Download or read book From Word to Play written by Cicely Berry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is a mystery in every play that is written, no matter whether classical and poetic or modern and demotic, and it is the sound and the rhythm of the writing which take us there." Cicely Berry, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Voice Director, has been working alongside some of Britain's greatest actors and directors for over fifty years and is widely regarded as one of the most significant voice teachers in the world. From Word to Play draws on Cicely's extensive experience of working with theatre companies in Britain and throughout the world. It is her manifesto for a return to the words themselves: for moving away from an over-conceptualised, over-literal view of language and rediscovering the meaning in its sounds and rhythms. At the heart of this book is a concise, practical guide for directors in rehearsal, setting out work strategies that help bring out both the shape and the details within all kinds of text - whether verse or prose, seventeenth-century or contemporary. With a Foreword by Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the RSC.
Download or read book Word Play written by Peter Farb and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-08-19 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do certain words make us blush or wince? Why do men and women really speak different languages? Why do nursery rhymes in vastly different societies possess similar rhyme and rhythm patterns? What do slang, riddles and puns secretly have in common? This erudite yet irresistibly readable book examines the game of language: its players, strategies, and hidden rules. Drawing on the most fascinating linguistic studies—and touching on everything from the Marx Brothers to linguistic sexism, from the phenomenon of glossolalia to Apache names for automobile parts—Word Play shows what really happens when people talk, no matter what language they happen to be using.
Download or read book Word Play written by Sandra Whitaker and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I could have done a much better job of empowering my students with language had I had this book as a young teacher. - Carol Ann Tomlinson Author of The Differentiated Classroom Vocabulary is key - to comprehension, to deep academic understanding, to communication. But with so many words and so little instructional time, how can teachers ensure that students do more than merely memorize word lists? That they make words their own and use them well in all their reading, writing, and speaking activities? In Word Play, Sandra Whitaker, a National Board Certified Teacher, leads the way to effective, meaningful vocabulary instruction that helps students in every subject area. With Word Play you'll teach so that students don't just what know what words mean, but how they convey meaning and what their appropriate uses are. Three aspects of learning must work together for successful vocabulary instruction, and Whitaker details what they are and how to teach them: Morphemic structure - where words come from, how they are formed, and how they can be changed to form new words Conceptual meaning makers - the small but important group of context-specific terms that support meaning making within assigned texts but are rarely used outside those texts Academic vocabulary - cross-discipline and discipline-specific words that support learning by helping students determine meanings in relation to the subjects they study and use precise language to communicate their thinking. Whitaker makes the theoretical practical, presenting the theory and research behind high-quality instruction, then following up with engaging, interesting ways for students to practice all three aspects of vocabulary. You'll replace monotonous memorization with enjoyable activities that capitalize on adolescents' natural interest in words and language. Illustrating her strategies with student samples and stories from real classrooms, Whitaker even presents ideas for differentiation that make vocabulary instruction accessible for all students. Give the gift of language. Put away the boring word lists and teach in ways that promote usage, not memorization. You'll encourage a deeper understanding of texts across the curriculum and provide avenues for students to express their thinking more precisely. Put joy into words with Word Play.
Download or read book Word Play written by Gyles Brandreth and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.' Only words can do that. Words are magic. Words are fun. Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter, denizen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, founder of the National Scrabble Championships, patron of The Queen's English Society, QI, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Pointless survivor - on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words and wordplay. Puns, palindromes, pangrams, Malaprops, euphemisms, mnemonics, acronyms, anagrams, alphabeticals, Tweets, verbiage, verbarrhea - if you can name it, you should find it here, along with the longest, shortest, wittiest, wildest, oldest, latest, oddest, most interesting and most memorable words in the English language - the richest, most remarkable language ever known.
Download or read book ABC Word Play written by Fany Perret and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands-on alphabet extravaganza! The letters of the alphabet come to life in this bright, graphic, and delightfully interactive ABC novelty board book that pairs early learning with captivating play. Just punch out the oversize neon letters and assemble the simple words featured on each spread, or spell new words. It's the perfect way to play, spell, and learn, from A to Z!
Download or read book Word Play written by Amalie Silver and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smut sells. Michael Rourke learned this the hard way. Struggling to make ends meet as a mystery writer, he sold his soul - and his pride - as he pedaled sex and lust writing under the pen name Christoph Strong. No one knew he was the one behind the steamy stories on the bestsellers lists. And he planned to keep it that way. Until he met her. Monica Singer, an infamous blogger, is keen to discover the truth of his secret identity. During a chance meeting at a book convention, Michael and Monica form an instant connection. And soon, an industry rivalry becomes something else entirely. But as Michael starts to let his guard down, he doesn't realize that the person he's learning to trust may be hiding secrets of her own. Secrets that could ultimately destroy everything.
Download or read book Style Wit and Word Play written by Tao Tao Liu and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of David Hawkes (1923–2009), who is remembered as a pre-eminent translator and interpreter of Chinese literature into English, his most famous work being the translation of the classic eighteenth-century Chinese novel, the Hongloumeng or The Story of the Stone. The first part of the collection consists of studies on him and his works; the second part on the art of translation into English from Chinese literature. All the essays are written by scholars in the field from Britain, America, Australia and Hong Kong.
Download or read book Word Play Quilts written by Tonya Ricucci and published by That Patchwork Place. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the easy secrets to creating dynamic free-pieced letters for your quilts - with no tracing and no measuring. Want your next quilt to send a special message? Now you can spell it out with no tracing, no templates, no paper-piecing, no applique, and no precise measuring! "Word Play Quilts" teaches readers a terrific technique for free-pieced letters, as well as three practice projects and loads of quilt samples to instruct and inspire. This is your chance to break rules, mismatch, go wonky, and enjoy yourself.
Download or read book See You Later Alligator written by Barbara Strauss and published by Price Stern Sloan. This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wacky collection of busy creatures are described in rhyme after rhyme.
Download or read book Pun and Games written by Richard Lederer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 1996-06-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the wacky world of wordplay with puns, spoonerisms, games of word substitution, and more.
Download or read book Staging Sex written by Chelsea Pace and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staging Sex lays out a comprehensive, practical solution for staging intimacy, nudity, and sexual violence. This book takes theatre practitioners step-by-step through the best practices, tools, and techniques for crafting effective theatrical intimacy. After an overview of the challenges directors face when staging theatrical intimacy, Staging Sex offers practical solutions and exercises, provides a system for establishing and discussing boundaries, and suggests efficient and effective language for staging intimacy and sexual violence. It also addresses production and classroom specific concerns and provides guidance for creating a culture of consent in any company or department. Written for directors, choreographers, movement coaches, stage managers, production managers, professional actors, and students of acting courses, Staging Sex is an essential tool for theatre practitioners who encounter theatrical intimacy or instructional touch, whether in rehearsal or in the classroom.
Download or read book Text In Action written by Cicely Berry and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from the widely acclaimed The Actor and the Text - which was addressed directly to the actor - Text in Action is drawn from Cicely's group work experiences, encompassing the viewpoint of the director as well. To begin with, the author explores language from a cultural and personal perspective. In these days of management jargon and internet technology are we losing touch with the ability to communicate fully?' Is the deeper imaginative world being left unexpressed? The main body of the book contains detailed, practical exercises for actors and directors during the rehearsal process. All exercises will be tied to specific scenes, leading to a fuller exploration of the rext. Text In Action analyses the imagery of plays, speech structures, the physicality of language and emphasises the importance of finding a collective voice. Cicely's guidance on the matter of voice will help actors find relationships and situations through the text in a unique way, in order to make it more dynamic and creative.
Download or read book Word Play written by Vivian Lee Snodgrass and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Word Play is a riveting book regarding an interactive game played with words and God. Inside its pages are the clues to understanding the game. The desired result from playing is to know God better. This book addresses confusion generated by the daily use of words without concern for their actual meanings, more specifically, the words used by Christians. It is a book about God and not religion. Some may discover the contents of Word Play strenuous. Word Play is designed to make readers think. There is a good chance your brain will hurt while reading Word Play. If so then I fulfilled my mission. Enlightenment from critical thinking opens the gateway to the heart. When there is clarity there is understanding and where there is understanding there is power. Word Play was written as a tool to access Gods power through words. It is not a book to be taken lightly. Word Play has a new and different approach for understanding more regarding the power of words. Anyone who desires to know more about this power from God should read Word Play. The lessons learned took over two decades to receive. It took almost two years to write about them. Warning: The awareness resulting from reading Word Play may be overwhelming to some. This is not a book for children.
Download or read book Say the Magic Word written by Marc Tolon Brown and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning from Arthur and D. W. when to say `please' and `thank you' is easy! With lots of flaps to open and punch-out figures to put into and take out of slots, here`s early-learning interactive fun at its very best.
Download or read book Sight Word Readers written by Linda Beech and published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jumpstart reading success with this irresistible collection of 125 little books that introduce and reinforce the first 50 must-know sight words! Each set includes a sturdy storage box stocked with 5 copies of 25 delightful tales each presenting 2 high-frequency words in a predictable format. The companion teaching guide includes activities, reproducible practice pages, easy assessment forms and mini-book versions of all 25 tales. That's everything you need to help every child learn how to read and write these key words once and for all.
Download or read book Scratch and Play Mystery Word Puzzles written by Shawn Kennedy and published by Puzzlewright. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guess the word, solve the mystery! Each game in this pocket-sized puzzler has a hidden five-letter word, and players have seven tries to guess what it is. Scratch off the silver circles next to each letter in the word you guessed, and symbols will reveal whether that letter is in the mystery word, and if it's in the right spot. A twisted form of hangman, these innovative word puzzles are addicting!
Download or read book Word Play written by Vivian Lee Snodgrass and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Word Play is a riveting book regarding an interactive game played with words and God. Inside its pages are the clues to understanding the game. The desired result from playing is to know God better. This book addresses confusion generated by the daily use of words without concern for their actual meanings, more specifically, the words used by Christians. It is a book about God and not religion. Some may discover the contents of Word Play strenuous. Word Play is designed to make readers think. There is a good chance your brain will hurt while reading Word Play. If so then I fulfilled my mission. Enlightenment from critical thinking opens the gateway to the heart. When there is clarity there is understanding and where there is understanding there is power. Word Play was written as a tool to access God's power through words. It is not a book to be taken lightly. Word Play has a new and different approach for understanding more regarding the power of words. Anyone who desires to know more about this power from God should read Word Play. The lessons learned took over two decades to receive. It took almost two years to write about them. Warning: The awareness resulting from reading Word Play may be overwhelming to some. This is not a book for children.
