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Zane: Leading Black Amer 2 (African American History)
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Travel back to the time of slavery in America, and trace the stories of
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Robert Smalls in their risky but
successful escapes from bondage and their selfless and dangerous work to
free others. Learn how they worked to the end of oppression that
attempted to rob blacks of their dignity, labor, culture, and future.
Includes a 40-minute multimedia presentation and more than 375 photos.
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Zane: Library Skills: Using the Almanac
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Brought to life through claymation, General Almanac and his troop of
various types of almanacs introduce almanacs and explain how they are
used. The almanac characters tell what an almanac is, what kids of
facts different kinds of almanacs contain, how almanacs are indexed and
otherwise organized, and how to use the information in almanacs.
Includes a 15-minute multimedia presentation with video, more than 250
photos, and three skills application games to test your knowledge of
using an almanac.
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Zane: Library Skills: Using the Atlas
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Through delightful claymation techniques, the atlas makes its debut
among the other, more well known library references. With the aid of
the dictionary, encyclopedia index, and almanac characters, the atlas
describes the different types of atlases, how maps are made, and how to
use the atlas' table of contents and index to find any point on the
map - or even plot Amelia Earhart's famous flight. Includes a 20-minute
multimedia presentation with video, more than 250 photos, and three
skills application games to test your knowledge of using an atlas.
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Zane: Library Skills: Using the Dictionary
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Four colorful claymation characters take students on a tour of several
key types of dictionaries and how to use them. The program teaches
students how to use alphabetization and guide words as well as the
components of dictionary entries like pronunciation, syllabication,
word division, etymology, definitions, homographs, and synonyms.
Includes a 21-minute multimedia presentation with video, more than 250
photos, and three skills application games to test your knowledge of
using a dictionary.
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Zane: Library Skills: Using the Encyclopedia
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This engaging program introduces young researchers to the encyclopedia
and to how it is used. Via claymation techniques, an encyclopedia set
"comes alive." The various books in the set tell what an encyclopedia
is, what an article contains, how to locate information, and how to use
the whole set in the course of writing a brief paper. Includes a
17-minute multimedia presentation with video, more than 250 photos, and
three skills application games to test your knowledge of using an
encyclopedia.
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Zane: Lit Art: Understanding Biographies
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Survey the major characteristics of biographies, including the author's
viewpoint, research aspects, and fictional elements. Learn how a
historical biography is researched and written by examining the life of
John F. Kennedy; study how a literary biography is written, using the
story of the life of Mark Twain as an example; and discover how to
write a scientific biography through an in-depth profile of Marie Curie.
Includes a 62-minute multimedia presentation and more than 580 photos.
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Zane: Lit Art: Understanding Drama
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Explore theater as both a literary form and a performance art. Survey
the works of playwrights in all dramatic forms: tragedy, drama,
melodrama, comedy, and farce. Examine the elements of dramatic
structure: exposition, complication, climax, and resolution. Understand
the challenges of writing for the stage and the factors considered in
transforming a script into "live" theater. Includes an 80-minute
multimedia presentation and 285 photos.
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Zane: Lit Art: Understanding Short Fiction
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Develop a thorough understanding of short fiction by examining the
ways in which a writer uses setting, tone, character, plot, and mood
to convey the theme of a literary work. Examine how special elements,
such a point of view and imagery, are applied to this art form. Compare
the distinctive writing techniques of such noted authors as Eudora
Welty, William Faulkner, and Ernest Hemingway. Includes a 20-minute
multimedia presentation and 100 photos.
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Zane: Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
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A powerful electronic version of America's best-selling language
reference that delivers accurate, up-to-date information while word
processing, composing E-mail, designing spreadsheets, preparing
presentations, browsing CD-ROM's, or surfing the Web.
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Zane: Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
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Open the pages to a world of literature with in-depth coverage on
prominent authors and their great works. With more than 10,000
entries, this thorough literary reference features information about
different genres and comprehensive coverage of literary terms...
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