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Great Minds Wit & Wisdom, Grade 7, Module 4: Fever, Assessment Pack
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Great Minds Wit & Wisdom: Grade 7, Module 3: Language and Power
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Great Minds® Wit & Wisdom, Grade 7, Module 3: Language and Power
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Junior Great Books Series 7, An Interpretive Reading, Writing, and Discussion Guide
by Great Books Foundation11 short stories are presented for student learning. The introduction explains how to use the materials in the classroom. Authors vary from Kurt Vonnegut to Anne Frank and are mostly geared toward the teen reader. [Proofreader's Note: the story "The Secret Lion" has many words run together, but this is the author's intent, not a proofreading error.]
Prentice Hall Literature (Alabama Common Core Edition, Grade #7)
by Grant WigginsThe Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts is built upon the 2010 Common Core State Standards. The standards will prepare you for the English language arts demands of both college and career. They are organized in four sections--Reading (Literature and Informational Text), Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. The College and Career Readiness Anchor standards that begin each section define what you should understand and be able to do by the end of high school.
Prentice Hall Literature Ohio, [Grade 7], Language and Literacy
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Poetry Comics
by Grant Snider“A poetry-filled graphic novel that is powerful in its simplicity.” ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Personal but personable, too, with glints of quiet humor.” ―Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “Poetry Comics is . . . a sensorial experience that taps into what it means to be human and leaves you inspired to explore, discover, create, and connect.” —Aron Nels Steinke, Eisner Award-winning cartoonist From the creator of Incidental Comics, Grant Snider, comes a fun and imaginative book that combines poetry and comics in a whole new way. Perfect for poetry lovers and reluctant readers alike.From the cloud-gazing hours of early spring to the lost bicycles of late autumn, Grant Snider’s brilliantly illustrated Poetry Comics will take you climbing, floating, swimming, and tumbling through all the year’s ups, downs, and in-betweens. He proves that absolutely everything, momentous or minuscule, is worthy of attention, whether snail shells, building blocks, the lamented late bus, or the rare joy of unscuffed shoes. These poems explore everything you never thought to write a poem about, and they’re so fun to read you’ll want to write one yourself. Not to worry, there’s a poem for that, too!FOR COMIC BOOK FANS: These poems for kids are brightly illustrated in graphic novel-style panels, adding a delightful new element to approaching poetry. Perfect for visually oriented readers and young people who already love comics, cartoons, and graphic novels.EXCITING NEW APPROACH TO POETRY: Funny, instructive, and thoroughly engaging, this poem book is a perfect addition to classroom libraries and poetry curricula. POEMS FOR EVERY SEASON: With sections for winter, spring, summer, and fall, this poetry book offers teachers and kids lots to enjoy and share all year round. SPARK A LOVE OF POETRY AND ART: Perfect for classroom writing and drawing prompts, this book will inspire readers of all ages to make and share poetry comics of their own!Perfect for:Young readers of comics and graphic novelsAspiring poets, writers, and cartoonistsParents and educators seeking a fun and engaging way to introduce kids to poetryReading and sharing during Poetry MonthReaders looking for contemporary additions to classic children's poetry like Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and A Light in the AtticFans of Mary Oliver looking to share an equally contemplative, nature-loving poet with kidsFans of Grant Snider books, including Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day, What Color Is Night?, What Sound Is Morning?, One Boy Watching, and There Is a Rainbow
Blue Skin of the Sea
by Graham SalisburyEleven interlinked stories tell the tale of a boy coming of age in Kailua-Kona, a Hawaiian fishing village. Sonny Mendoza is a little different from the rest of the men in his family. Salisbury explores characters like Aunty Pearl, a full-blooded Hawaiian as regal as the queens of old; cool Jack, from L.A., who starts a gang and dares Sonny to be brave enough, cruel enough, to join; mysterious Melanie, who steals his heart; and Deeps, the shark hunter.But the most memorable character is the sea itself: inviting, unpredictable, deadly. Mendoza men are brave men, but Sonny's courage is of a different kind. Why can't he love and trust the water as the men of his family are meant to do?From the Paperback edition.
House of the Red Fish
by Graham Salisbury1943, one year after the end of Under the Blood-Red Sun, Tomi's Papa and Grandpa are still under arrest, and the paradise of Hawaii now lives in fear--waiting for another attack, while trying to recover from Pearl Harbor. As a Japanese American, Tomi and his family have new enemies everywhere, vigilantes who suspect all Japanese. Tomi finds hope in his goal of raising Papa's fishing boat, sunk in the canal by the Army on the day of the attack. To Tomi, raising Papa's boat is a sign of faith that Papa and Grandpa will return. It's an impossible task, but Tomi is determined. For just as he now has new enemies, his struggle to raise the boat brings unexpected allies and friends.
Hunt for the Bamboo Rat
by Graham SalisburyBased on a true story, this World War II novel by Scott O'Dell Award winner Graham Salisbury tells how Zenji, 17, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese. Zenji Watanabe graduates from high school in Hawaii and is recruited into the army as a translator because he speaks perfect Japanese. He is sent to Manila undercover as a civilian to gather information on the Japanese in the Philippines. If they discover his identity, he'll be executed as a traitor. When captured, he maintains that he is an American civilian despite unthinkable torture. He also survives being lost in the jungle for months. Zenji's time behind enemy lines is grueling, and his survival is a testament to the strength of the human spirit. This is the fourth book in Graham Salisbury's highly acclaimed Prisoners of the Empire series, which began with the award-winning Under the Blood-Red Sun.
Under the Blood-Red Sun
by Graham Salisbury<P>Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty. <P>World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. <P>But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. <P>Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi's father and grandfather are arrested. It's a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn't change: the loyalty of Tomi's buddies, the Rats. <P><b> Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction </b>
Acceleration
by Graham McnameeIt's a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority's Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan's just about had enough. Then he finds a little leather book. It's a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can't make himself stop reading.What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman?And what if time was running out. . . .From the Hardcover edition.
EDGE - A Rivets Short Story: Payback
by Graham MarksYou know when you do something that you instantly regret? Like picking up something that doesn't belong to you, just to have a quick look at it? Well that's how it starts for Greg. In the park, he sees it lying there; a smooth, black oblong of glass.But as soon as he touches it, his life is altered. Now there's a voice in his head, and everywhere Greg looks someone is ready to die...
Inventing Elliot
by Graham GardnerElliot, a victim of bullying, invents a calmer, cooler self when he changes schools in the middle of freshman year, but soon attracts the wrong kind of attention from the guardians who "maintain order" at the new school.
The Technology Of Mesopotamia (The Technology Of The Ancient World Series)
by Graham FaiellaThe Mesopotamian civilization was the first to build cities, and their inventions and technologies evolved with their urban life. They learned how to build all kinds of buildings, from ordinary houses to royal palaces. In this compelling narrative, students learn about some of Mesopotamia s most important inventions and how many of these inventions survived and continue to be used today.
Glencoe Succeeding in the World of Work: Student Activity Workbook (7th edition)
by Grady Kimbrell Ben S. VineyardSucceeding in the World of Work prepares students for the complex issues they'll face in the rapidly changing workplace. This updated and comprehensive program now includes 16 career pathways outlined by the U. S. Department of Education.
Tengo un monstruo en el bolsillo
by Graciela MontesTener un monstruo palpitante y mordiente alojado en un lugar tan íntimo como un bolsillo tal vez pueda asustar a algunos. Pero no a Inés. Inés le da la bienvenida. "Ahí fue cuando metí las manos en el bolsillo del delantal y sentí algo peludo, tibio y que además, mordía." Y se desencadena la historia. Tener un monstruo palpitante y mordiente alojado en un lugar tan íntimo como un bolsillo tal vez pueda asustar a algunos. Pero no a Inés. Inés le da la bienvenida. Porque Inés, tan flaquita y silenciosa, tan titubeante, tan pequeña, tiene un deseo muy grande -un deseo tan grande que apenas si le cabe en el cuerpo- de que le sucedan cosas maravillosas, terribles y extraordinarias. Un monstruo personal, secreto, privado, es justo lo que andaba necesitando. Sin embargo, convivir con un monstruo nunca es fácil... Y el de Inés parece decidido a no abandonarla.