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This timely and media-driven approach to the Parkland shooting, as reported by teens in the journalism and broadcasting programs and in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas newspaper, is an inside look at that tragic day and the events that followed that only they could tell. It showcases how the teens have become media savvy and the skills they have learned and honed. Students will also share specific insight into what it has been like being approached by the press and how that has informed the way they interview their own subjects.

Our audio study guide on the OCR Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology for GCSE English Literature provides both readings of the poems and an extensive analysis of each. The tutorials have been designed to help develop a range of skills, such as analysing language, making comparisons and inferring meaning and ideas. There are also bonus chapters on unseen poetry and how to plan your answers for the exams. The series has been written by Rebecca Kleanthous, who is both an experienced teacher and specialist poetry examiner.

Un anciano con un solo ojo, con un manto gris y sombrero de ala ancha, apoyándose de un bastón. Un vagabundo que aparece cuando menos se le espera, trayendo triunfo o perdición. El dios de la profecía, la poesía y el destino. Un cambiaformas. Un hechicero. El dios Odín es una figura dramática en la mitología nórdica y es aún parte del imaginario popular. Ha sido la inspiración para figuras como Gandalf el Gris, de J.R.R. Tolkien, y todavía figura en literatura moderna tan variada como los cómics de Marvel o la novela de Neil Gaiman American Gods (2001).

This audiobook presents an all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson. Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to...

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

In his meteoric, 13-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for civil rights - with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King's life, Swanson hones in on James Earl Ray, a bizarre, racist prison escapee who tragically ends King's life.

If you want to learn how to write poetry and you are a teenager, then get How to Write Poetry for Teenagers written by a poetry teacher who has experience teaching poetry to kids. Those who want to learn how to write poetry should consult this how-to guide. Without any previous knowledge, experience, or training, any teen can write poetry.

"Chi sei?", bella e inquietante domanda, soprattutto se a fartela è un biglietto anonimo lasciato nella tua buca delle lettere. Questo è ciò che accade a Sofia Amundsen, ragazzina norvegese ancora capace di stupirsi di fronte al mondo e ai suoi abitanti. Dalla caduta nel mondo dell'ovvio viene salvata grazie all'intervento del bislacco filosofo Alberto Knox, con i suoi messaggi recapitati dal cane Hermes, i travestimenti, i quesiti apparentemente senza senso e le metafore esilaranti.

Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists and probably the most influential in her time. Her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust, a complicated business empire run by John D. Rockefeller, revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success.

Audiokurs prednaznachen v pomoshh' uchashhimsja 11 klassov, izuchajushhim fiziku na bazovom urovne. On vkljuchaet v sebja teoreticheskij material, sostojashhij iz 15 osnovnyh razdelov shkol'noj programmy. Prostota izlozhenija, kratkie i chetkie formulirovki voprosov pozvoljat uchashhimsja za maksimal'no korotkoe vremja usvoit' osnovnye zakony i pravila, sistematizirovat' i ukrepit' svoi znanija po predmetu.

First things first: congratulations! Taking the GRE means that you're seriously thinking about a graduate degree. That takes some serious dedication, my friend. Now the bad news: this test - the only thing holding you back from that advanced degree in German, International Policy, or Genomics and Genetics - is going to make you think about (and use!) a whole bunch of stuff you haven't given any serious consideration since high school.

In Beastly Brains, Nancy Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's science is revolutionizing old theories and uncovering surprising similarities to our own minds. Humans are not alone in our ability to think.

Girls Against Girls is a complete guide including information on how females can band together and quit breaking each other down, popular movie quotes, advice from female artists and athletes, a resource section of girl-power organizations.

The significance of what occurred in Germany during our period of study needs no exaggeration. This GCSE series on Germany 1919-1945 really brings alive all the main themes that are required for your History GCSE course, giving you an in-depth knowledge of all the main points, including the establishment of the Weimar Republic, the problems faced by the Weimar Republic from 1919-1923, its recovery from those problems and, finally, the Third Reich.

First things first: congratulations! Taking the GRE means that you're seriously thinking about a graduate degree. That takes some serious dedication, my friend. Now the bad news: this test---the only thing holding you back from that advanced degree in German, International Policy, or Genomics and Genetics---is going to make you think about (and use!) a whole bunch of stuff you haven't given any serious consideration since high school. But don't panic!

Audiokurs «Biologija 9 klass» ohvatyvaet osnovnye razdely izuchenija shkol'noj programmy. Audiokursy nachitany po osoboj metodike, razrabotannoj s cel'ju povysit' usvaivaemost' materiala i uvelichenija komfortnosti obuchenija. Kurs osnovan na programme dlja uchebnyh zavedenij i Liceev RF i prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov i abiturientov, tak i dlja vseh, zhelajushhih v prijatnoj forme vspomnit' osnovnye razdely Biologii.

The author scopes out the project to assure the listener that this is not as challenging as they may fear. He states that there are only 13 punctuation marks in English, and only three are truly troublesome: the sentence bridges which include the comma, colon, and semi-colon. As the author suggests, you should focus on the tracks that really matter, the sentence bridges, and give less attention to the other 10.

This is the second in this series of Core Words. After learning the first 100, this audiobook has the core 500 words used in the SATs and GREs over the last 50 years. This audio book is best used after the Core 100 words are mastered so as not to intimidate the student.

Audiokurs «Fizika. 8 klass» ohvatyvaet osnovnye razdely izuchenija shkol'noj programmy po fizike dlja 8 klassa: Teplovye javlenija. Izmenenija agregatnyh sostojanij veshhestva. Elektricheskie javlenija. Elektricheskaja cep' i ejo sostavnye chasti. Svetovye javlenija. Kurs prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov i abiturientov, tak i dlja vseh, zhelajushhih v prijatnoj forme vspomnit' osnovnye razdely elementarnoj fiziki.

This audio course, Russian Language for 7th Grade, covers the main Russian language curriculum for seventh graders, including phonics, word formation, lexicology, phraseology, morphology, spelling, graphics, syntax, and punctuation.