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Book Synopsis Writing Whizardry by : Maity Schrecengost
Download or read book Writing Whizardry written by Maity Schrecengost and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide young writers with skills that expand their creativity and writer's craft vocabulary. Each self-contained lesson targets a specific technique or skill that teaches craft and author's devices, and encourages elaboration.Sixty mini-lessons give your students practice in applying the skills they need to write well-developed narrative and expository pieces. Best of all, each mini-lesson provides examples of polished writing and writing that need revision, as well as reference to other books to use as models -- all you need to teach show me writing effectively.
Book Synopsis Writing Whizardry by : Maity Schrecengost
Download or read book Writing Whizardry written by Maity Schrecengost and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever said to your intermediate writers, "Write more about this topic!" you're not alone. Unelaborated writing is a top challenge for teachers and the number one reason students score poorly on writing assessments. But how do you teach students to show and not tell? What are the specific techniques all strong writers choose to produce clear, well-elaborated narrative and expository writing? Writing Whizardry gives you 70 self-contained elaboration mini-lessons--each focusing on a specific Target Skill® elaboration technique. Each lesson pairs a writing sample that needs revision with a micro-mentor text example of polished writing--saving you time and energy. Choose the lessons you need to reinforce particular skills, or use the book regularly as an important component of your writing workshop. Additional literature suggestions enable you to extend and reinforce the lessons, and the reproducibles and black-line masters give you flexible instructional options for different instructional settings. Writing Whizardry helps you: easily tailor writing workshops to meet writing deficiencies; save time with ready-to-go elaboration strategies; and cover virtually all the elaboration techniques writers use. Whether you use Writing Whizardry in literacy stations, small-group, or whole-class settings, you will watch your students grow into enthusiastic writers who know exactly how to create clear, detailed, "show-me" writing.
Book Synopsis Voice Whizardry by : Maity Schrecengost
Download or read book Voice Whizardry written by Maity Schrecengost and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of dull, formula-driven writing from students? Discover Voice Whizardry and reawaken their slumbering voices! Easily adaptable to any balanced language arts program, these 36 Discovery Activities teach students in grades 4-8 how to identify the subtle elements of voice and use them skillfully in any writing situation. With literary models and student writing samples for narrative and expository writing throughout, this resource will show teachers and students how to: Recognize voice in the writing of others; Choose writing topics carefully; Personalize and focus responses to write-on-demand prompts; Adapt writing voice to different audiences and genres; and Expand vocabulary --essential for writing growth Plus, each Discover Activity includes a new kind of mini-lesson that helps teachers explore their own voice before introducing the skill to the class --perfect for Professional Growth and/or Development Plans.
Book Synopsis Models for Teaching Writing-Craft Target Skills by : Marcia Sheehan Freeman
Download or read book Models for Teaching Writing-Craft Target Skills written by Marcia Sheehan Freeman and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing is best taught through models. Showing K-8 students how other authors apply the writing-craft skills that you teach is a vital part of writing instruction. This innovative resource matches 24 fundamental writing-craft Target Skills to a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books, providing a solid set of strong models for writing-craft instruction. Both trade books and texts available only from educational publishers are included. Most of these are picture books, which are particularly engaging for young readers. A Target Skill cross-index helps you reference models and multiple craft skills.
Book Synopsis Teaching the Story by : Carol Baldwin
Download or read book Teaching the Story written by Carol Baldwin and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baldwin's flexible approach and ready-to-go mini-lessons help teachers present the critical craft elements of short fiction, foster critical-thinking skills, and carry skills over into informational writing. This second edition includes 20 new lessons that infuse technology into the writing process through such tools as wikis, digital media, and podcasts. The CD provides 70-plus reproducibles and customizable transparency masters.
Book Synopsis Companion for the Apprentice Wizard by : Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
Download or read book Companion for the Apprentice Wizard written by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here Is the Book Merlin Could Have Given a Young Arthur...If Only It Had Existed. Oberon Zell-Ravenheart shares magickal practices in his new book Companion for the Apprentice Wizard. Unlike his first best-selling book, Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard, which focused on the lessons one must learn to become a Wizard, Oberon focuses on taking you to the next level by putting those lessons to use with hands-on magickal training. Chapters are based on the Departments of Oberon's Grey School of Wizardry: Alchemy Beast Mastery Ceremonial Magick Cosmology and Metaphysics Divination Healing Lifeways Lore Mathemagicks Metapsychics Nature Performance Magic Practice Sorcery Wizardry Wortcunning Inside you will find materials and exercises from the vaults of the Grey School, and instruction from the faculty. Step-by-step instructions are provided for: How to make a Wizard’s wand How to make your own runes How to make a pocket sundial How to make and use a firebow How to make the milky way galaxy How to make your own amulets and talismans Potions for all purposes How to conjure illusions and create special effects And many other amazing projects... Companion for the Apprentice Wizard also includes a number of hand-drawn, full-page diagrams of magickal objects to copy, cut out, and assemble, including: Spinners for psychokinesis A Planetary Hour Calculator The Mariner’s Astrolabe A winged dragon A model of the mystic pyramid A model of Leonardo da Vinci’s Ornithopter
Download or read book Ruby Wizardry written by Eric Weinstein and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2014-12-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn't it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons? Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you’ll learn real programming skills, like how to: –Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings –Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu –Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber –Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts –Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower! –Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists –Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby Along the way, you’ll meet colorful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time. For ages 10+ (and their parents!)
Download or read book Wizard of Oz written by Ben Nussbaum and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie musical, this new book The Wizard of Oz offers a rare glimpse into the creation of the classic film, its creator L. Frank Baum, the Academy Award-winning score, the leading lady, and the Oz phenomenon that continues to captivate the world.Although Oz creator L. Frank Baum died twenty years prior to the release of MGM's celebrated film, his fascinating career and story, as told in this new book, will surprise even the most devoted Oz fans. Prior to MGM's 1939 release of the movie, Baum's book was featured as a Broadway musical, with songs by the justifiably forgotten Fred R. Hamlin, and two bizarre silent movies. The enduring appeal and lasting influence of The Wizard of Oz are discussed in a special chapter by creator's great-grandson Roger Baum.The Wizard of Oz will lead the reader down the proverbial yellow brick road to discover:The seven flawless decisions MGM made to adapt Baum's sprawling children's book into a movie musical.The groundbreaking moviemaking techniques, MGM's second full-length Technicolor film.The surprising story behind Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's superlative score, which includes "Over the Rainbow," considered the greatest movie song of all time.How Judy Garland won "Dorothy," her most enduring role, after 20th Century Fox refused to loan Shirley Temple to MGM.The birth of film's greatest canine star, Cairn Terrier, Terry, as Dorothy's little dog "Toto".The many everyday Oz expressions that come from the most oft-quoted movie of all timeHow the Wicked Witch of the West (renamed her Elphaba after Oz creator's initials) was remade "for good" in Broadway's Oz prequel Wicked.This celebration of the iconic film is a must-have for all Wizard of Oz lovers.
Book Synopsis Grimoire For The Apprentice Wizard by : Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
Download or read book Grimoire For The Apprentice Wizard written by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2004-02-04 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the book Merlin could have given a young Arthur . . . if only it had existed. Out of the millions of Harry Potter fans worldwide, there are tens of thousands who want to really do the magical things J.K. Rowling writes about. But would-be wizards must rely on information passed down from wizard elders. Is there a Hogwarts anywhere in the real world? A real Albus Dumbledore? Where is the book these aspiring wizards need? Luckily for all those fans, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, today’s foremost genuine wizard, has written the essential handbook. What’s more, he has gathered some of the greatest names in Wicca—including Ellen Evert Hopman, Raymond Buckland, Raven Grimassi, Patricia Telesco, Jesse Wolf Hardin, Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, and many more into a modern-day “Grey Council” to publish for the first time everything an aspiring wizard needs to know. Lurking within the pages of Grimoire for the Apperntice Wizard are: Biographies of famous wizards of history and legend Detailed descriptions of magickal tools and regalia (with full instructions for making them) Rites and rituals for special occasions A bestiary of mythical creatures The Laws of Magick Myths and stories of gods and heroes Lore and legends of the stars and constellations Instruction for performing amazing illusions, special effects, and many other wonders of the magical multiverse Praise forGrimoire for the Apprentice Wizard “I can’t think of a better, more qualified person to write a Handbook for Apprentice Wizards. Oberon is a Wizard.” —Raymond Bucklland, author of Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft “Oberon is not only extremely learned in the magickal arts but he communicates that knowledge with wit and charm.” —Fiona Horne, author of Witch: A Magickal Journey and star of Mad, Mad, Mad House
Book Synopsis Fantasy Kingdom School of Wizardry the Prominencius & Primordial by : Erick S. Tieman
Download or read book Fantasy Kingdom School of Wizardry the Prominencius & Primordial written by Erick S. Tieman and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is comprised of most occults under the teachings of many mytho's of wizardry. This book is for people of all different types which & is what i designed it for it to be. The book is based on only the different cosmic deities of a combination of learnings that revolve around (because of new age reconciliation) prayer/spells to understand normal wizardry.
Book Synopsis Web Word Wizardry by : Rachel McAlpine
Download or read book Web Word Wizardry written by Rachel McAlpine and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides advice on writing readable, usable, accessible, and credible content for the Web and Intranet, covering topics including keywords, cookies, and spam.
Book Synopsis The Book of Wizardry by : Cornelius Rumstuckle
Download or read book The Book of Wizardry written by Cornelius Rumstuckle and published by Llewellyn Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives the twenty-two secrets for becoming a Wizard, including how to make a wand, read an oracle, and achieve member status in the Wizards' Guild.
Download or read book School of Wizardry written by Debra Doyle and published by Hachette Children's Books Australia. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to become a wizard, twelve-year-old Randal is delighted to be accepted into the famed School of Wizardry, but his apprenticeship is marred when he realizes that one of the master wizards is using evil spells to destroy the school and gain supreme power.
Book Synopsis The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by : C. M. Waggoner
Download or read book The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry written by C. M. Waggoner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tor.com Reviewers' Choice Best Book of the Year Sparks fly in this enchanting fantasy novel from the author of Unnatural Magic when a down-and-out fire witch and a young gentlewoman join forces against a deadly conspiracy. Dellaria Wells, petty con artist, occasional thief, and partly educated fire witch, is behind on her rent in the city of Leiscourt—again. Then she sees the “wanted” sign, seeking Female Persons, of Martial or Magical ability, to guard a Lady of some Importance, prior to the celebration of her Marriage. Delly fast-talks her way into the job and joins a team of highly peculiar women tasked with protecting their wealthy charge from unknown assassins. Delly quickly sets her sights on one of her companions, the confident and well-bred Winn Cynallum. The job looks like nothing but romance and easy money until things take a deadly (and undead) turn. With the help of a bird-loving necromancer, a shapeshifting schoolgirl, and an ill-tempered reanimated mouse named Buttons, Delly and Winn are determined to get the best of an adversary who wields a twisted magic and has friends in the highest of places.
Book Synopsis The Wizard and the Witch by : Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Download or read book The Wizard and the Witch written by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2014-02-08 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the stranger-than-fiction story of two soul mates who rejected the status quo and embraced higher ideals...and had a whole lot of fun while they were at it. Reclaiming Pagan as a spiritual identity—and living in an open marriage for over four decades—Oberon and Morning Glory Zell truly embody the freedom to think, to love, and to live. Telling the stories of their singular lives in this unique oral history, Oberon and Morning Glory—together with a colorful tribe of friends, lovers, musicians, homesteaders, researchers, and ritualists—reveal how they established the Church of All Worlds, revitalized Goddess worship, discovered the Gaea Thesis, raised real Unicorns, connected a worldwide community through Green Egg magazine, searched for mermaids in the South Pacific, and founded the influential Grey School of Wizardry. Join Morning Glory and Oberon as they share the highs and lows of their extraordinary lives, and explore the role they played in shaping the community of Witches and Pagans that thrives in the world today. Includes a 16-page color photo insert.
Download or read book A Wizard of Mars written by Diane Duane and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young wizards Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan manage to wangle their way onto an elite team sent to investigate the mysterious, long-sought "message in a bottle" that holds the first clues to the secrets of the ancient Martian race.
Download or read book Savvy written by Ingrid Law and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic. For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a “savvy”—a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now it’s the eve of Mibs’s big day. As if waiting weren’t hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibs’s birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad. So she sneaks onto a salesman’s bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her to make sense of growing up—and of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.
