In Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes Robert M Emerson Rachel I Fretz & Linda L Shaw present a series of guidelines suggestions & practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive & impossible to teach Using actual unfinished notes as examples the authors illustrate options for composing reviewing & working fieldnotes into finished texts They discuss different organizational & descriptive strategies & show how transforming direct observations into vivid descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written A good ethnographer they demonstrate must learn to remember dialogue & movement like an actor to see colors & shapes like a painter & to sense moods & rhythms like a poet This new edition reflects the extensive feedback the authors have received from students & instructors since the first edition was published in 1995 As a result they have updated the race class & gender section created new sections on coding programs & revising first drafts & provided new examples of working notes An essential tool for budding social scientists the second edition of Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes will be invaluable for a new generation of researchers entering the field ...

Writing for Academic Success is a vital practical guide for any ambitious student If you seek to manage your writing effectively reduce stress & improve your confidence & efficiency this book is for you The authors show you how to acquire communicative rigor in research essays reports book & article reviews exam papers research proposals & literature reviews through to thesis writing posters & papers for presentation & publication This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the online learning explosion The authors provide insightful new material about how to work productively in different online contexts such as with blogs & wikis setting up an e-portfolio & raising an online profile They also set out a focused guide to issues unique to digital communication & working with & across different media & technologies The book

Includes:: advice on common writing concerns cross-cultural & inter-disciplinary practices a list of helpful words & phrases & subject-specific examples of writing ranging from economics to philosophy to medicine Writing for Academic Success is essential for undergraduate & postgraduate students both in taught courses & conducting research Gail Craswell was Senior Adviser to Graduate Students at the Australian National University Canberra Megan Poore is Assistant Professor in Teacher Education at the University of Canberra SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels From how to write great essays & succeeding at university to writing your undergraduate dissertation & doing postgraduate research SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips quizzes & videos on study success!

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Timesaver For Exams is a new series of photocopiable materials for English teachers to use with students who are preparing for exams They save teacher preparation time with a wide range of refreshing easy-to-use lessons & activities providing motivational ideas for exam classes The engaging & contemporary content is aimed at teenagers & young adults with an emphasis on repeated practice of exam task types &

Includes:: exam tips & skills practice Writing for First (FCE) covers both parts of the revised exam & can be used for students sitting both the standard & For Schools exam

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Writing for Impact is an innovative & broad-ranging new course for learners of business English who want to excel at writing The course's 12 modules take learners through the topics they will need to succeed in business It covers a wide variety of topics from emails & letters to meeting minutes & agendas The progressive syllabus ensures learners will improve their overall knowledge & ability in writing The course comes with an audio CD which provides both tips & input on producing written documents in a business setting & extracts from meetings & phone calls There are also full Trainer's Notes for the teacher & templates to aid learners in producing a range of written communications which can be downloaded online ...

Discover the Anglo-Saxons & write about them! Find out about the Anglo-Saxons in Britain from their daily life & culture to their kings laws & famous battles Read about the Sutton Hoo burial King Alfred's cakes & the famous Beowulf poem Ideal for readers aged 9 the Writing History series combines written evidence from the past with engaging writing activities to explore the fascinating worlds of ancient civilisations Children can learn exciting facts & be inspired to write their own historical documents including diary entries recipes letters speeches & much more! ...

Discover the Stone Age & write about it! Find out about life in the Stone Age from prehistoric homes to flint mines & mammoth hunts Read about archaeological discoveries such as the ' Red Lady of Paviland' & discover amazing cave art Writing History is a series of fantastic guides to history with a difference! Each title explores different types of writing in six key historical periods the Iron Age Anglo-Saxons Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece the Stone Age & the Bronze Age The books use a variety of ways of presenting information such as diaries letters stories & even poems Examples of original sources are also given Children are encouraged to have a go themselves with their own writing projects using the information they have read The series is ideal for readers aged 9 studying history topics at Key Stage 2 ...

This book is designed to help children & young people to become skilled in formatting & asking questions This is a vital life skill for children & young people to engage in communication from small talk to formal conversation The ability to formulate & ask relevant questions is a life skill 40 pages 21 b & w photos Miller Eve ...

This useful guide educates students in the preparation of literature reviews for term projects theses & dissertations The authors provide numerous examples from published reviews that illustrate the guidelines discussed throughout the book New to the seventh edition Each chapter breaks down the larger holistic review of literature exercise into a series of smaller manageable steps Practical instructions for navigating today's digital libraries Comprehensive discussions about digital tools including bibliographic & plagiarism detection software Chapter activities that reflect the book's updated content New model literature reviews Online resources designed to help instructors plan & teach their courses (wwwroutledgecom 9780415315746) ...

Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series The new editions are revised in line with the new literacy framework & bring you new models Writing Models aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need; fine tune lessons by following key teaching points for each model; & deliver the new literacy units to pupils of varying ability using different versions of the same model Each book in the series gives you A bank of easy-to-use photocopiable models for writing covering poetry narrative & non-fiction Key teaching points for each model Simpler & harder examples for differentiation The newly revised second edition for Year 4 has been fully updated & restructured in line to deliver new units from the new framework &

Includes:: new writing models Lesson planning has never been easier! The second edition of Writing Models Year 4 contains Stories with historical settings; Stories from other cultures (new) & Stories that raise issues & dilemmas (new) Poems to explore form & Performance poems (new) Stories set in imaginary worlds & Plays (new) Newspaper reports (new); ICT-texts (new) & Persuasive writing including a model based on a DVD (new)

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Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should find this title useful It aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need to with a model provided for each one fine tune lessons by following key teaching points deliver the literacy hour to pupils of varying ability & more 120 pages Corbett Pie ...