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NEW Slight normal bookstore shelf/carton wear. SHIPS TODAY! Fiction by Heather King, Barbara Drake and Carol C. McIntosh, Poetry by Andrew Gottlieb, Ryan Sawyer, Thomas Kretz and others. Caring QUALITY PACKING so that NEW also arrives NEW to you. Packed safely/securely. FAST SHIPPING! See our positive reviews about lightening fast shipping, superb packing, excellent communication, satisfaction guaranteed or money back. We use ECO-FRIENDLY recycled packaging materials when possible, so sometimes your package may look ugly on the outside, but inside your book is PACKED SNUG AND SAFE. ... Read more

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Murder in the FamilyAward-winning author heather Spears recreates the atmosphere of Victorian Scotland as she cracks the silence surrounding a family scandal. Part historical fiction, part murder mystery, A MUTED VOICE brings the nineteenth century village of Kirkfieldbank by the River Clyde to life. With amazing authenticity, the novel gives voice to Chattie, Miss Charlotte Spears of Annville, a music teacher and composer.In the style of Atwood's Alias Grace, A Muted Voice delves into lore lost in family shame. Through careful research of church and court records, and a little detective work in graveyards and archives, Heather Spears tracks down the truth of the fascinating life and untimely death of an independent woman, torn between duty and desire. ... Read more

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A collection of stories, compiled by a World Fantasy Award-winning anthologist and a Canadian scholar, displays the talents of William Gibson, Charles de Lint, Spider Robinson, and many other Canadian fantasy writers, and includes introductory essays and notes. ... Read more

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Canadian SF? Who knew?
This is a great collection of science fiction stories by Canadians, many of whom you will recognize as pioneers in the genre. The stories are entertaining and original, and the introduction is fun and educational. ... Read more

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Modern Writing/Peer Response Groups
Karen Spear's Peer Response Groups in Action is a must read for all educators. Addressing the issue of how to implement collaborative learning English classes, Spear takes you through a journey of collaborative learning experiences.Nine selected teachers count the experiences of their response groups in classroom situations that other teachers can relate to. First, the book is about teaching teachers to teach writing with peer response groups. Spear believes it is a must for these teachers to have regular conferences with other teachers to discuss progress and problems and together explore for solutions.This helps the teacher from feeling isolated,a problem caused by her administrators and peers not understanding how response groups work. An important point is that teachers must be contiuously inventing better methods or assignments that work. While students are skeptical about giving negative feedback, they learn to give each other ideas of how to make a paper better. They learn to be responsible, when the teacher decenters herself from the class, freeing her to work on areas that need improvement. Peer response produces writers out of non-writers.

Although, writing with response groups is complex, it is an integral part of teaching writing.Ideas on designing assignments for collaborative classes is one reason to get this book.Even better you get the insights applied by the teachers whose experience compose the stories in the book. All academic administrators should take time to read this book, it will help them understand and support the implementation of response groups.Spear's compostion of stories can make a difference for teachers who have given up teaching with response groups. Spear writingresponse groups develop authentic writers. ... Read more

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Allure's A-List: Behind the Scenes: Backstage pass to Lilith Fair, Profile: There's something bout actress May McCormack, How I Got That Look: Rita Wilson, Fashion Stakeout: Ten days and nights of Madonna, Kevyn's Notebook: His favorite products - by Kevyn Aucoin, First Person: Model Nikki Uberti's battle with breast cancer, and much more! ... Read more