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Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.
Deenie chronicles the life of 13-year-old Wilmadeene "Deenie" Fenner, whose mother, Thelma, is determined to have her become a model. At the same time, Deenie's 16-year-old sister, Helen, who is academically proficient, is being pushed by Thelma to keep her grades up so that she can eventually become a doctor or a lawyer.
In 2013, British Study Centres became one of the first UK-based EFL language schools to start offering online courses through video-conferencing. They use the same teachers from their UK schools to deliver General English, Business English and Exam Preparation courses to students around the world who are unable to travel to the UK to study.
A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction or "learning trajectory" for a lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning. Details will vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the needs of the students .
When Sharon overhears plans about a surprise party on her 14th birthday, she gets excited. But the excitement turns to disappointment (and anger) when she realizes that no one is throwing a party for her. Meanwhile, Alden discovers the pressures of being Sharon's boyfriend.
Smile won the 2010 Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor for Nonfiction. [23] In 2011, the novel won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens. [24] It was also one of Young Adult Library Services Association's 2011 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens and a 2011 Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book for Middle ...
Title page for an 1801 edition of Lessons for Children, part I. Lessons for Children is a series of four age-adapted reading primers written by the prominent 18th-century British poet and essayist Anna Laetitia Barbauld. Published in 1778 and 1779, the books initiated a revolution in children's literature in the Anglo-American world.
"National Anthem of the Ancient Britons", also known as "Woad" or "The Woad Ode", is a humorous song, set to the tune of "Men of Harlech". It first became popular in the 1920s as a song in the British Boy Scouts [1] and appeared in The Hackney Scout Song Book (Stacy & Son Ltd, 1921).