Explore the life of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. Goodbye, Columbus, his collection of short stories published in 1959, put the 26-year-old Roth on the map, and 10 years later, Portnoy’s Complaint propelled him into an international scandalous spotlight. Yet he steadily earned his reputation as a man of letters, commanding ownership of the Jewish-American novel and making Newark, New Jersey, a literary destination. Practically inventing the genre of factual-fictional autobiography, Roth’s thinly veiled Zuckerman books follow the protagonist’s path from aspiring young writer to compromised celebrity, and, lately, older man facing death. Roth’s career was considered declining by 1990 and then exploded with a dozen bestsellers in the past two decades, including Sabbath’s Theater (1995), American Pastoral (1997) and The Human Stain (2000). Philip Roth: Unmasked features candid interviews with Roth, who fulfills his promise to directors William Karel and Livia Manera to unmask himself, freely discussing very intimate aspects of his life and art as he has never done before.
Subjects: English Language
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The Art of Persuasive Writing
Getting your own way is not something we always achieve. Yelling, slamming doors, and being aggressive are not the ways to successfully argue a point. However having the right tools and approach to being persuasive can give you the power to achieve what you want, and even influence people to make a real difference in the world. This program guides students through the persuasive writing procedure and offers tips for reaching a desired outcome. Students will see the power of a well thought out and balanced argument with Pip our main character bringing about change at her school and even at home.
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Critical Reading
This program is specifically designed for in-classroom use to help teachers prep their students on the SAT Test layout, Time management, The “CHART” technique, Line reference questions and Greek & Latin roots
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Writing
This program is specifically designed for in-classroom use to help teachers prep their students on the SAT Identifying sentence errors, Improving sentences, Improving paragraphs, Essay-writing techniques, Scoring and Practice steps.
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Vocabulary
This program is specifically designed for in-classroom use to help teachers prep their students on the SAT. With these winning formulas for success, there’s no reason why your students need to sweat this test! Covers· Usurp · Undermine · Exasperate · Flourish · Reconcile
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Getting Along: Positive Communication
Communication is the transferring of information from one person to another and helps us in making new friends. The development of communication skills in children can help build positive interpersonal relationships. Effective communication skills help children to manage their emotions and to solve conflict without violence. This program looks at the communication skills needed to initiate, develop and maintain friendships at the individual and group level. Verbal and non-verbal skills are investigated, demonstrating why children need to be aware that there are different communication skills for different situations and audiences. Specific communication skills for interacting with adults are also investigated.
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Information Report Writing Skills
Pip with the aid of her persuasive writing piece has convinced her doughnut loving Principal that the school canteen needs a nutritional face lift. However, for her Principal to make the best decision on improving the canteen he has asked Pip to prepare an informative report. Pip decides to do some work experience at a local paper to learn more about informative writing. This program guides students through the informative writing process and points out some common problems students face when gathering information and presenting reports. Students will see how delivering the right information in the right way can be a very powerful tool.
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Research, Drafting, & Citing
This program lays the foundation in analyzing, outlining and composing for any level writer. Students will develop a writing appreciation by examining a variety of disciplines, gathering information, identifying the audience, revising and formulating a persuasive essay. Your class will evolve into skilled writers with the ability to compose for a variety of purposes. Definitions covered:· Obsolete · Exasperate · Illusory · Languid
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Freewriting
This program lays the foundation in analyzing, outlining and composing for any level writer. Students will develop a writing appreciation by examining a variety of disciplines, gathering information, identifying the audience, revising and formulating a persuasive essay. Your class will evolve into skilled writers with the ability to compose for a variety of purposes. Definitions covered:· Obsolete · Exasperate · Illusory · Languid.
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English Composition Super Pack
This program lays the foundation in analyzing, outlining and composing for any level writer. Students will develop a writing appreciation by examining variety of disciplines, gathering information, identifying the audience, revising and formulating a persuasive essay. Your class will evolve into skilled writers with the ability to compose for a variety of purposes. The Super Pack includes these programs: ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE, ANALYZING WRITING, STRATEGIES & STYLE, RHETORIC & WRITING, RESEARCH, RAFTING, & CITING and FREE WRITING.