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Michelle McLean grew up in California and has lived everywhere from the deserts of Utah to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to the gorgeous forests of the east coast. The oldest of five children, she is generally an organized mess with slight Obsessive Compulsive tendencies. She has a B.S. in History, a M.A. in English, an insatiable love of books, and more weird quirks than you can shake a stick at.

Michelle was first published in three Chicken Soup for the Soul books and her first non-fiction book, Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers was released by Career Press in Jan 2011. In addition to her non-fiction work, Michelle writes YA novels, picture books, and a bit of poetry. If she's not editing, reading or chasing her kids around, she can usually be found in a quiet corner working on her next book. Michelle resides in Pennsylvania with her husband and two young children, an insanely hyper dog, and one very spoiled cat.

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Homework Helpers

The newest addition to our best-selling Homework Helpers series is a fun, user-friendly guide that takes the confusion out of writing essays and papers for students of all ages. Unlike other books that are so full of technical jargon they confuse more than help, Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers uses straightforward language and simple steps to guide students through the essay-writing process.Homework Helpers: Essays and Term PapersDescribes in detailed "plain English" each element and step involved in writing a dozen different types of essaysIncludes a rough, edited, and final draft sample of each type of essay discussedExplains the necessity of proofreading and citing sources, providing tips and instruction on how to accomplish these tasksPresents step-by-step instructions on how to write a great SAT essayDiscusses what students can expect when they reach college-level coursesStudents of all ages can find help on writing essays for every major subject in high school or college. Beginners will find guidance on the basics, while those further along in their educational careers can adapt the detailed instructions for more in-depth assignments.

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Poetry Pointers Paper

Poetry Pointers - Proposal Overview

Poetry is one of the most daunting subjects to learn. Even those who like to read poetry may balk at having to write it. Yet at some point, every student must not only learn about different poetic forms, but try their hand at penning a few. Students of poetry generally fall into three categories: those who love poetry and want to write it, those who are mildly interested or indifferent about poetry, and those who hate it with a passion but have to pass the class anyway.Let's face it. The vast majority of students out there have no desire to read, let alone write, a poem. They see poetry as a form of sanctioned torture they must endure in order to pass their course. But they have little choice in the matter and to pass they need to know exactly how to recreate and understand the forms they study.While there are many excellent textbooks and guidebooks on poetry, these tend to be geared toward advanced students or writers with some knowledge of (and passion for) the subject. They focus on the inspiration behind poetry, linguistic tools like imagery, symbolism, and metaphors to implement, and discuss the history and rules of the different poetic forms - all very important issues. But these books often present this information without supplying an actual writing guide for the student. For poetry-loving students, these books can provide valuable lessons on the finer intricacies of the craft, but may leave them confused as to the actual mechanics behind some of their favorite forms. And for those students a little less poetically inclined? Detailed discussions about inspiration and literary poetic tools will not only go over their heads, they'll be ducking and covering with both hands.Poetry Pointers is designed to not only help students get through poetry assignments by showing them how to write two dozen different forms of poetry, but also shows poetic skeptics how to enjoy the act of writing poetry. My book gives novices an easy-to-read guide with simple step-by-step processes and fun examples to follow and gives more advanced poets a technical guide to the rules behind all their favorite poetic forms.Poetry Pointers includes information on twenty-four forms of poetry, overviews on poetry basics like meter and rhyme scheme, and a section with detailed examples on how to analyze a poem.Poetry Pointers is the perfect writing guide because:•Each chapter is written in a fun, conversational tone with amusing examples. •Each chapter includes detailed, easy to understand instructions and cheat sheets that outline the rules for each form of poetry.•It presents tips, steps, and information in a manner simple enough for a junior high student to understand, yet thorough enough to assist a graduate student.•It allows non-student users, such as freelance writers, bloggers, or the Average Joe who wants to write his sweetheart a poem, to utilize the information in this book even if they have never set foot inside a language arts class.•It is well-suited for learning disabled students because of the user-friendly format and easy to follow instructions.•It is written in a format that enables readers to quickly skim for the information they need without bogging them down in unnecessary pages of confusing material. Poetry Pointers will help those who just want to get through their class by giving them exactly what they need to complete their assignments while also providing a valuable guide to the technical rules behind structured poetic forms for more advanced writers who want to write poetry. No matter which category a student falls into, Poetry Pointers will be an asset in their educational arsenals.

Lit Essays Paper

How to Put the Analysis in Your Literary Essay Proposal Overview

By the time students get to high school, most of them know how to write a basic essay. They are generally familiar with the format and fundamentals of discussing a topic or work of literature. But many don't know how to go deeper than a cursory overview of a particular work. Once they reach higher level classes, they will be expected to explore works of literature in ways many have never done before.It's daunting. Many students might understand the basics of what they need to do, but have no idea where to start or what, exactly, they should be discussing. What type of things should they be looking at when writing a literary analysis? What questions do they need to ask when reading? How to Put the Analysis in Your Literary Essay answers these questions by taking students through all the different literary tools in their arsenal. This book goes through more than a dozen different literary devices that authors use when writing, such as:•Tone•Characters•Plot•Setting•Linguistic tools such as metaphors and similes•Symbolism•Imagery•And many othersEach chapter not only defines the different literary tools, but also gives students a guideline they can use while they are reading the work they will be analyzing - questions to keep in mind that will help them when writing an in-depth analysis of their topic.This book also contains examples from well-known books of each type of literary device and demonstrates how students can identify these devices on their own. Every student is capable of writing a well-thought-out literary analysis essay - most just dont know how. They aren't sure where to start or what they should be looking for or discussing. How to Put the Analysis in Your Literary Essay solves this problem by guiding students through the entire process of literary analysis.

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