated and graded sample responses and mark schemes- Improve exam technique through expert tips, exam preparation advice and examples of typical mistakes to avoid- Build on learning from the WJEC GCSE English Language Student Book as both books work alongside each other
My Seditious Heart
by Arundhati RoyCollected essays and speeches from the bestselling, Booker-winning author of The Ministry of Utmost HappinessMy Seditious Heart collects the work of a two-decade period when Arundhati Roy devoted herself to the political essay as a way of opening up space for justice, rights, and freedoms in an increasingly hostile environment. Taken together, these essays trace her twenty year journey from the Booker Prize-winning The God of Small Things to the extraordinary The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: a journey marked by compassion, clarity, and courage. Radical and readable, they speak always in defence of the collective, of the individual, and of the land, in the face of the destructive logic of financial, social, religious, military, and governmental elites.In constant conversation with the themes and settings of her novels, the essays form a near-unbroken memoir of Arundhati Roy's journey as both a writer and a citizen, of both India and the world, from "The End of Imagination," which begins this book, to "Azadi," with which it ends.
My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness
by Lennard J. DavisLennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions of this special world, especially his complex and sometimes difficult relationships with his working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Gracefully slipping through memory, regret, longing, and redemption, My Sense of Silence is an eloquent remembrance of human ties and human failings.
My Side of the Mountain (Lrs Large Print Cornerstone Ser.)
by Jean Craighead GeorgeSam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.
My Sidewalks on Reading Street: Smart Solutions
by Scott ForesmanMy Sidewalks on Scott Foresman Reading Street: Intensive Reading Intervention components for Grade 3.
My Signing Book of Numbers
by Patricia GillenThis full-color picture book helps children learn their numbers in sign language. Each two-page spread of this delightfully illustrated book has the appropriate number of things or creatures for the numbers 0 through 20. The signs for the numbers 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 are also included. Each sign/number appears in the corner of the page. Written explanations of how to form each sign are provided in the back of the book.
My Silver Planet: A Secret History of Poetry and Kitsch (Hopkins Studies in Modernism)
by Daniel TiffanyReveals the hidden origins of kitsch in poetry from the eighteenth century.Taking its title from John Keats, My Silver Planet contends that the problem of elite poetry’s relation to popular culture bears the indelible mark of its turbulent incorporation of vernacular poetry—a legacy shaped by nostalgia, contempt, and fraudulence. Daniel Tiffany reactivates and fundamentally redefines the concept of kitsch, freeing it from modernist misapprehension and ridicule, by tracing its origin to poetry’s alienation from the emergent category of literature. Tiffany excavates the forgotten history of poetry’s relation to kitsch, beginning with the exuberant revival of archaic (and often spurious) ballads in Britain in the early eighteenth century. In these controversial events of poetic imposture, Tiffany identifies a submerged pact—in opposition to the bourgeois values of literature—between elite and vernacular poetries.Tiffany argues that the ballad revival—the earliest explicit formation of what we now call popular culture—sparked a perilous but seemingly irresistible flirtation (among elite audiences) with poetic forgery that endures today in the ambiguity of the kitsch artifact: Is it real or fake, art or kitsch? He goes on to trace the genealogy of kitsch in texts ranging from nursery rhymes and poetic melodrama to the lyric commodities of Baudelaire. He scrutinizes the fascist "paradise" inscribed in Ezra Pound’s Cantos as well as the avant-garde poetry of the New York School and its debt to pop and "plastic" art. By exposing and elaborating the historical poetics of kitsch, My Silver Planet transforms our sense of kitsch as a category of material culture.
My Soul Look Back in Wonder: Memories from a Life of Study, Struggle, and Doin Battle in the Language Wars
by Geneva Napoleon SmithermanThis is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka "Dr. G," the pioneering linguist often referred to as the "Queen of Black Language." In a series of narrative essays, Dr. G writes eloquently and powerfully about the role of language in social transformation and the academic, intellectual, linguistic, and societal debates that shaped her groundbreaking work as a Black Studies O.G. and a Womanist scholar-activist of African American Language. These eleven essays narrate the development of Dr. G’s race, gender, class, and linguistic consciousness as a member of the Black Power Generation of the 1960s and 70s. In My Soul Look Back In Wonder, Dr. G links the personal to the professional and the political, situating the struggles, and successes, of a Black woman in the Academy within the historical experiences and development of her people. As Dr. G enters her eighth decade, in this Black Lives Matter historical moment, she seeks to share the meaning and purpose of a life of study and struggle and its significance for all those who seek racial and social justice today.
My South Seas Sleeping Beauty: A Tale of Memory and Longing (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan)
by Guixing ZhangMy South Seas Sleeping Beauty is a captivating coming-of-age tale set in the magical jungles of Borneo. Told through the vivid recollections of a Chinese-Malay youth, the novel recounts the life of Su Qi, a troubled, sensitive son of a wealthy family, and exemplifies the imaginative range of one of Taiwan's most innovative writers. "There were all sorts of stories about how my younger sister died," Su Qi begins, hinting at the power of memory to bend and refract truth. Yet whichever the real story may be, the fact is that the death of Su Qi's sister created an irrevocable rift in Su Qi's family, driving his father into the arms of aboriginal women and his mother into a world of her own invention. In an effort to escape the oppression of home, Su Qi loses himself in the surrounding jungle, full of Communist guerillas and strange tropical fauna. The jungle further blurs the line between fantasy and reality for Su Qi, until he meets Chunxi, the beautiful, frail daughter of his father's best friend. Chunxi is an oasis of kindness and honesty in an otherwise cruel and evasive world, but after a bizarre accident, Chunxi falls into a deep coma, and Su Qui flees to Taiwan. In college Su Qi meets Keyi, a vivacious siren who helps Su Qi forget not only his violent past but also the colorful tales of his youth. When a family member dies, however, Su Qi is pulled back to the jungles of Borneo where he begins to unravel the secrets of his family's past-a story stranger than any fairy tale-and learns that his cherished dream of awakening his beloved Chunxi may be more than just a fantasy. Influenced by the lyricism of William Faulkner and the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, My South Seas Sleeping Beauty is a deeply evocative exploration of sexuality and identity and a masterful reworking of Chinese and Western myth. Valerie Jaffee's careful translation retains all the tone and detail of the original work and provides rare access to a new and exciting generation of Chinese writers born in Southeast Asia.
My Southern Home
by William Wells BrownThe culmination of William Wells Brown's long writing career,My Southern Homeis the story of Brown's search for a home in a land of slavery and racism. Brown (1814-84), a prolific and celebrated abolitionist and writer often recognized as the first African American novelist for hisClotel(1853), was born enslaved in Kentucky and escaped to Ohio in 1834. In this comprehensive edition, John Ernest acts as a surefooted guide to this seminal work, beginning with a substantial introduction placing Brown's life and work in cultural and historical context. Brown addresses from a post-emancipation vantage point his early experiences and understanding of the world of slavery and describes his travels through many southern states. The text itself is presented in its original form, while Ernest's annotations highlight its layered complexity and document the many instances in which Brown borrows from his own earlier writings and the writings of others to form an underlying dialogue. This edition sheds new light on Brown's literary craft and provides readers with the maps they need to follow Brown on his quest for home in the chaotic social landscape of American southern culture in the final decades of the nineteenth century.