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What was a cliché before it became one? / by Emma Carlson Berne.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Fact finders. Why do we say that?Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2018]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781515763901
  • 1515763900
  • 9781515763956
  • 1515763951
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Clichés: let's call a spade a spade -- Clichés over time: history repeats itself -- Avoiding clichés in your writing -- Clichés in the future: time waits for no man.
Summary: "Anchors aweigh! Let's call a spade a spade. Last one out is a rotten egg! We've all heard cliché's before -lots and lots of times. That's the thing. We've heard them so often they've become meaningless. Learn what a cliché was before it became one, and practice weeding cliches out of your writing in favor of more precise language. Examples of cliché-ridden and cliché-free language abound in this title, along with fun exercises to help strengthen your poetry and prose"--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 418 B525 Available 33111009162682
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An engaging way to introduce young readers to parts of speech, particularly idioms and cliches. Explains the differences, and how best to use and not use said parts of speech. Fulfills Common Core standard for literature.

Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.

Clichés: let's call a spade a spade -- Clichés over time: history repeats itself -- Avoiding clichés in your writing -- Clichés in the future: time waits for no man.

"Anchors aweigh! Let's call a spade a spade. Last one out is a rotten egg! We've all heard cliché's before -lots and lots of times. That's the thing. We've heard them so often they've become meaningless. Learn what a cliché was before it became one, and practice weeding cliches out of your writing in favor of more precise language. Examples of cliché-ridden and cliché-free language abound in this title, along with fun exercises to help strengthen your poetry and prose"--Back cover.

RL: Grades 3-4.

IL: Grades 3-6.

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