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School Price: $46.95

Format:
Hardback
7" x 9"

ISBN-10:
0195416759

ISBN-13:
9780195416756

Publication date:
May 2001

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Oxford Canadian Students' Guide to Language, Literature and Media

Susanne Barclay, Judith Coghill and Peter Weeks

The Oxford Canadian Students' Guide to Language, Literature and Media is a new English reference handbook, written specifically for grades 11 and 12. It is designed to provide students with the tools they will require to analyze and create works effectively in each of the major genres as well as media.

Introduction
Part A: Encountering Texts
1. Narratives
2. Poetry
3. Drama
4. Essays
5. Reports
6. Personal Writing
7. Technical and Business Writing
8. Media
Part B: Research and Ethics
Part C: History and Development of the English Language
Part D: Grammar, Usage and Mechanics Reference Section

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Special Features

  • Easy-to-use reference provides all the necessary tools for analyzing and creating texts: key elements of meaning, form and style provided for the following: poetry, drama, essays, reports, narrative, personal writing, business and technical writing, media.
  • Within each genre students learn how to analyze, create and present texts.
  • High quality, annotated selections provide models for students' work: annotated selections used as examples throughout the text reflect a range of traditional and contemporary authors, both Canadian and international.
  • Grammar and language mechanics presented in context to improve student comprehension: important points of grammar, usage and mechanics are covered in context throughout the genre studies.
  • Complete information is provided in the Grammar, Usage and Mechanics Reference Section.
  • Complete assessment program helps teachers gauge student progress: "checkpoint" analysis activities at the beginning and end of each genre chapter provide students opportunities for diagnostic and summative evaluation.