Love that dog creech6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.W.4.9a: Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.W.4.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ![]() RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.These are the CCS Standards addressed in this lesson: ![]()
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Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Conceptual metaphors shape not just our communication, but also shape the way we think and act. Other cognitive scientists, for example Gilles Fauconnier, study subjects similar to conceptual metaphor under the labels " analogy", " conceptual blending" and " ideasthesia".Ĭonceptual metaphors are seen in language in our everyday lives. Gibbs, Jr., has investigated conceptual metaphor and embodiment through a number of psychological experiments. Some researchers, such as Gerard Steen, have worked to develop empirical investigative tools for metaphor research, including the metaphor identification procedure, or MIP. ![]() Since then, the field of metaphor studies within the larger discipline of cognitive linguistics has increasingly developed, with several annual academic conferences, scholarly societies, and research labs contributing to the subject area. The book suggests metaphor is a tool that enables people to use what they know about their direct physical and social experiences to understand more abstract things like work, time, mental activity and feelings.Ĭonceptual metaphor, and a detailed examination of the underlying processes, was first extensively explored in this book. ![]() Metaphors We Live By is a book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published in 1980. ![]() 1980 book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson Metaphors We Live By ![]() Speedboat by Renata Adler6/12/2023 ![]() After four days, I brought the folder back. I signed for a file, took the folder to my desk, and then took it home. Over the years, it has made the clerk ill. Reporters are always taking his files away, forgetting to sign for them, keeping them, losing them, throwing them away. “The clerk of the morgue of this paper is an irascible man. I could have plucked any paragraph from this book and it would have tasted as sweet, but it was delicious to type up these passages. Here are two gems: little windows, little story starts. To my ear, Adler’s prose is no less perfect than Joan Didion’s. And the accumulation of these bits make up an incredibly compelling voice. They read like postage-stamp-sized essays. Speedboat is knit from fragments, snapshots. ![]() ![]() I stole a copy from a rental apartment in Venice last month, trading one of the books I brought from home (which I have tried, unsuccessfully, several times to read) I stole it feeling justified, not short-changing Italy on English books. ![]() Herakles anne carson6/12/2023 ![]() Michael's College at the University of Toronto, she left twice-at the end of her first and second years. In high school, a Latin instructor introduced Carson to the world and language of Ancient Greece and tutored her privately. ![]() Her father was a banker and she grew up in a number of small Canadian towns. Eliot Prize, the Princess of Asturias Award, the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry and the PEN/Nabokov Award, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2005 for her contribution to Canadian letters.Īnne Carson was born in Toronto on June 21, 1950. ![]() With more than twenty books of writings and translations published to date, Carson was awarded Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, has won the Lannan Literary Award, two Griffin Poetry Prizes, the T. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across the United States and Canada since 1979, including McGill, Michigan, NYU, and Princeton. ![]() Anne Carson CM (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. ![]() Peter l bernstein books6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Power of Gold tells the story of how history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset has inspired romantic myths, daring explorations, and titanic struggles for money and powerĮngaging and informative, Peter L.Against the Gods skillfully explores one of the most profound issues of our time-the role of risk in our society-in a non-technical and accessible style.Capital Ideas and Capital Ideas Evolving traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management.Bernstein Classics Collection e-bundle, you will be able to enjoy some of the most important and critically acclaimed books by this engaging investment writer- Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold, and Capital Ideas Evolving. One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, the late Peter Bernstein had the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. A classic collection of titles from one of the world's greatest financial writers ![]() The marrow of thieves6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() To know that they belong to a larger community and they're loved."ĭimaline's other books include Empire of Wild, Red Rooms, A Gentle Habitand The Girl Who Grew a Galaxy. "I wanted to break down some of the isolation that Indigenous youth might feel. ![]() I wanted them to see a narrative that actually is reminiscent of my own understanding of being an Indigenous person: That no matter what happens, you always belong to our land, we're always going to belong to each other and we'll seek each other out," Dimaline told CBC Books in 2018, when The Marrow Thieves was published. "I wanted Indigenous readers to feel strong and powerful.
Safe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco6/11/2023 ![]() Safe Area Goražde Wikipedia ~ Safe Area Goražde is a journalistic comic book about the Bosnian War written by Joe Sacco It was published in 2000 The book describes the authors experiences during four months spent in Bosnia in 1995–96 1 and is based on conversations with Bosniaks trapped within the enclave of Goražde ![]() Safe Area Gorazde sc 9781560974703 Joe ~ Safe Area Gorazde is Saccos magnum opus and with it he is poised too become one of Americas most noted journalists The book features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens political columnist for The Nation and Vanity Fair Read more Read less See the Best Books of 2019Ĭustomer reviews Safe Area Gorazde sc ~ Joe Saccos 2001 Safe Area Gorazde is an example of new journalism wherein the author places himself firmly within the story and examines all levels of truth relaying many voices in nonlinear fashion to perhaps encapsulate the skewed emotional ups and downs of war ![]() I am spartacus by kirk douglas6/11/2023 ![]() In a risky move, Douglas chose Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted screenwriter, to write Spartacus. ![]() Douglas began producing the movie in the midst of the politically charged era when Hollywood's moguls refused to hire anyone accused of Communist sympathies. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. ![]() One of the world's most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. 5.5" x 8.5" and 216 pages.įrom Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of The Ragman's Son and My Stroke of Luck, comes the candid story of the making of Spartacus, the blockbuster film that broke the blacklist This edition also includes the original collector's notes and unattached "Signed First Edition" book-plate for your own personalization. The COA is signed and dated by Douglas along with a witness. This signed first edition has been personally signed by the author Kirk Douglas on a special limitation page.Ĭertificate of Authenticity from Easton Press guarantees the signature as genuine. ![]() Kirk Douglas "I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist" Signed First Edition of only 700 produced in this special collector's edition. A wonderful leather bound heirloom, personally signed by Kirk Douglas, one of the world's most iconic movie stars.Įaston Press, Norwalk, CT. ![]() A curse so dark and lonely 26/11/2023 ![]() ![]() The Unexpected Everything by Morgan MatsonĪ Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen The Upside of Unrequited by Becky AlbertalliĪ Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasĬhildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiĪ Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. ![]() The Wicked King (Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo ![]() The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQusiton You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonĪurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. ![]() Need help remembering the events in a book? The folks at Recaptains and Book Series Recaps can help!Īny post with a spoiler in the title will be removed.Īny comment with a spoiler that doesn't use the spoiler code will be removed.Īny user with an extensive history of spoiling books will be banned. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. Book suggestions, discussions, and questions are definitely encouraged! January Book Club Discussion: A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes #4) by Sabaa Tahir Young Adult literature isn't exclusive to only young adults, so here's a place for both the young and the young at heart to discuss books, news, movies based on books, and everything else related to YA. ![]() Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan6/11/2023 ![]() How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to herfrom Lucas. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. ![]() A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. ![]() |