Throughout the seventeenth century, early modern play readers and playgoers copied dramatic extracts into their commonplace books, verse miscellanies, diaries, and songbooks. This is the first book to examine these often overlooked texts, which reveal what early modern audiences and readers took, literally and figuratively, from plays.
"In addition, A Dramatic Approach to Reading Comprehension includes a comprehensive treatment of assessment in both drama and reading comprehension. Readers will find a variety of assessment guidelines, tasks, tools, and definitions of terms." "Discover the power of merging drama and reading comprehension by taking A Dramatic Approach to Reading Comprehension. Book jacket."--Jacket.
From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile and Sisters! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage AND offstage drama that occurs once the actors are chosen. And when two cute brothers enter the picture, things get even crazier!
A collection of thirteen plays tracing the evolution of drama over the past century from the nineteenth-century English pantomime to the contemporary audience participation play.
By integrating the dramatization of children's literature into content studies, we allow students to show their interpretation of the characters, plot, and setting.
The first four novels in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series—now available in one ebook collection! Prepare to be swept into a world of breathless fairy-tale romance, swoonworthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue perfect for readers who loved Divergent, Delirium, or The Wrath & the Dawn. In The Selection, The Elite, and The One, thirty-five girls enter the competition of a lifetime. The Selection is a chance to escape a rigid caste system, live in a palace, and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want. Then America meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. In The Heir, Princess Eadlyn becomes the first ever princess of Illéa to hold a Selection of her own—but she doesn’t believe that any of her thirty-five suitors will capture her heart… Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
The Illustrated Bible is God s story, dynamically presented in comic book form. Striking visuals combine with accurate and clever text to bring the Bible to life for anybody interested in seeing it in a new way. The Illustrated Bible tells God s story from Genesis to Revelation with 256 pages of stunning images that draw readers into the real people and stories of Scripture. This comprehensive retelling has a dynamism not found in other story Bibles and depth of meaning lacking in other picture books. Young readers and anyone who appreciates comic books or graphic novels will be drawn to the vitality of its design and the epic drama of its contents. As the word of God unfolds, readers discover biblical characters in moving and compelling ways that capture the wide array of emotions found in the Bible. Striking visuals combine with accurate and clever text to bring God s word to life for anybody interested in seeing the Bible in a new way. "
