Homer Price by Robert McCloskey shows just how great (and humorous!) imagination can be. This Study Guide and Teacher Guide increase both the understanding of the text and develop Reading Comprehension skills.
This Horatius at the Bridge Student Guide, Second Editionincludes an introduction to the text, Roman history review, character descriptions, and comprehension questions designed to guide students through the ballad.
This Horatius at the Bridge Teacher Guide, Second Edition is equipped with all answers to the Horatius at the Bridge Student Guide, Second Edition; quizzes to gauge retention; and maps to bring the story of Horatius alive for your learner.
The Lays of Ancient Rome are five ballads written by the Englishman Thomas Babington Macaulay and published in 1842. These ballads (lays) celebrate events and heroes in ancient Roman history, and Horatius at the Bridge is the most famous of Macaulay’s ballads.
The Lays of Ancient Rome are five ballads written by the Englishman Thomas Babington Macaulay and published in 1842. These ballads (lays) celebrate events and heroes in ancient Roman history, and Horatius at the Bridge is the most famous of Macaulay’s ballads. Ballads are narratives that are composed and sung orally. In more primitive societies, before the development of writing, they were an essential means of remembering and celebrating the past.
Follow the story about the King who wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything, everything except a bed.
The trouble is that no one in the Kingdom knows the answer to a very important question: How Big is a Bed? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away...
How many jelly beans are enough?
How many are too many?
Aiden and Emma can't decide. Is 10 enough?
How about 1,000? That's a lot of jelly beans.
But eaten over a whole year, it's only two or three a day...
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While visiting the beach with her grandchildren, Grandma keeps them entertained with the story of Sammy the salmon who goes off in search of adventure. Read along as he leaves the river and heads into the ocean all alone. Along the way, he meets many sea creatures and dangers before discovering the wonder that is coral-land.
Diagram over 100 sentences by masters of the English language, and learn how to analyze and understand clear, effective writing.
Using this book requires The Diagramming Dictionary, which explains each rule.
This complete compendium of sentence diagramming rules, including illustrated sample diagrams and accompanied by a full book of practice exercises, is an indispensable guide to diagramming and writing—throughout high school, into college, and beyond.