WordPower--A Celebration of Sharing

WordPower--A Celebration of Sharing
Author: Eighth Grade Titan Team Crossett Brook Middle School
Publisher: WharfratBooks
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780983103417

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

Word Power Made Handy, 2nd Edition

Word Power Made Handy, 2nd Edition
Author: Verma Shalini & Anand Reetesh
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
Total Pages: 472
Release:
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9385676210

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

Improve Your Word Power

Improve Your Word Power
Author: Subhash Jain
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

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

The World Book Complete Word Power Library

The World Book Complete Word Power Library
Author: World Book Encyclopedia, inc
Publisher: World Book
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1981
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780716631118

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

American Wordpower Dictionary

American Wordpower Dictionary
Author: Ruth Urbom
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 846
Release: 1998
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

An outstanding reference tool for students of American English.

Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Oxford Wordpower Dictionary
Author: Sally Wehmeier
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 804
Release: 1993
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780194311380

For intermediate learners of English.

Word Power

Word Power
Author: Steven A. Stahl
Publisher: National Education Association
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

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

The Singer of Tales in Performance

The Singer of Tales in Performance
Author: John Miles Foley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253322258

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

The International Holiday & Festival Primer

The International Holiday & Festival Primer
Author: David DeRocco
Publisher: Full Blast Productions
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1996
Genre: English language
ISBN: 1895451256

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