"Find out how to prepare for a speech or debate: prewriting, writing, revising, editing, proofreading, and presenting"--Provided by publisher.

With the recent emphasis on essay writing in many standardized tests and classroom assignments, this book aims to help young writers in this process. A positive, conversational tone, fun illustrations, and helpful examples make this book engaging and easy to use.

"Learn what goes into a report, the correct order for your information, and the final touches that make your report look amazing"--Provided by publisher.

Readers find out how to produce professional looking business letters. In addition, they'll learn how to write resumes, memos, proposals, reports, even e-mails and faxes. And once readers know how to write their business document, they'll find out the best way to present it as well as get it where it has to go.

Author Jennifer Rozines Roy explains the process of writing various kinds of narratives, including fiction, nonfiction, and personal narrative. She describes a variety of genres, adventure, biography, history, fantasy, and folktales. With suggestions on setting, character, and plot development, she helps the budding writer with the steps of the writing process.

A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.

For the student faced with a class assignment to write and deliver a speech or participate in a debate, this guide provides practical advice. Authors Jennifer Rozines Roy and Johannah Haney offer an upbeat tone, helpful examples, and encouraging humor to the young novice speaker.

Many teens enjoy theater arts and debate and grow intellectually, creatively, and socially from their experiences in these areas. Today technological tools offer exciting options for play, skit, and debate participation. Readers learn how to use digital tools to help them research, plan, write, and present their own theater and debate material. The author presents easy-to-use, inexpensive apps and tools they can use throughout the process, from brainstorming ideas to tracking audience responses. Further, digitally savvy actors and debaters fulfill the Common Core Standard of using technology to interact and collaborate with others and to produce and publish their writing.

Praise for the previous editions: Booklist/RBB "Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers"

Turn your degree into a career Designed to help students consider their career options and opportunities, The CQ Press Career Guide for Political Science Students offers a practical collection of employment resources, career-path options, and real-life tips for how to get ahead. Providing the road map that students need to design their undergraduate experience to maximize their transferable skills, author Wendy Whitman Cobb outlines jobs political science majors can pursue; offers guidance on how to actually get the job; and illuminates pathways to graduate school.