The Social and Cognitive Studies in Writing and Literacy Series, is devoted to books that bridge research, theory, and practice, exploring social and cognitive processes in writing and expanding our knowledge of literacy as an active constructive process--as students move from high school to college. This descriptive study of reading-to-write examines a critical point in every college student's academic performance: when he or she is faced with the task of reading a source, integrating personal ideas, and creating an individual text with a self-defined purpose. Offering an unusually comprehensive view of this process, the authors chart a group of freshmen as they study and write in their dormitories, recording their "think-aloud" strategies for reading, writing, and revising, their interpretation of the task, and their broader social, cultural, and contextual understanding of college writing. Flower, Stein, and colleagues convincingly conclude that the legacy of schooling in general makes the transition to college difficult and, more important, that the assumptions students hold and the strategies they use in undertaking this task play a significant role in their academic performance. Embracing a broad range of perspectives from rhetoric, composition, literacy research, literary and cultural theory, and cognitive psychology, this rigorous analysis treats reading-to-write as both a cognitive and social process. It will interest researchers and theoreticians in rhetoric and writing, teachers working with students in transition from high school to college, and educators involved in the links between cognition and the social process.

Reading-to-Write: Exploring a Cognitive and Social Process (Social and Cognitive Studies in Writing and Literacy)

Flower, Linda

McCormick, Kathleen

ACKERMAN, John

Stein, Victoria

Kantz, Margaret J.

Peck, Wayne C.

Literature & Fiction

Oxford University Press

'...continuously illuminating and a real pleasure to read...John Ackerman provides what must be the most comprehensive and balanced account of the man and his work.' John Haris, Planet 'As nature is all we have, and all I am is a man, I'm quite interested in man and nature' declared Dylan Thomas in 1952, and the role of nature is the major focus in the interpretation of the poetry in this book. Nature is seen as crucial both in determining his poetic originality and the pantheistic vision of his later work. The book provides the first detailed account of Thomas's career and development as a prose writer, commenting on his work in films, on radio, as well as his stories and letters.

A Dylan Thomas Companion: Life, Poetry and Prose

History & Criticism

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Dylan Thomas: His Life and Works

Biographies & Memoirs

MACMILLAN PUB. LTD.

Opening with Thomas's life, the book offers vignettes of Swansea in the 1920s and 1930s, pre- and post-war Laugharne and rural West Wales, wartime London and New York City in the early 1950s, seen through the poet's eyes. Thomas's political views are focused on, as well as his social attitudes.

A Dylan Thomas Companion: Life, Poetry and Prose (Literary Companions)

`That brilliant commentator on Dylan, John Ackerman' - Andrew Sinclair, Dylan Thomas: Poet of his People John Ackerman's highly acclaimed study of the poems and prose works of Dylan Thomas traces his development as a writer, linking this for the first time with his Welsh background. The formative influence of Swansea on the young poet, his family roots in West Wales and the childhood visits to Fernhill farm and the nearby Blaen Cwm cottage are all included, together with the Boat House anhd Laugharne, the absorbing village life and the inspiration of its now famous land- and sea-scapes. The impact of Welsh nonconformity and the chapel, and the radical politics of Wales are also explored as important influences on the poet's career. The 1994 preface, together with the introduction, throws new light on later poems like 'Prologue', the poet's work in film, broadcasting, as reader and as lecturer, while his own newly-discovered words, sharp and witty and with a poet's eye highlight his life, times and craft. The kaleidoscope of his changing worlds is seen in his homes in Wales and England, and his need in each one for a separate place to write, whether the hillside shed in Laugharne or a gypsy caravan in Oxfordshire or Camden.

Dylan Thomas: His Life and Work

Arts & Literature

Welsh Dylan: Dylan Thomas's life, writings and his Wales

GRANADA

The primary idea on which this and my previous books, Firmament and Chaos, are based, is that the sacred myths of all ancient cultures were written for the single purpose of describing close encounters of Mars, Venus and Mercury with the Earth. Indeed, this planetary chaos has been the preeminent factor in shaping the Earth, the planets, mankind and his religions in the last 6,000 years. In Peleh, I also investigate the question: How could hundreds of such close encounters have possibly been hidden from the entire human race? A clue to the answer lies in the following scripture: (Prov 25:2 KJV) It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Peleh: Hidden Knowledge

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Infinity Publishing

All Egyptian texts comprise observations of Venus (Sechat-Hor), Mars (Ra, Horus) and Mercury (Hathor), which repeatedly orbited or passed within 36,000 kilometers of the Earth between 3700 and 687 BC.

Egyptian Astrophysics: The Thirty-Year Cycles

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

This new, value-priced activity text will anyone improve his or her bowling skills whether a beginner or an experienced player who has bowled for years. Fred Borden has coached bowling for over 30 years and is one of bowling's greatest ambassadors. As head coach of Team USA, his teams struck gold numerous times in the Pan Am games and World Championships. The book covers all areas including history and trends, fundamental skills and drills, equipment and safety concerns, and rules and regulations.

Bowling

Sports & Outdoors

Borden, Fred

Individual Sports

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Welsh Dylan: Dylan Thomas's life, writing, and his Wales

jones

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