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Importance of University Profiles in Choosing Med School and Writing Medical School Application Essays
If you want to have a bright medical career, You Have to invest right now. One of the investments that could bring you excellent career opportunities is your choice of med school. Getting a medical degree from a prestigious university would make you marketable. This is not a wonder, since an excellent university is expected to prepare you on how to face the real world after you graduated. It would also hone your skills and give you knowledge that would make you a level ahead of other medical professionals.
Why you have to read university profiles in choosing a med school
University profiles have the information you need to know about certain universities. The information includes a description of the university, the unique things they can offer, and what you should expect from that university. Other profiles include the popular and famous people who have graduated from the university and also a brief history of the school. Reading these profiles would help you select which school to enroll to. Even if you already have chosen a school, the profiles can serve as your guide with regard to the culture the school is known to represent. Aside from this, You Can also use the information in writing medical school application essays. This is important, especially if your goal is to create an impression that you are serious about picking the med school. Knowing more about the school you’re applying to is a proof that you’ve done your research well.
How to use university profiles in writing medical school application essays
The information you get from university profiles is valuable for medical school application essays. You can mention, for example, the interesting things a university can offer you when stating reasons why you want to enroll there. This will tell much about you. The admissions commitee will deem you responsible with your choices and highly selective of the paths you take. This will also show how much you care about the quality of education you will get.
However, in writing your personal statement, don’t make it seem like you know everything about the school. Remember that you’ll still discover more once you’re in. It’s okay to try to impress the admissions officers, but don’t overdo it. The committee may be put off by this and think that you’re wasting too much effort for something that won’t necessarily guarantee application success. You also have to keep in mind that putting too much information will eat up a lot of space on your paper. The essay should still be about you and not about the school or university.
Reading university profiles is really helpful. It is a big help in selecting a med school and even a program. It can also be used to create a positive impression to the admissions officers. Just keep in mind, however, that filling your essay with too much information about the university would create the opposite effect. Still focus on your reason for going to med school and how this can change Your Life.
About the Author
Nancy Haverford is an author of numerous articles about writing medical school application essays. She believes that the medical application essays are important keys in getting admitted to med school.
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Reading and Rhetoric in Montaigne and Shakespeare $40.49 Shakespare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the sixteenth century who have the most to say to modern readers. Shakespeare certainly drew on Montaigne’s essay ‘On Cannibals’ in writing The Tempest and debates have raged amongst scholars about the playwright’s obligations to Montaigne in passages from earlier plays including Hamlet King Lear and Measure for Measure . Peter Mack argues that rather than continuing the undeterminable quarrel about how early in his career Shakespeare came to Montaigne we should focus on the similar techniques they apply to shared sources. Grammar school education in the sixteenth century placed a special emphasis on reading classical texts in order to reuse both the ideas and the rhetoric. This book examines the ways in which Montaigne and Shakespeare used their reading and argued with it to create something new. It is the most sustained account available of the similarities and differences between these two great writers casting light on their ethical and philosophical views and on how these were conveyed to their audience. Shakespeare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the sixteenth century who have the most to say to modern readers. This fascinating and rigorous book explores the relationship between the work of these great writers in the light of their rhetorical training. |
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Teaching in a Title I School Bundle : Teaching Reading in a Title I School + Teaching Writing in a Title I School $47.71 No Synopsis Available |
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Quinton’s Reading Rainbow $1.19 Quinton returns in this second short story, and finds that he’s having difficulty in school. With the help of his loving Grandfather Briscoe, and the patience of his school teacher, Quinton finds new ways to learn as he discovers he has dyslexia. Read as Quinton’s mind, body, and soul take flight in this adorable short story. |
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Reading With Babies Toddlers And Twos: A Guide To Choosing Reading And Loving Books Together $8.69 Research shows that the number of different words a baby hears each day is the single most important predictor of later intelligence school success and social competence. But what exactly should you read when? –What do you buy after you’ve bought Goodnight Moon? –Why should you read to a baby who can’t even sit? –How are you going to read to a baby who just found his feet–and won’t stop trying them out? –How often should you read to your baby to make sure she’s ready for preschool? Whether you’re a new parent or grandparent sibling or friend aunt or uncle Reading with Babies Toddlers and Twos is the definitive guide to choosing reading and loving books together. The definitive guide to reading to baby |
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Football Academy: Reading the Game: Reading the Game $5.29 Ben is at his happiest playing for United and is getting top marks from the coach. But every day at school is a trial for Ben as he struggles to hide a huge secret from his teachers and classmates. Bens secret is starting to affect his game can he swallow his pride and ask for help before he sidelines himself for good? Ben is at his happiest playing for United and is getting top marks from the coach. But every day at school is a trial for Ben as he struggles to hide a huge secret from his teachers and classmates. Ben"s secret is starting to affect his game – can he swallow his pride and ask for help before he sidelines himself – for good? |
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Quality School Ri $8.89 This should be required reading by every school administator, every teacher, every board member and all university faculty involved in the training of teachers. There is no doubt that we need to squeeze all blame, all coerion and all criticism out of any people-related business. Not until we realize that schools are in a people business will we ever be able to make meaningful changes." –Dr. Albert Mamary, former superintendent of schools, Johnson City, New York |
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Top Tips for Starting School $4.99 <p>Starting school can be an anxious time for many children, but there are simple steps you can take to prepare yourself and your pre-school child. </p><p> </p><p> Written by experienced child psychologists, <i>Top Tips for Starting School </i>will help you to:</p><p> – Encourage your child to develop good social skills and friendships</p><p> – Improve your child’s use of language</p><p> – Develop preparatory reading, number and writing skills</p><p> – Promote emotional well-being</p><p> </p><p> And much more!</p> |
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High School Flirt – First Kiss $10 High School means more than boring classes and grumpy teachers… High School means first crushes, passionate kisses and crazy parties! Enter the world of teen lovers, play as a boy or a as a girl and flirt with you classmates. Prepare yourself for the best dating sim so far! HIGH SCHOOL FLIRT is a humorous adventure game in which your every choice may influence the ending. Simple multiple-choice interface maks the game fun to play for even the most casual players. Imagine reading an exciting novel or watching an episode of a TV show in which YOU are the hero! Thatâs what HIGH SCHOOL FLIRT is all about! |
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The Reading Specialist, Second Edition; Leadership for the Classroom, School, and Community $25.05 No Synopsis Available |
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Content Area Reading and Writing : Fostering Literacies in Middle and High School Cultures $91.73 No Synopsis Available |
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From Phonics to Fluency : Effective Teaching of Decoding and Reading Fluency in the Elementary School $30.81 No Synopsis Available |
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Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings $133.77 No Synopsis Available |
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Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers : A Reading and Selection Guide $49.68 No Synopsis Available |
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Literature an Introduction to Reading and Writing : Student Edition, Hardcover School Binding $127.55 No Synopsis Available |
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Guided Reading for Conceptual Integrated Science – Explorations (School Edition), 1/e $7.6 No Synopsis Available |
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Horizons Hands on Reading Activities Grade 2: Harcourt School Publishers Horizons $15.66 No Synopsis Available |
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Reading and Learning Strategies: Middle Grades Through High School $41.49 No Synopsis Available |
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Reading And Writing From Literature: For Advanced High School Students $93.75 No Synopsis Available |
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Strategies for Integrating Reading and Writing in Middle and High School Classrooms $10.74 No Synopsis Available |
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Reading and Learning Strategies : Middle Grades Through High School $37.65 No Synopsis Available |
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Adventure Stories for Reading, Learning and Literacy : Cross-Curricular Resources for the Primary School $31.61 No Synopsis Available |
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Reading & Learning Strategies: Middle Grades Through High School $26.46 No Synopsis Available |
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Adventure Stories for Reading, Learning and Literacy: Cross-curricular resources for the Primary school $133.77 No Synopsis Available |
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Reading for Information in Elementary School : Content Literacy Strategies to Build Comprehension $26.65 No Synopsis Available |
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Ecce Romani: A Latin Reading Program : Ii-A Home and School $19.44 No Synopsis Available |
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Ecce Romani: A Latin Reading Program Ii-A Home and School $33.2 No Synopsis Available |
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Open Court Reading: School, by Bereiter, Grade K, Unit 1 $14.24 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Home and school reading and study guides: The new book of knowledge $3.99 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Middle School Math : Reading and Writing, by Holt, 4th Edition, Workbook $1.5 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Galapagos Means Tortoises $7.95 In verse that sings with lively cadences and rollicking rhymes, award-winning author-illustrator Ruth Heller has captured the spirit and antics of twelve of the Galapagos Islands’ most unusual and fascinating creatures. This lavishly illustrated gallery showcases the giant tortoises for which the islands were named, as well as sea lions, both land and marine iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, and several kinds of sea birds, including the rare and exotic blue-footed boobies.While the poems and pictures are plenty of fun, they also convey a wealth of information about these creatures’ habits and habitats, along with a lively sense of their presence. This one-of-a-kind volume is sure to enchant wildlife lovers of all ages.”The fluent play with words, humorous commentary, and fine pictures offer pleasing fare for reading aloud . . . .” –School Library Journal |
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I’ve Forgotten Everything I Learned in School!: A Refresher Course to Help You Reclaim Your Education $28.89 New – Offers an inventive program to help readers reconstruct essential elements of their forgotten education, sharing techniques on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and mathematics. |
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I’ve Forgotten Everything I Learned in School!: A Refresher Course to Help You Reclaim Your Education $96.89 New – Offers an inventive program to help readers reconstruct essential elements of their forgotten education, sharing techniques on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and mathematics. |
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I’ve Forgotten Everything I Learned in School!: A Refresher Course to Help You Reclaim Your Education $66.15 New – Offers an inventive program to help readers reconstruct essential elements of their forgotten education, sharing techniques on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and mathematics. |
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I’ve Forgotten Everything I Learned in School!: A Refresher Course to Help You Reclaim Your Education $39.2 New – Offers an inventive program to help readers reconstruct essential elements of their forgotten education, sharing techniques on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and mathematics. |
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Minority Status, Oppositional Culture and Schooling $56.95 This book is the definitive and final presentation of John Ogbu’s cultural ecological model and the many debates that his work has sparked during the past decade. The theory and empirical foundation of Ogbu’s scholarship, which some have mistakenly reduced to the acting white hypothesis, is fully presented and re-visited in this posthumous collection of his new writings plus the works of over 20 scholars. Ogbu’s own chapters present how his ideas about minority education and culture developed. Readers will find in these chapters the theoretical roots of his cultural ecological model. The book is organized as a dialogue between John Ogbu and the scholarly community, including his most ardent critics; Ogbu’s own work can be read at the same time as his critics have their say. Minority Status, Oppositional Culture, and Schooling examines content, methodological, and policy issues framing the debate on academic achievement, school engagement, and oppositional culture. It brings together in one volume, for the first time, some of the most critical works on these issues as well as examples of programs aimed at re-engagement. In addition to African Americans, it also looks at school engagement among Native American and Latino students. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the study of the academic achievement gap. |
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Romeo and Juliet Reading Guide (Oxford School Shakespeare) $4.54 Used |
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Romeo and Juliet Reading Guide (Oxford School Shakespeare) $2.56 Used |
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Teaching English, Language and Literacy $34.95 ‘The book is comprehensive, up-to-date, critical and authoritative. It is also, above all, well written. It will undoubtedly become standard reading for the next generation of teachers in training and practising teachers will also learn a great deal from dipping into its contents.’ David Wray, Professor of Literacy Education, University of WarwickAre you looking for one book that covers every aspect of the teaching of English at primary level?This fully updated second edition of Teaching English, Language and Literacy is an essential introduction for anyone learning to teach English at primary school level. Designed for students on initial teacher training courses, but also of great use to those teachers wanting to keep pace with the latest developments in their specialist subject. The book covers the theory and practice of teaching English, language and literacy and includes comprehensive analysis of the Primary National Strategy (PNS) Literacy Framework.Each chapter has a specific glossary to explain terms and gives suggestions for further reading. This second edition covers key areas that students, teachers and English co-ordinators have to manage, and includes advice on:developing reading, including advice on choosing texts, and the role of phonicsimproving writing skills, including advice on grammar and punctuationplanning and assessing speaking and listening lessonsworking effectively with pupils who are multilingualunderstanding historical developments in thesubjectthe latest thinking in educational policy and practice, the use of multimediamaintaining good home-school links.gender and the teaching of English language and |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $7.28 New – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $4.68 New – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $6.63 Used – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $17.5 New – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $1.49 Used – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $3.64 Used – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $21.07 New – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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#01 the Drained Brains Caper $1.07 Used – Megan is a vegetarian, manga-reading haiku writer. She definitely doesnt fit in at Stepford Academy, her new summer school. Raf may be the only human being she knows who can help. But with the zombified students, very mad scientists, and the school psychiatrist on their trail, theyre going to need a whole lot more help. |
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”I’m not a big word fan”: An exploratory study of ninth-graders’ language use in the context of word consciousness-oriented vocabulary instruction. $49.99 In this instrumental case study (Stake, 2005), I explored students’ construction of literate identities against the backdrop of word consciousness-oriented (Scott, Skobel, & Wells, 2008; Scott & Nagy, 2004; Stahl & Nagy, 2006) vocabulary instruction in their ninth-grade English class. In particular, I examined how the two focal participants’ identity construction influenced their positioning of themselves as vocabulary experts within and outside their ninth-grade English class. Data collection included 29 interviews with 10 student participants; 8 interviews with the classroom teacher; and 36 hours of classroom observations over four months. Analyses of the data suggested that the focal participants took important strides toward ownership (Stahl & Nagy, 2006) of the vocabulary they encountered during the study and during their reading outside of school, but that their willingness to position themselves as vocabulary experts appeared to be influenced by the local, institutional, and societal contexts (Fairclough, 1995) of their lives. Specifically, Matt demonstrated expertise in the local and institutional contexts, but accepted the position of “the dumb one” assigned to him by the people in his societal context. Beth declined to demonstrate her vocabulary expertise in the institutional context, but reveled in her power in the societal context. These data suggest that, as researchers investigate how to bring what we know about effective vocabulary instruction in the earlier grades to secondary settings, we must include consideration of the complexity of adolescent identity. We must attend to the complex interplay between literate practice and identity construction, especially for young people living in the “inbetween space” (Moje, 2002) of adolescence. If students in our classrooms are going to take up the agentive positions offered by a word consciousness-approach (Scott, Skobel, & Wells, 2008), teacher educators must ensure that pre- and in-service teachers are |
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”I’m not a big word fan”: An exploratory study of ninth-graders’ language use in the context of word consciousness-oriented vocabulary instruction. $49.99 In this instrumental case study (Stake, 2005), I explored students’ construction of literate identities against the backdrop of word consciousness-oriented (Scott, Skobel, & Wells, 2008; Scott & Nagy, 2004; Stahl & Nagy, 2006) vocabulary instruction in their ninth-grade English class. In particular, I examined how the two focal participants’ identity construction influenced their positioning of themselves as vocabulary experts within and outside their ninth-grade English class. Data collection included 29 interviews with 10 student participants; 8 interviews with the classroom teacher; and 36 hours of classroom observations over four months. Analyses of the data suggested that the focal participants took important strides toward ownership (Stahl & Nagy, 2006) of the vocabulary they encountered during the study and during their reading outside of school, but that their willingness to position themselves as vocabulary experts appeared to be influenced by the local, institutional, and societal contexts (Fairclough, 1995) of their lives. Specifically, Matt demonstrated expertise in the local and institutional contexts, but accepted the position of “the dumb one” assigned to him by the people in his societal context. Beth declined to demonstrate her vocabulary expertise in the institutional context, but reveled in her power in the societal context. These data suggest that, as researchers investigate how to bring what we know about effective vocabulary instruction in the earlier grades to secondary settings, we must include consideration of the complexity of adolescent identity. We must attend to the complex interplay between literate practice and identity construction, especially for young people living in the “inbetween space” (Moje, 2002) of adolescence. If students in our classrooms are going to take up the agentive positions offered by a word consciousness-approach (Scott, Skobel, & Wells, 2008), teacher educators must ensure that pre- and in-service teachers are |
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”What helps us improve?”: Sixteen high school seniors’ perceptions of their growth as writers. $49.99 Writing plays an important role in academic learning, career success, and personal enlightenment. However, because of the complex nature of writing and the competing demands on English teachers’ time and attention, teaching writing is no easy task. And while a growing body of research has explored various methods for teaching writing, few studies have examined effective writing instruction from the student’s perspective. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to ascertain what sixteen high school seniors deemed beneficial in their development as writers. During in-depth interviews, I invited participants to peruse their high school writing portfolios and discuss how their various writing experiences affected their writing skills. The students identified four primary factors in their growth as writers: (1) audience feedback, which included teacher comments, peer feedback, teacher-student conferences, and parental/external review; (2) experience with the writing process, which included experience in general, experience with grammar in context, and experience with self-analysis; (3) reading, which included reading in general and reading model texts; and (4) motivation to write, which included student interest, freedom of choice, connections between writing and other art forms, and self-efficacy for writing. |
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”What helps us improve?”: Sixteen high school seniors’ perceptions of their growth as writers. $49.99 Writing plays an important role in academic learning, career success, and personal enlightenment. However, because of the complex nature of writing and the competing demands on English teachers’ time and attention, teaching writing is no easy task. And while a growing body of research has explored various methods for teaching writing, few studies have examined effective writing instruction from the student’s perspective. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to ascertain what sixteen high school seniors deemed beneficial in their development as writers. During in-depth interviews, I invited participants to peruse their high school writing portfolios and discuss how their various writing experiences affected their writing skills. The students identified four primary factors in their growth as writers: (1) audience feedback, which included teacher comments, peer feedback, teacher-student conferences, and parental/external review; (2) experience with the writing process, which included experience in general, experience with grammar in context, and experience with self-analysis; (3) reading, which included reading in general and reading model texts; and (4) motivation to write, which included student interest, freedom of choice, connections between writing and other art forms, and self-efficacy for writing. |
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‘Manufactured’ Masculinity: Making Imperial Manliness, Morality and Militarism $165 ‘Manufactured’ Masculinity should be considered essential reading for scholars in the humanities and social sciences at every level and in all parts of the academic world. It weaves together brilliantly the elements of the ‘manufacture’ of masculinity in the period world-famous ‘public’ school system for the privileged which serviced the largest empire, the world has ever known, at the zenith of its control and which has had a significant influence in the formation of the modern world. This authoritative study of the making of British imperial masculinity shines light on the period of Muscular Christianity, Social Darwinism and Militarism as meshed ideological instruments of both power and persuasion.This magisterial study reveals the extraordinary and paramount influence of games fields as the ‘machine tools’ in an ‘industrial process’ with the schools as ‘workshops’ containing ‘cultural conveyor-belts’ for the production of robust, committed and confident servants of empire, and templates for imperial reproduction in imperial possessions. Mainly on efficient ‘production belt’ playing fields of the privileged minds were moulded, attitudes were constructed and bodies shaped – for imperial manhood. Earlier ‘manliness’ was metamorphosized, morality was redefined and militarism at the high point of imperial grandeur was an adjunct. Professor Mangan outlines this unique process of cultural conditioning with a unique range of evidence and analysis.This book was published as a special double issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport. |
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(No)Where To Go $110.99 Bentley’s research examines the experiences of five lesbian and bisexual young women who were homeless in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Based on key informant interviews, Bentley undertakes an intersectional analysis of gender, race, class, and sexuality in an adapted institutional ethnography that explores what the young women’s stories reveal about key social institutions. Their narratives disrupt mainstream, common sense notions about street youth that position homes and families as unproblematic sites of unconditional love and safety. Bentley’s narrators reveal that their public school experiences reflected an institutionally violent atmosphere for queer youth. The young women also discuss encountering troubling barriers to accessing youth housing, BC Benefits, police, mental health, and addictions services. Bentley’s research is essential reading for all those professionals and advocates whose work influences the lives of young women, including policy makers, teachers, school administrators, addictions counselors, health care staff, social workers, as well as the post-secondary education programs that provide credentials to these professionals. |
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(Re)writing identity: New literacy practices among the Prai of northern Thailand. $49.99 This study presents the literacy practices of an ethnic minority group called the Prai who live in northern Thailand and Laos. New literacy practices of reading and writing Prai were first introduced to the Prai in the 1990's and today there are twenty adult readers of Prai among the estimated 20,000 Prai in Thailand. All readers of Prai participated in this study thereby providing a unique and comprehensive look at literacy practices in the Prai language. Secondarily, this study reaches beyond an ethnographic description of literacy practices to understand the relationship between literacy practices and Prai ethnic identity. The findings of this study show everyday literacy practices for the Prai as well as a comprehensive look at literacy practices in the Prai language. The Prai face many challenges including an educational system and a given ethnic identity that marginalizes Prai language and culture. Despite many difficulties, twenty Prai readers have adapted reading and writing Prai to home, work and Christian literacy types in creative and culturally appropriate ways. New literacy practices have influenced conceptions of language and ethnic identity among the Prai. In addition, select Prai readers use literacy to form Prai ethnic identity or to contest the identity they are given by the Thai. Conclusions show that the source of new literacy practices and the introduction of Prai literacy have influenced conceptions and uses of Prai literacy. Prai literacy is perceived to be a Christian practice and is largely relegated to the private sphere. Reading Prai is valued over writing Prai. Gender and education influence who uses Prai literacy to form Prai ethnic identity and contest given ethnic identity. As a trend, Prai women with fewer than six years of Thai school are more likely to use Prai literacy to form or contest Prai ethnic identity. These Prai readers have become local agents and ambassadors of literacy who create and sustain new literacy practices. |
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(Re)writing identity: New literacy practices among the Prai of northern Thailand. $69 This study presents the literacy practices of an ethnic minority group called the Prai who live in northern Thailand and Laos. New literacy practices of reading and writing Prai were first introduced to the Prai in the 1990's and today there are twenty adult readers of Prai among the estimated 20,000 Prai in Thailand. All readers of Prai participated in this study thereby providing a unique and comprehensive look at literacy practices in the Prai language. Secondarily, this study reaches beyond an ethnographic description of literacy practices to understand the relationship between literacy practices and Prai ethnic identity. The findings of this study show everyday literacy practices for the Prai as well as a comprehensive look at literacy practices in the Prai language. The Prai face many challenges including an educational system and a given ethnic identity that marginalizes Prai language and culture. Despite many difficulties, twenty Prai readers have adapted reading and writing Prai to home, work and Christian literacy types in creative and culturally appropriate ways. New literacy practices have influenced conceptions of language and ethnic identity among the Prai. In addition, select Prai readers use literacy to form Prai ethnic identity or to contest the identity they are given by the Thai. Conclusions show that the source of new literacy practices and the introduction of Prai literacy have influenced conceptions and uses of Prai literacy. Prai literacy is perceived to be a Christian practice and is largely relegated to the private sphere. Reading Prai is valued over writing Prai. Gender and education influence who uses Prai literacy to form Prai ethnic identity and contest given ethnic identity. As a trend, Prai women with fewer than six years of Thai school are more likely to use Prai literacy to form or contest Prai ethnic identity. These Prai readers have become local agents and ambassadors of literacy who create and sustain new literacy practices. |
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(Re)writing identity: New literacy practices among the Prai of northern Thailand. $49.99 This study presents the literacy practices of an ethnic minority group called the Prai who live in northern Thailand and Laos. New literacy practices of reading and writing Prai were first introduced to the Prai in the 1990's and today there are twenty adult readers of Prai among the estimated 20,000 Prai in Thailand. All readers of Prai participated in this study thereby providing a unique and comprehensive look at literacy practices in the Prai language. Secondarily, this study reaches beyond an ethnographic description of literacy practices to understand the relationship between literacy practices and Prai ethnic identity. The findings of this study show everyday literacy practices for the Prai as well as a comprehensive look at literacy practices in the Prai language. The Prai face many challenges including an educational system and a given ethnic identity that marginalizes Prai language and culture. Despite many difficulties, twenty Prai readers have adapted reading and writing Prai to home, work and Christian literacy types in creative and culturally appropriate ways. New literacy practices have influenced conceptions of language and ethnic identity among the Prai. In addition, select Prai readers use literacy to form Prai ethnic identity or to contest the identity they are given by the Thai. Conclusions show that the source of new literacy practices and the introduction of Prai literacy have influenced conceptions and uses of Prai literacy. Prai literacy is perceived to be a Christian practice and is largely relegated to the private sphere. Reading Prai is valued over writing Prai. Gender and education influence who uses Prai literacy to form Prai ethnic identity and contest given ethnic identity. As a trend, Prai women with fewer than six years of Thai school are more likely to use Prai literacy to form or contest Prai ethnic identity. These Prai readers have become local agents and ambassadors of literacy who create and sustain new literacy practices. |
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053803: Life at Fifteen $11.95 Before the time of youthful offender camps, a fifteen year old bank robber is sentenced to life in an adult prison. Covering a 9 1/2 year period from 1975 through 1985, the author gives a vivid description of how he survived by using his wits, luck, and creative remedies. Insightful, informative and at times humorous, prison life is explained from a unique perspective that anyone can relate to. Thorough descriptions of actual escapes and a prison riot are included along with a breakdown of prison policies and inmate mentality. Listed in the National Criminal Justice Referral Service Library as a study aid for its social and educational value. Currently under review for suggested reading in Florida high School reading groups. |
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1 Corinthians: Living as Christians $7.95 A Guided Discovery of the BibleThe Bible invites us to explore God’s word and reflect on how we might respond to it. To do this, we need guidance and the right tools for discovery. This practical series of Bible discussion guides offers both in a concise six-week format. Whether focusing on a specific biblical book or exploring a theme that runs throughout the Bible, the guides in this series provide meaningful insights that explain Scripture while helping readers make connections to their own lives. Each guide•    is faithful to Church teaching and is guided by sound biblical scholarship •    presents the insights of Church fathers and saints •    includes questions for discussion and reflection •    delivers information in a reader-friendly format •    gives suggestions for prayer that help readers respond to God’s word •    appeals to beginners as well as to advanced students of the BibleBy reading Scripture, reflecting on its deeper meanings, and incorporating it into our daily life, we can grow not only in our understanding of God’s word, but also in our relationship with God.For a complete list of titles in this series, please consult the inside front and back covers. For more information, or to order, call 800-621-1008 or visit www.loyolapress.com/six-weeks.Kevin Perrotta, series editor, is an award-winning Catholic journalist, the author of Your Invitation to Scripture, and a former editor of God’s Word Today, a magazine for daily reflection on Scripture. He has a master’s degree in theology from the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, Minnesota.A Guided Discovery of the BibleThe Bible invites us to explore God’s word and reflect on how we might respond to it. To do this, we need guidance and the right tools for discovery. This |
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10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military $10 A short, snappy handbook detailing why the military may need you, but you really don’t need it.”The Army’s top recruiter, already struggling to meet his quotas this year, said ….that 2006 would be even harder, and perhaps the toughest year for recruiting since the all-volunteer force began in 1973.”—The New York Times, May 13, 2005So you’re walking out of school and parked at the gate is a new, bright red Ford Mustang with a hulk of a man in the front seat. He’s sporting a razor cut and wraparound shades. Before you can pass he’s out of the car and blocking your path. “Mind if I take a minute”—he has you by the arm now—”to tell you about the great life in today’s Army and why you should seriously think about signing up?”The armed forces are having a tough time attracting new recruits lately, in no small part due to the mess in Iraq. Young people are getting wise to the many excellent reasons not to join the U.S. Military, and this handy book brings them all together, combining accessible writing with hard facts and devastating personal testimony. Contributors with firsthand experience point out the dangers facing soldiers, describe the tricks used by recruiters, and emphasize that there really are other options, even in a sluggish economy. It’s essential reading for anyone thinking of signing up.Over 2,000 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq, and over 14,000 have been wounded.• Nearly 100,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq as a result of the U.S. invasion.• One in six soldiers returning from Iraq experiences mental health problems.• Two-thirds of all recruits receive nocollege funding from the military, and only 15 percent graduate with a four-year degree.• According to the VA, 90 percent of recent women veterans reported experiencing sexual harassment; a third were raped. |
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10 New Actual, Official LSAT Preptests with Comparative Reading $34 Wendy Margolis (Editor),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Law School Admission Council |
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100 Activities for Developing Readers: Patterns and Applications for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension $37.4 This book offers readers a plethora of activities for teaching the five components of a good reading program: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Unlike other books that describe a series of activities without any clear point, each chapter in this book explains how activities contribute to fluent reading. New and practicing teachers will find an overview of what each component looks like from a classroom perspective with suggestions for informal assessment. Also included are best practices for teaching each of the five components, best practices for teaching English language learners, and best practices for working with struggling readers. The book is full of citations from professional literature, which makes it appropriate for teachers who are expected to make instructional choices based on research evidence. FEATURES: Describes how phonemic awareness, phonics and vocabulary contribute to fluency, and how automatic word recognition and fluency contribute to comprehension-Gives the reader a clear conceptual framework for implementing classroom practices. Offers a plethora of easy-to-implement teaching appropriate for children in classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade-The wide range of activities makes this book a useful resource for preservice teachers who do not know the grade they will teach and inservice teachers in graduate courses or in the classroom, as well as for coaches (or mentors) in the elementary school. Boxed features describing best practices for teaching (1) the major components of reading, (2) English language learners and (3) struggling readers-Best practices give the reader guidance for improving classroom practices specifically tailored to teaching each component, English learners and struggling readers. Informal assessments in each chapter-Suggestions for informal assessments provide classroom-appropriate |
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100 Activities for Developing Readers: Patterns and Applications for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension $27.23 This book offers readers a plethora of activities for teaching the five components of a good reading program: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Unlike other books that describe a series of activities without any clear point, each chapter in this book explains how activities contribute to fluent reading. New and practicing teachers will find an overview of what each component looks like from a classroom perspective with suggestions for informal assessment. Also included are best practices for teaching each of the five components, best practices for teaching English language learners, and best practices for working with struggling readers. The book is full of citations from professional literature, which makes it appropriate for teachers who are expected to make instructional choices based on research evidence. FEATURES: Describes how phonemic awareness, phonics and vocabulary contribute to fluency, and how automatic word recognition and fluency contribute to comprehension-Gives the reader a clear conceptual framework for implementing classroom practices. Offers a plethora of easy-to-implement teaching appropriate for children in classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade-The wide range of activities makes this book a useful resource for preservice teachers who do not know the grade they will teach and inservice teachers in graduate courses or in the classroom, as well as for coaches (or mentors) in the elementary school. Boxed features describing best practices for teaching (1) the major components of reading, (2) English language learners and (3) struggling readers-Best practices give the reader guidance for improving classroom practices specifically tailored to teaching each component, English learners and struggling readers. Informal assessments in each chapter-Suggestions for informal assessments provide classroom-appropriate |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Literacy. Fred Sedgwick $5.57 Used – This title offers one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on literacy, the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. “The Continuum One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and practical ideas for teachers of all levels. |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Literacy. Fred Sedgwick $6.43 New – This title offers one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on literacy, the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. “The Continuum One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and practical ideas for teachers of all levels. |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Literacy. Fred Sedgwick $13.81 New – This title offers one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on literacy, the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. “The Continuum One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and practical ideas for teachers of all levels. |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Literacy. Fred Sedgwick $9.02 Used – This title offers one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on literacy, the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the education setting. “The Continuum One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and practical ideas for teachers of all levels. |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Primary Mathematics $18.78 Used – Aimed specifically at the primary school market, the latest title in the successful “100 Ideas series” provides a multitude of techniques for getting pupils really enthusiastic about mathematics.This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on primary mathematics the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the classroom.The Continuum “One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and pract |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Primary Mathematics $18.78 New – Aimed specifically at the primary school market, the latest title in the successful “100 Ideas series” provides a multitude of techniques for getting pupils really enthusiastic about mathematics.This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on primary mathematics the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the classroom.The Continuum “One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and practi |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Primary Mathematics $8.9 New – Aimed specifically at the primary school market, the latest title in the successful “100 Ideas series” provides a multitude of techniques for getting pupils really enthusiastic about mathematics.This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on primary mathematics the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the classroom.The Continuum “One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and practi |
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100 Ideas for Teaching Primary Mathematics $8.9 Used – Aimed specifically at the primary school market, the latest title in the successful “100 Ideas series” provides a multitude of techniques for getting pupils really enthusiastic about mathematics.This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children’s development in the primary school. Focusing on primary mathematics the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the classroom.The Continuum “One Hundreds” series offers 100 invaluable and pract |
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100 Passages for Primary School English Reading Practice $10.23 Used |
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100 Passages for Primary School English Reading Practice $10.7 Used |
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100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days $1.05 It’s the 100th day of school—what can you do to celebrate?Here are 100 different ideas for celebrating this fun and important day. The 100th day is about math—and so much more! From collecting to counting, baking to bouncing, reading to writing, every possible kind of activity is included for 100th day celebrations at home or at school.Bright, detailed photographs and plenty of innovative ideas will make this beautifully designed book the essential, must-have book for every family and classroom. |
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100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days $5.03 Used – It’s the 100th day of school–what can you do to celebrate?Here are 100 different ideas for celebrating this fun and important day. The 100th day is about math–and so much more! From collecting to counting, baking to bouncing, reading to writing, every possible kind of activity is included for 100th day celebrations at home or at school. Bright, detailed photographs and plenty of innovative ideas will make this beautifully designed book the essential, must-have book for e |
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100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days $1.05 Used – It’s the 100th day of school–what can you do to celebrate?Here are 100 different ideas for celebrating this fun and important day. The 100th day is about math–and so much more! From collecting to counting, baking to bouncing, reading to writing, every possible kind of activity is included for 100th day celebrations at home or at school. Bright, detailed photographs and plenty of innovative ideas will make this beautifully designed book the essential, must-have book for e |
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100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days $16.99 It’’s the 100th day of school–what can you do to celebrate? Here are 100 different ideas for celebrating this fun and important day. The 100th day is about math–and so much more! From collecting to counting, baking to bouncing, reading to writing, every possible kind of activity is included for 100th day celebrations at home or at school. –Publisher provided. |
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100% Student Success $36.09 100% STUDENT SUCCESS, a text in the 100% Success Series, promotes student achievement by addressing the practical student tasks such as note-taking and reading strategies, while encouraging students to develop skills like self-reflection, lifelong learning, financial management, and balancing life responsibilities with school–all skills that will serve them well beyond college. The second edition of 100% STUDENT SUCCESS will provide students with a strong foundation for self-reflection and application of concepts in the book, supported by moving the focus on motivation to Chapter 2, Human Behavior. The chapter presents theories of motivation and need satisfaction. The second edition expands on these theories by applying them more specifically to learning and success in college. Subsequent chapters apply these theories to specific student success topics. |
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100% Student Success $10.26 New – 100% STUDENT SUCCESS, a text in the 100% Success Series, promotes student achievement by addressing the practical student tasks such as note-taking and reading strategies, while encouraging students to develop skills like self-reflection, lifelong learning, financial management, and balancing life responsibilities with school–all skills that will serve them well beyond college. The second edition of 100% STUDENT SUCCESS will provide students with a strong foundation for self-reflection an |
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1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up $8.02 In our culture, one lesson is a no-brainer: Poor readers can’t keep up. Studies show that good readers in fifth grade may read ten times as many words as poor readers over a school year. Nurturing the love and mastery of reading is essential to our entire civilization. That’s why books like Julia Eccleshare’s 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up deserve outspoken endorsement. This mammoth 960-page addition to the 1001 series painlessly jump-starts youngsters down a lifetime road of reading. Simply put, we can’t praise it enough. |
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1001 Financial Words You Need to Know $37.96 Modern American life is filled with the language of mortgages, credit cards, investing, inheritances, pensions, and all the other financial situations we find ourselves in every day. A basic understanding of this vocabulary is essential in making smart money decisions. 1001 Financial Words You Need to Know defines and demystifies the essential terminology of money and commerce. Comprehensive but never condescending, financial expert David Bach explains every term clearly, including a sample sentence and supplemental notes for many entries. In addition, he includes a number of quick miniguides to managing your financial life that include information on understanding credit and compound interest, balancing your portfolio, making a savings plan, buying property, and purchasing insurance. The appendixes in the back contain an extensive list of common financial equations and a helpful bibliography of business books for further reading.An ideal guide for everyone from business school students to homeowners taking out a mortgage, 1001 Financial Words You Need to Know is the perfect vocabulary-building companion to the complex world of money and finance. |
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1001 Great Stories and Quotes $85.9 New – Drawn from over thirty years of reading, teaching, and preaching, the great stories and quotes in this volume will be welcome additions to your newsletter, web page, Sunday School class, speeches, or any creative outlet you have. |
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1001 Great Stories and Quotes $130.84 New – Drawn from over thirty years of reading, teaching, and preaching, the great stories and quotes in this volume will be welcome additions to your newsletter, web page, Sunday School class, speeches, or any creative outlet you have. |
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1001 Great Stories and Quotes $79.22 New – Drawn from over thirty years of reading, teaching, and preaching, the great stories and quotes in this volume will be welcome additions to your newsletter, web page, Sunday School class, speeches, or any creative outlet you have. |
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1001 Great Stories and Quotes $130.81 New – Drawn from over thirty years of reading, teaching, and preaching, the great stories and quotes in this volume will be welcome additions to your newsletter, web page, Sunday School class, speeches, or any creative outlet you have. |
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1001 Great Stories and Quotes $8.04 Used – Drawn from over thirty years of reading, teaching, and preaching, the great stories and quotes in this volume will be welcome additions to your newsletter, web page, Sunday School class, speeches, or any creative outlet you have. |
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1001 Great Stories and Quotes $5.86 Used – Drawn from over thirty years of reading, teaching, and preaching, the great stories and quotes in this volume will be welcome additions to your newsletter, web page, Sunday School class, speeches, or any creative outlet you have. |
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1001 Legal Words You Need to Know: The Ultimate Guide to the Language of Law $12.95 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the most difficult and arcane vocabulary any American has to deal with—that of the law. This comprehensive—but never condescending—guide to the language of the American legal system carefully defines and explains every term, and many entries have supplementary notes and a sample sentence. These notes include information about grammar associated with certain terms, as well as an etymology section useful in finding the linguistic origins of each term. American and British spellings are differentiated (license vs. licence), as are singular and plural forms (dictum vs. dicta). In addition, the book includes a number of quick mini-guides to legal troubleshooting that include information on understanding wills, trusts, and inheritance, granting someone a power of attorney, understanding contracts, what to do if you’re sued, how to choose a lawyer, exploring law school, and enjoying cop and lawyer dramas. The backmatter contains an extensive list of legal aid organizations and a helpful bibliography of books about the law and lawyers for further reading. Written for everyday people who only want to know "the basics," 1001 Legal Words You Need To Know is the perfect size and scope for anyone trying to see through the jargon of the American legal system. |
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1001 Legal Words You Need to Know: The Ultimate Guide to the Language of the Law $12.95 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the most difficult and arcane vocabulary any American has to deal with–that of the law. This comprehensive– but never condescending–guide to the language of the American legal system carefully defines and explains every term, and many entries have supplementary notes and a sample sentence. These notes include information about grammar associated with certain terms, as well as an etymology section usefulin finding the linguistic origins of each term. American and British spellings are differentiated (license vs. licence), as are singular and plural forms (dictum vs. dicta). In addition, the book includes a number of quick mini-guides to legal troubleshooting that include information on understanding wills, trusts, and inheritance, granting someone the power of attorney, understanding contracts, what to do if you’re sued, how to choose a lawyer, exploring law school, and enjoying cop and lawyer dramas. The backmatter contains an extensive list of legal aid organizations and a helpful bibliography of books about the law and lawyers for further reading. Written for everyday people who only want to know the basics, 1001 Legal Words You Need To Know is the perfect size and scope for anyone trying to see through the jargon of the American legal system. |
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101 Easy Reading Games, Grade 1 $8.41 This book includes teacher help and student reproducible pages. Pages include game descriptions and reproducible game cards and boards for 101 reading games. |
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101 Great Classroom Games $20 Designed for kids ages 5-12, these breeze-to-learn, laugh-inducing games energize the school day by being both fun and educational. Created by award-winning educators, the games painlessly teach K-5 students reading, logic, measuring, listening, science, math, and other subjects. |
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101 Great Classroom Games $16.95 101 ways to energize any ho-hum dayCreated by award-winning educators, these easy-to-learn, giggle-as-you-go games are designed to be both fun and educational. These activities in reading, logic, science, measuring, listening, social studies, and math are the perfect complement to your K-5 curriculum.Get the fun and the learning started with games such as:Bug Bite: Players flip over vocabulary word cards and slap the table when a bug card comes up. Whoever slaps first reads all the words and then keeps the card. The child with the most cards wins!Bull’s-Eye Feather Math: Children blow feathers around a bull’s-eye game board with straws as they sharpen their multiplication skills.Geography Baseball: Players find map locations that are “pitched” to them. The more “hits” they get, the faster they score runs.Fishy Facts: Players snag paper fish with a fishing pole and hook. If they can answer the question on the side of the fish, they score.. . . and many more!BONUS: Games are ranked for noise levels!Alexis Ludewig, Wisconsin’s 2002 Teacher of the Year, has been an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years. She advises several education councils and has reviewed and edited many educational books.Amy Swan, Ph.D., has nearly twenty years of experience as a teacher, school psychologist, supervisor, and counselor for public and private schools in the United States and the Caribbean. She has taught students at every grade level, from preschool to college. |
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101 Great Classroom Games $20 101 ways to energize any ho-hum dayCreated by award-winning educators, these easy-to-learn, giggle-as-you-go games are designed to be both fun and educational. These activities in reading, logic, science, measuring, listening, social studies, and math are the perfect complement to your K-5 curriculum.Get the fun and the learning started with games such as:Bug Bite: Players flip over vocabulary word cards and slap the table when a bug card comes up. Whoever slaps first reads all the words and then keeps the card. The child with the most cards wins!Bull’s-Eye Feather Math: Children blow feathers around a bull’s-eye game board with straws as they sharpen their multiplication skills.Geography Baseball: Players find map locations that are “pitched” to them. The more “hits” they get, the faster they score runs.Fishy Facts: Players snag paper fish with a fishing pole and hook. If they can answer the question on the side of the fish, they score.. . . and many more!BONUS: Games are ranked for noise levels!Alexis Ludewig, Wisconsin’s 2002 Teacher of the Year, has been an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years. She advises several education councils and has reviewed and edited many educational books.Amy Swan, Ph.D., has nearly twenty years of experience as a teacher, school psychologist, supervisor, and counselor for public and private schools in the United States and the Caribbean. She has taught students at every grade level, from preschool to college. |
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101 Great Classroom Games: Easy Ways to Get Your Students Playing, Laughing, and Learning $6.16 Used – Designed for kids ages 5-12, these breeze-to-learn, laugh-inducing games energize the school day by being both fun and educational. Created by award-winning educators, the games painlessly teach K-5 students reading, logic, measuring, listening, science, math, and other subjects. |
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101 Great Classroom Games: Easy Ways to Get Your Students Playing, Laughing, and Learning $10.29 Used – Designed for kids ages 5-12, these breeze-to-learn, laugh-inducing games energize the school day by being both fun and educational. Created by award-winning educators, the games painlessly teach K-5 students reading, logic, measuring, listening, science, math, and other subjects. |
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101 Questions About Your Skin That Got Under Your Skin Until Now $56.25 101 Questions…Skin answers the questions 100s of high school students wanted answered about skin, hair and nails (the latter two are modified forms of skin). Author’s responses are always succinct and interesting, making this a good book for reading straight through or for reference. |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $12.53 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry: this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $7.5 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school w |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $12.33 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry: this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $7.5 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry: this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $7.49 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry: this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $12.33 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school w |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $11.89 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $7.34 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do Before Secondary School: Non-fiction (Red B/NC 5B) $12.57 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 6 Red B (NC level 5b) non-fiction book…Getting ready for your final year of primary school is a BIG deal. There’s so much to cram in. Where do you start? Don’t worry this book has 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $12 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $7.12 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $12.04 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $7.12 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $11.82 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $11.82 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $7.03 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Things to Do in the UK: Non-fiction (Blue B/NC 4A) $7.18 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 5 Blue B (NC level 4a) non-fiction book…Did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. You could go to Knight School, hunt for fossils or do one of the other 101 ideas crammed into this book. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do it all! |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $6.38 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $10.77 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $10.77 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun t |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $10.97 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $6.53 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $10.57 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $6.48 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun t |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $6.48 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Beat Boredom: Non-fiction (Brown B/NC 3B) $11.01 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 3 Brown B (NC level 3b) non-fiction book…How much time do you think you spend asleep or at school? It is A LOT. That’s why your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great ideas in this book? They are much more fun |
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101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for College Students: What Every Student Needs to Know Explained Simply $21.95 Although the average college student spends only between 15 and 18 hours in class in any given week, increasing the amount of free time, there is a correlating increase in the workload. Many college students never learned effective study habits in high school and believe they will be able to make it through college just as easily. However, college and university professors and administrators claim that studying is directly connected to a student s ultimate success or failure. By reading 101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for College Students, you can improve the effectiveness of your studying. After all, effectiveness is not measured by the length of time spent studying or blankly staring at a textbook but by the level of comprehension. In this new book, you will learn how to make a study schedule, how to design an effective study environment, how to read for comprehension, how to get organized, how to find your learning style, how to take notes during lectures, how to listen better in class, how to use reference sources, how to boost your concentration, how to stay motivated, how to review and edit your notes, and how to increase reading comprehension. You will learn effective note taking strategies, where to study, when to study, time management skills, strategies for reading novels and text books, memorization techniques, and organizational skills. Additionally, you will find out how to stay awake while studying, how to change your current habits, and how to make studying more enjoyable. We will provide you with various studying methods, including flashcards, quizzes, summarizing, outlining, answering study guide questions, and the proven SQ3R method, as well as exercises to help improve your skills. Furthermore, 101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for College Students is full of tips from students just like you, as well as professors. No two people learn the same way, and no one study method will work for everyone. While this book introduces |
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101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for High School Students: What Every Student Needs to Know Explained Simply $21.95 With many students today participating in extracurricular activities, jobs, clubs, and responsibilities at home, it is common to find an area that is lacking studying. Teachers have identified that poor study skills are often to blame. On the other hand, students have found that many of the textbooks and worksheets forced upon them are either boring or difficult to understand. Whether it is bad habits or complicated materials that prevent you from studying well, 101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for High School Students can help you improve the effectiveness of your studying. After all, effectiveness is not measured by the length of time spent studying, but by the level of comprehension. In this new book, you will learn how to make a study schedule, how to design an effective study space, how to read for comprehension, how to get organized, how to find your learning style, how to listen better in class, how to use reference sources, how to boost your concentration, and how to stay motivated. You will learn effective note taking strategies, where to study, when to study, time management skills, strategies for reading novels and text books, memorization techniques, and organizational skills. Additionally, you will find out how to stay awake while studying, how to change your current habits, and how to make studying more enjoyable. We will provide you with various studying methods, including flashcards, quizzes, summarizing, outlining, answering study guide questions, and the proven SQ3R method, as well as exercises to help improve your skills. Furthermore, 101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for High School Students is full of tips from students just like you, as well as teachers. No two people learn the same way, and no one study method will work for everyone. While this book introduces you to different study methods, the aim is to improve your learning, your understanding, and, ultimately, your grades. |
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101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime: Non-fiction (Grey B/NC 4C) $11.66 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 4 Grey B (NC level 4c) non-fiction book…Did you know that flying tomatoes were bad for the planet? Or that making friends with a spider could save the Earth? These are just two of the 101 things you can do to save the planet RIGHT NOW. All it takes are a few small steps to save the world. So what are you waiting for? |
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101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime: Non-fiction (Grey B/NC 4C) $11.26 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 4 Grey B (NC level 4c) non-fiction book…Did you know that flying tomatoes were bad for the planet? Or that making friends with a spider could save the Earth? These are just two of the 101 things you can do to save the planet RIGHT NOW. All it takes are a few small steps to save the world. So what are you waiting for? |
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101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime: Non-fiction (Grey B/NC 4C) $10.94 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 4 Grey B (NC level 4c) non-fiction book…Did you know that flying tomatoes were bad for the planet? Or that making friends with a spider could save the Earth? These are just two of the 101 things you can do to save the planet RIGHT NOW. All it takes are a few small steps to save the world. So what are you waiting for? |
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101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime: Non-fiction (Grey B/NC 4C) $11.45 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 4 Grey B (NC level 4c) non-fiction book…Did you know that flying tomatoes were bad for the planet? Or that making friends with a spider could save the Earth? These are just two of the 101 things you can do to save the planet RIGHT NOW. All it takes are a few small steps to save the world. So what are you waiting for? |
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101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime: Non-fiction (Grey B/NC 4C) $11.12 Used – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 4 Grey B (NC level 4c) non-fiction book…Did you know that flying tomatoes were bad for the planet? Or that making friends with a spider could save the Earth? These are just two of the 101 things you can do to save the planet RIGHT NOW. All it takes are a few small steps to save the world. So what are you waiting for? |
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101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime: Non-fiction (Grey B/NC 4C) $11.46 New – This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme to combine books with an online reading world to teach today’s children to read. In this Year 4 Grey B (NC level 4c) non-fiction book…Did you know that flying tomatoes were bad for the planet? Or that making friends with a spider could save the Earth? These are just two of the 101 things you can do to save the planet RIGHT NOW. All it takes are a few small steps to save the world. So what are you waiting for? |
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101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GMAT: What You Need to Know about the Graduate Management Admission Test Explained Simply $10.97 Every year more than 200,000 people take the Graduate Management Admission Test, also known as the GMAT. Of those, 21 percent are repeat testers. The best business schools in the country typically look for scores in the upper 600s to low 700s, with 800 being the highest score. How can you pass the test and improve you score? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GMAT and using the techniques provided within is one way to do so. The GMAT is used to assess the qualifications of business school candidates and predict their performance in an MBA or other graduate management program. In this book, you will learn how to prove you are ready for advanced study in business and management. You will learn about the computerized adaptive format and the content of the exam. You will also learn how to read questions correctly, control your anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of proven strategies, mindsets, and problem solving methods. 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GMAT is filled with practice questions and reviews of the topics covered in the verbal, math, and writing sections, including reading and understanding material, evaluating arguments, writing in standard English, reasoning quantitatively, solving quantitative problems, and interpreting graphic data. Instead of panicking and worrying about the GMAT, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are sitting for the test for the first time or you are a repeat tester, you will learn valuable information and practical tips for improving your score. |