What was a cliché before it became one? / by Emma Carlson Berne.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781515763901
- 1515763900
- 9781515763956
- 1515763951
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 418 B525 | Available | 33111009162682 |
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.