Making Connections teaches an extensive range of reading skills & strategies in order to prepare students for college reading Making Connections Second edition Level 2 Student's Book introduces fundamental reading skills & strategies such as identifying main ideas interpreting information in charts & graphs & preparing for reading tests It features a variety of high-interest topics including news media education global business population growth fashion & design & the brain ...

Making Connections teaches an extensive range of reading skills & strategies in order to prepare students for college reading Making Connections Third edition Level 3 Student's Book develops key reading skills & strategies such as recognizing patterns of textual organization understanding how writers create connections within & across sentences & learning how to process academic language & vocabulary It features high-interest topics including health immigration language learning & the environment ...

Making Connections teaches an extensive range of reading skills & strategies in order to prepare students for college reading Making Connections Level 4 Student's Book develops key reading skills & strategies such as recognizing patterns of textual organization understanding how writers create connections within & across sentences & learning how to process academic language & vocabulary It features high-interest topics including technology biomedical science business & engineering ...

Making Connections teaches an extensive range of reading skills & strategies in order to prepare students for college reading Making Connections Level 4 Teacher's Manual contains teaching suggestions for each activity type as well as a complete answer key Photocopiable unit tests contain additional thematic readings & assess how well students have learned the unit's reading skills & the unit's target vocabulary ...

You have a mound of data front of you & a suite of computation tools at your disposal Which parts of the data actually matter? Where is the insight hiding? If you're a data scientist trying to navigate the murky space between data & insight this practical book shows you how to make sense of your data through high-level questions well-defined data analysis tasks & visualizations to clarify understanding & gain insights along the way When incorporated into the process early & often iterative visualization can help you refine the questions you ask of your data Authors Danyel Fisher & Miriah Meyer provide detailed case studies that demonstrate how this process can evolve in the real world You'll learn The data counseling process for moving from general to more precise questions about your data & arriving at a working visualization The role that visual representations play in data discovery Common visualization types by the tasks they fulfill & the data they use Visualization techniques that use multiple views & interaction to support analysis of large complex data sets ...

Edwardian fashions for women were characterized by the S-shaped silhouette embellished with lace tucks ruffles tassels frills & flounces This essential book

Includes:: eleven detailed projects which form a capsule collection of clothing & accessories that might have been worn by an Edwardian governess a woman travelling on an ocean liner a campaigning suffragette or a wife overseeing a busy household in a large country house It explains making sequences in full & advises in detail on how to give the garments a fine authentic finish

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Eager to develop embedded systems? These systems don't tolerate inefficiency so you may need a more disciplined approach to programming This easy-to-read book helps you cultivate a host of good development practices based on classic software design patterns as well as new patterns unique to embedded programming You not only learn system architecture but also specific techniques for dealing with system constraints & manufacturing requirements Written by an expert who's created embedded systems ranging from urban surveillance & DNA scanners to children's toys Making Embedded Systems is ideal for intermediate & experienced programmers no matter what platform you use Develop an architecture that makes your software robust & maintainable Understand how to make your code smaller your processor seem faster & your system use less power Learn how to explore sensors motors communications & other IO devices Explore tasks that are complicated on embedded systems such as updating the software & using fixed point math to implement complex algorithms ...

Packed with practical teaching strategies Making Every Lesson Count bridges the gap between research findings & classroom practice Shaun Allison & Andy Tharby examine the evidence behind what makes great teaching & explore how to implement this in the classroom to make a difference to learning They distil teaching & learning down into six core principles
- challenge explanation modelling practice feedback & questioning
- & show how these can inspire an ethos of excellence & growth not only in individual classrooms but across a whole school too Combining robust evidence from a range of fields with the practical wisdom of experienced effective classroom teachers the book is a complete toolkit of strategies that teachers can use every lesson to make that lesson count There are no gimmicky ideas here
- just high impact focused teaching that results in great learning every lesson every day To demonstrate how attainable this is the book contains a number of case studies from a number of professionals who are successfully embedding a culture of excellence & growth in their schools Making Every Lesson Count offers an evidence-informed alternative to restrictive Ofsted-driven definitions of great teaching empowering teachers to deliver great lessons & celebrate high-quality practice Suitable for all teachers
- including trainee teachers NQTs & experienced teachers
- who want quick & easy ways to enhance their practice & make every lesson count




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Melissa walks you through the process step-by step from a comprehensive lesson on drawing the face to translating your sketch into fabric to stabilising the piece with stitching to incorporating your stylised face into a finished project whether it's a pillow tote shirt or stretched canvas Learn how to make a variety of eyes noses lips hair & face shapes as well as how to create facial features in just the right proportions You'll be amazed by how much the final portrait resembles your subject ...

Building on the success of Jan Horrox's previous book Introduction to Making Cloth Dolls Jan's new book focuses on her exquisite fantasy dolls including beautiful fairies amazing mermaids an enigmatic witch & a steampunk doll with attitude These magical dolls are full of character & are amazingly easy to achieve with the help of this practical book Step-by-step instructions are provided for all the basic techniques including how to make the bodies heads arms legs hands & feet; how to make the hair; & how to needlesculpt & paint the exquisite faces to really bring your character to life There are instructions for making webbed fingers delicate fairy wings as well as a mermaid's tail & there are three easy-to-follow projects to put all your newly acquired skills into practice Jan encourages the reader to use their imagination & create dolls of their own & the alternative designs that accompany each project show how easily this can be done simply by changing the faces colours fabrics & embellishments used ...