"Winner of the 2016 Erving Goffman Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Social Interaction, Media Ecology Association" David J. Alworth is assistant professor of English and of History and Literature at Harvard University. Site Reading offers a new method of literary and cultural interpretation and a new theory of narrative setting by examining five sites-supermarkets, dumps, roads, ruins, and asylums-that have been crucial to American...

Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Goldilocks was a naughty girl. She went into the Bears' house when they had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on their chairs. She lay down on their beds. Look what happened to her…

Fruit is delicious food. Yum! Do you know, lots of different kinds of fruit? What is your favorite fruit?

Have you ever had an x-ray? X-rays are like photographs of your bones. They show what is inside your body. X-rays show if your bones are broken. Animals can have x-rays of their bodies too.

Do you like dressing up in funny clothes? Look at all the costumes in the dressing-up box. Which costume would you like to wear?

The young staff of radio station WORD examines the story elements of fiction and the organizational elements of non-fiction.

"Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books"--Provided by publisher.

An illustrated notebook of definitions, diagrams, key concepts, and mnemonic devices geared to help middle school students learn about reading, writing and the English language.

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A book club discuss the works of Jane Austen and experience their own affairs of the heart in this charming “tribute to Austen that manages to capture her spirit” (The Boston Globe).
In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements...

Aligned to GED assessment targets, this teacher resource guide provides research-based strategies to assist GED instructors in bridging their English Language Learners to become GED test-ready. Instructors will be guided through instructional strategies that support the learning goals outlined at the beginning of each lesson.