Through a Writer's Lens
Through a Writer's Lens

Author: Ruben Nepales

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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Now available as a paperback (8.5"x10"), Ruben V. Nepales' "Through a Writer's Lens" was originally released as a limited hardbound edition. Those coffee table book (12"x14") copies quickly sold out. Acclaimed by media, "Through a Writer's Lens" is a 254-page compilation of award-winning photojournalist Nepales' often candid snapshots of the Hollywood stars he has interviewed. This is a must-have book of more than 1,000 photos of stars that he took in almost two decades. The book is published by Bessie Badilla, also the art designer and layout artist. Based in Los Angeles, Nepales won honors from the National Entertainment Journalism Awards and the Southern California Journalism Awards, both presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. Each of the 200-plus top talents, from Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lopez, Kristen Stewart, Darren Criss to Robert Pattinson, included in the tome has a memorable quote culled from Nepales' columns of these stars. Also a passionate advocate of the Filipino and Filipino-American talent, Nepales spotlighted in the book Lea Salonga, Hailee Steinfeld, Jon Jon Briones, Vanessa Hudgens, Nico Santos, Reggie Lee and Vincent Rodriguez III; filmmakers Lav Diaz, Brillante Mendoza and Ramona Diaz; cinematographer Matthew Libatique; songwriter Robert Lopez; animators Ronnie del Carmen and Paul Abadilla; and more. "Through a Writer's Lens" is Nepales' second book, following his 2012 book, "My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood," which won in the print journalism - book category of the Migration Advocacy and Media Awards presented by the Office of the President of the Philippines' Commission on Filipinos Overseas. In August 2020, Rappler, the Philippines' leading news website, became the new home of Nepales' beloved column, "Only IN Hollywood." Media praise for "Through a Writer's Lens": "This book is a great showcase for the photography and reporting talents of Ruben Nepales. With both, he finds the perfect moment to showcase these individuals, and Hollywood in general." Tim Gray, Variety "A stunning collection of works, both photographic and textual." Nestor Cuartero, Manila Bulletin "Behind these celebrity revelations in pictures and words, this book spotlights what is obvious - Ruben is a superb interviewer with that most sought after skill: the ability to make his subjects feel relaxed and safe in his presence, the better to draw out their real selves." Gemma Nemenzo, Positively Filipino "Beautiful...The photos themselves offer a different, more casual side of the stars." Momar Visaya, Asian Journal "Unwitting snapshots, cinematic quotes..." Emmie Velarde, Rappler "Gorgeous...It is this homegrown sensitivity and time-honed artistic impulse that have enabled Ruben to catch Meryl Streep in a seldom-seen playful mood, visually immortalize the delightful raconteurs concealed by Ian McKellen and Judi Dench's much-revered screen personas, and bring out the natural charisma that makes George Clooney, Michael Fassbender and Oscar Isaac tick." Rito Asilo, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Critical Encounters in Secondary English
Critical Encounters in Secondary English

Author: Deborah Appleman

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0807773557

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Because of the emphasis placed on nonfiction and informational texts by the Common Core State Standards, literature teachers all over the country are re-evaluating their curriculum and looking for thoughtful ways to incorporate nonfiction into their courses. They are also rethinking their pedagogy as they consider ways to approach texts that are outside the usual fare of secondary literature classrooms. The Third Edition of Critical Encounters in Secondary English provides an integrated approach to incorporating nonfiction and informational texts into the literature classroom. Grounded in solid theory with new field-tested classroom activities, this new edition shows teachers how to adapt practices that have always defined good pedagogy to the new generation of standards for literature instruction. New for the Third Edition: A new preface and new introduction that discusses the CCSS and their implications for literature instruction. Lists of nonfiction texts at the end of each chapter related to the critical lens described in that chapter. A new chapter on new historicism, a critical lens uniquely suited to interpreting nonfiction and informational sources. New classroom activities created and field-tested specifically for use with nonfiction texts. Additional activities that demonstrate how informational texts can be used in conjunction with traditional literary texts. “What a smart and useful book!” —Mike Rose, University of California, Los Angeles “[This book] has enriched my understanding both of teaching literature and of how I read. I know of no other book quite like it.” —Michael W. Smith, Temple University, College of Education “I have recommended Critical Encounters to every group of preservice and practicing teachers that I have taught or worked with and I will continue to do so.” —Ernest Morrell, director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME), Teachers College, Columbia University

Lens on Life
Lens on Life

Author: Stephanie Calabrese Roberts

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-04-12

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 113610934X

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Mostly candid and spontaneous, documentary photography serves to preserve a moment in time. In Lens on Life, celebrated documentary photographer and author of the best-selling The Art of iPhoneography: A Guide to Mobile Creativity, Stephanie Calabrese Roberts, inspires you to explore, shoot, and share documentary photographs, guiding you as you define your own style. Illustrated with the author's striking artwork and diverse insight and perspectives from seasoned photographers including Elliott Erwitt, Elizabeth Fleming, Sion Fullana, Ed Kashi, John Loengard, Beth Rooney, and Rick Smolan, this book will sharpen your artistic intuition and give you the confidence to take on personal or professional documentary assignments. Full of advice that will challenge you and strengthen your photography, Lens on Life shows you how to capture an authentic view of your world.

She Raised Her Voice!
She Raised Her Voice!

Author: Jordannah Elizabeth

Publisher: Running Press Kids

Published: 2021-12-28

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0762475145

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A fully illustrated middle-grade anthology celebrating Black women singers throughout history in a first-of-its-kind collection. From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers' bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what's expected. Written by music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth and illustrated by Briana Dengoue, She Raised Her Voice! will inspire readers to find their voice and their own way of expressing themselves.

Through a Green Lens
Through a Green Lens

Author: Robert Michael Pyle

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780870718816

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Robert Michael Pyle is the author of twenty books and hundreds of essays, stories, papers, and poems, but it is the occasional prose--the deeply personal essays that explored and indulged his immediate fascinations--that make up this selection of never-before-collected testimonies. Beginning with a 1965 cri de coeur written on mountain motel stationery, Through a Green Lens ranges across broad territory of topic, vehicle, geography, populace, and politics, concluding with powerful forewords for two 2015 books. Pyle's half-century long view, acute and uncommonly attuned to the physical world, gives readers a remarkable window on the natural setting of our life and times.

Crazy Screenwriting Secrets
Crazy Screenwriting Secrets

Author: Weiko Lin

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781615933013

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Through a "Crazy" approach in writing the feature screenplay, the first half of the book guides the reader in how to create and develop: Story Idea, Characters, One Page Step Outline, and the solid script. In the second half, the book covers professional business side of the ever-changing industry by taking the reader through the work flow of Hollywood and explores how to work creatively with international countries like China in producing movies that resonate with a global audience.

Life Lens
Life Lens

Author: Michele Monahan Horner

Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 163505060X

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In Life Lens: Seeing Your Children in Color, author and celebrated Suzuki music instructor Michele Monahan Horner presents a trailblazing model that will identify your students' unique learning needs and make your teaching easier and a whole lot more fun. The Life Lens method analyzes each individual through the power of observation. By simply watching your children, you will quickly be able to learn their best learning style, thinking process, pace preference, relationship to time, and what most motivates them. Life Lens is a system that breaks down a child's interior landscape into seven different colors. Far from typecasting, the foundation of the Life Lens method is respectful recognition of individuals' hardwired differences and learning how to work with those differences by meeting those individuals where they are most ready to learn. Below are just a few people who will benefit from the Life Lens model: Parents, Educators, Social Workers, Guidance Counselors, Human Resources Professionals, Coaches, Business Owners, Life Lens principles apply universally across all ages, classroom groups, and with non-musicians. By using Life Lens, you will be able to home in on the most effective strategies to communicate with and help your students learn. Parents will learn how to eliminate hidden relationship stressors so that practice or homework time will be happier and more productive. After reading Life Lens, you will never see the world in black and white again. Book jacket.

I Am Reading
I Am Reading

Author: Kathy Collins

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780325050928

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It's vital that we support young children's reading in ways that nurture healthy reading identities, that foster an attraction to books and a love of reading, and that teach them how make meaning in any text they choose, whether or not they can read the words. -Kathy Collins and Matt Glover What do we see when young children interact with books before they can read the words? Kathy Collins and Matt Glover see real reading, characterized by purposeful meaning-making and opportunities for reading growth and language development. "One of our biggest hopes," write Kathy and Matt, "is to help you see and value all of the powerful work young children do as readers." With I Am Reading you'll see that fostering what little ones do before they can read the words is important early instruction. Kathy and Matt show how to nurture, nudge, and instruct young readers to make meaning in any text, whether or not they are reading the words. They share: observation guides for children reading any kind of book specific descriptions of language and independence development sample reading conferences and whole-class minilessons suggestions for creating reading opportunities in preschool and reading workshops in K-1 action plans to get you going 25 online video clips of children making meaning and teachers supporting them. I Am Reading pairs two important voices in early literacy to remind us that we're teaching children, not reading levels. "In the rush toward ever higher reading levels in the early years," write Kathy and Matt, "we may fail to value the strategy use and high-level thinking children do before they are reading conventionally." Join Kathy and Matt and look anew at your young readers so you can provide the kind of support that gets them off to a great start.

Through the Lens
Through the Lens

Author: Lauren Walsh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-03-10

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1000553590

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2020 was a period of groundbreaking social and political upheaval, in combination with a colossal epidemiological crisis—and it urgently redefined the working conditions of photojournalists. The historic 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the devastating Covid-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for photojournalism, forcing photographers into a terrain defined by new ethical, technological, and safety (emotional and physical) concerns, as well as innovative attacks on press freedom. Through a series of interviews—with top photographers who covered 2020’s biggest crises, as well as key photo editors who grappled with these unprecedented obstacles inside the newsroom—Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter unpacks the industry’s most critical debates as it sheds light on the experiences and thought processes of the visual journalists themselves. Importantly, this book encourages readers to consider the efforts behind the camera lens: the challenges and risks visual journalists face to bring us the news in pictures. Richly illustrated with evocative photos, Through the Lens is a timely and vital look at the role photojournalism serves in a world of crisis. It is a powerful follow-up to Lauren Walsh’s previous title, Conversations on Conflict Photography, which offers a crucial exploration of the visual documentation of war and humanitarian crisis.

Through the Lens of Reality
Through the Lens of Reality

Author: Jerry Rabe

Publisher: Two Harbors Press

Published: 2013-12-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626524910

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We may see Planet Earth as an unchanging, timeless home for mankind, yet in the past century mankind has changed Planet Earth in profound and dangerous ways. In Through the Lens of Reality, Minnesota author Jerry Rabe offers his keen insight on the unique challenges we all now face--the population explosion, global warming, and energy needs; our nation's troubled financial affairs; and the realization that a billion people on Planet Earth struggle to survive while trapped in abject poverty. "I am acutely aware that I am a very small voice in a vast desert," Rabe writes. "Yet [I hope] that every parent, every politician, and everyone who cares about human existence reads this book, because I believe it contains a message that is essential to the survival of society as we now know it." Rabe's message is one of "hope and love and possibilities," but it's also a disturbing message; it is, he cautions us, "an all-important wake-up call... about you and me and our future. ..."