Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics.
Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques.
Songwriters will discover:
How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners
Techniques for avoiding cliches and creating imaginative metaphors and similes
Ways to use repetition as an asset
How to successfully manipulate meter
Instruction for matching lyrics with music
Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles
Advice for working with a co-writer
And much more
Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.
Описание: Infuse your lyrics with sensory detail Writing great song lyrics requires practice and discipline. Songwriting Without Boundaries will help you commit to routine practice through fun writing exercises. This unique collection of more than150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to: - tap into your senses and inject your writing with vivid details - effectively use metaphor and comparative language - add rhythm to your writing and manage phrasing Songwriters, as well as writers of other genres, will benefit from this collection of sensory writing challenges. Divided into four sections, Songwriting Without Boundaries features four different fourteen-day challenges with timed writing exercises, along with examples from other songwriters, poets, and prose writers.
Автор: Pattison, Darcy Название: Burn ISBN: 1629440450 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440453 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pattison Darcy Название: Liberty ISBN: 1629440647 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440644 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pattison, Lizzy Название: Life beneath the northern lights ISBN: 0956528392 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780956528391 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For thousands of years people havegazed in wonder at the natural displayswhich light up the night sky, the auroraborealis. For many, it is a lifetimeambition to catch a glimpse of them. This is the only book on the marketfor this age group about this popularsubject.
Containing full colourphotographs, short stories based on theSami people's myths about the auroraand scientific facts, this book givesa complete overview of the northernlights.
Автор: Pattison Darcy Название: Burn: Michael Faraday`s Candle ISBN: 1629440442 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440446 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: , Pattison Darcy Название: I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay ISBN: 1629440124 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440125 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
The Dog of His Dreams
When cousins Dennis and Mellie decide to get a dog, they consider carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Dennis wants a big dog, but Mellie wants tiny. He has no other pets, but she has other pets that a dog must get along with. They consider different dog personalities, family situations, and personal preferences. Dennis writes an opinion essay for his teacher, Mrs. Shirky. But will his essay convince his parents to get the dog of his dreams?
This story takes a popular subject--kids getting a pet--and adds dogs of all sizes and shapes: all writing lessons should be this much fun. In the end, it's cousins and the dogs that keep a reader turning the page. What kind of dog will Dennis choose? Will Mellie want the same kind of dog?
This story hits many notes:
A family story about cousins, Dennis and Mellie
Information on dog breeds
Responsible dog ownership
Mentor-text for teaching writing
Model opinion essay for elementary students
Models the writing process, especially the importance of pre-writing or planning before you write
Completes the writing process by showing the results of Dennis's essay
I WANT A DOG almost makes opinion essays look too easy. But it works on many other levels, as well. Younger kids will be excited to learn the differences between dogs and will laugh at the antics of the dogs. Elementary kids will rejoice in a story of cousins (and will write the best essays ever ). A universal dream - a great pet - becomes an engaging writing lesson.
See other books in THE READ AND WRITE series:
I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay
My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay
My Dirty Dog: My Informative Essay (forthcoming)
WATCH DARCY PATTISON EXPLAIN HOW TO WRITE OPINION ESSAYS
This 20-minute video explains how to teach opinion essay writing using this book: mimshouse.com/writing-opinion-essays/
Автор: Pattison, Darcy Название: Nantucket sea monster ISBN: 1629440833 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440835 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
2018 National Council of Teacher's of English (NCTE) Notable Children's Book in Language Arts
A NON-POLITICAL FAKE NEWS STORY FOR KIDS: EXAMPLE OF 1ST AMENDMENT FREE PRESS ISSUES
Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper?
Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear.
Then, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party.
On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes.
This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories. Tony Sarg, famous as the inventor of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, Macy's officials and newsmen cooperated in a huge publicity stunt. The fake news generated was valued at thousands of dollars of free publicity.
Back matter discusses the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Quotes from Thomas Jefferson make it clear that fake news has always been one of the costs of a free press. A Timeline lists actual events in the order they occurred. A vocabulary list defines relevant words.
Read this incredible true story of how Tony Sarg and the press knowingly fooled everyone with fake news.
Автор: Pattison Darcy Название: My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay ISBN: 1629440523 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440521 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
A hectic chase inspires Dennis's amazing narrative essay.
A romp with his best friend, a Bernese Mountain Dog named Clark Kent, inspires Dennis to write a narrative essay. Recently, Mom asked Dennis to put a leash on Clark Kent so they could take the dog to the veterinarian for shots. Clark gave them all a merry chase There's lots of action to love here.
In this third installment of the The Read and Write Series, children's book author and writing teacher, Darcy Pattison, entertains kids while also teaching them how-to-write. This book packages a complete narrative essay lesson plan into an engaging story about a boy and his dog. Adding sensory details is demonstrated on each page and on the mentor text essay. Students are reminded to add transition words and use great verbs. Who would know that writing essays could be so simple and fun?
This story has multiple levels. Young kids will revel in the exciting story of chasing a dog around the house. Elementary students will rejoice that learning essay writing is so much fun. And teachers will find this the easiest writing lesson they've ever done--and the most effective. Buy this amazing story to fascinate a kid (and teach them something in the process).
THE READ AND WRITE SERIES
I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay, Book 1
I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay, Book 2
My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay, Book 3
My Dirty Dog: My Informative Essay, Book 4 (forthcoming)
Автор: Pattison Darcy Название: Clang!: Ernst Chladni`s Sound Experiments ISBN: 1629440930 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629440934 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pattison Darcy, Willis Peter Название: Pollen: Darwin`s 130 Year Prediction ISBN: 1629441198 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781629441191 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
POLLEN: DARWIN'S 130 YEAR PREDICTION
Elementary Science - POLLEN
How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem?
On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5" nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer.
After experiments, he made a prediction. There must be a giant moth with a 11.5" proboscis, a straw-like tongue. Darwin died without ever seeing the moth, which was catalogued by entomologists in in 1903. But still no one had actually observed the moth pollinating the orchid.
In 1992, German entomologist, Lutz Thilo Wasserthal, Ph.D. traveled to Madagascar. By then, the moths were rare. He managed to capture two moths and released them in a cage with the orchid. He captured the first photo of the moth pollinating the flower, as Darwin had predicted 130 years before.
Backmatter includes information on the moth, the orchid, Charles Darwin, Lutz Wasserthal. Also included is Wasserthal's original photo taken in 1992.
MOMENTS IN SCIENCE COLLECTION
This exciting series focuses on small moments in science that made a difference.
