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Author:   Tom Romano
Publisher:   Pearson Heinemann NZ
Imprint:   Pearson Heinemann NZ
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.414kg
ISBN:  

9780325005973

ISBN 10:   0325005974
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 April 2004
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: The Delight and Dilemma of Voice 1: Reasons to Read 2: Voice Lessons 3: Email Admissions 4: Two Bands Part II: Qualities of Voice 5: Qualities of Voice 6: Information Please 7: The Appeal of Narrative 8: Perception and Surprise 9: Surprise for Whom? 10: Humor, Lightness, Play Part III: Trust the Gush 11: The Place of Passion 12: Outcast, by Lorie Barnhart 13: How Voice Is Lost 14: The Five-Paragraph You-Know-What 15: Of Buts and Burrs and Bad Advice 16: Grammatically High-Strung 17: Whatever It Takes: Breaking the Rules in Style 18: Mischief, Rebellion, Attitude 19: Many Voices 20: Imitation 21: It's Alive! It's Alive! It's Alive! 22: Wear a Mask, Unleash a Voice 23: The Generative Power of Parallel Structure 24: Who Said That? by David Schuster Part IV: Crafting Authentic Voice 25: Enter Craft 26: Making It Rougher 27: Mind Pictures 28: Hit Dem Senses 29: What the Ear Knows 30: Linguistic Inebriation 31: Living Leaping Words 32: Who's Got the Action? 33: Weeding the Garden 34: Placement and Payoff 35: Great Length 36: Get Your Pipe and Blow Doughnuts: The Speed of Metaphor 37: Ingmar Bergman, Janis Joplin, and Howard Cosell: Allusions to Extend Meaning 38: Behold This Visage: How Speech Helps Writing 39: In the Beginning 40: And in the End 41: Working Together Part V: Voice and Identity 42: The Moves in One Piece 43: A Small Work I Have to Do 44: Utmost Essence Works Cited

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Tom Romano has published numerous bestselling books including Crafting Authentic Voice; Blending Genre, Altering Style; Zigzag; and Writing with Passion (all from Heinemann). A professor at Miami University, Tom teaches writing and language arts methods in the Department of Teacher Education. He is also an instructor at the University of New Hampshire Summer Literacy Institute.

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