Humanities – Page 2 – Janet Ruth Heller

New Approaches to Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction

Author: Janet Ruth Heller January 1, 2020

Janet Ruth Heller will be speaking about “Keys to Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction” for the Michigan Reading Association Conference at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, March 14, 2020 and Monday, March 16, 2020….
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Conference Presentations, Education, Humanities, Janet's Speaking Events, Nonfiction, Workshop for Teachers

Review of the Middle-Grade Novel Worth by Alexandria LaFaye (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2004)

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 18, 2019

This historical novel set in the 1800s poses a challenging question: how much is a child worth when differently abled or orphaned? Eleven-year-old Nathaniel “Nate” Peale helps his parents Gabriel and Mary Eva to farm their land in Nebraska. He…
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Book Review, Books, Children's Literature, Coping with Deaths in a Family, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humanities, Literature, Novels, Parenting, Psychological Issues, Reviews, Sibling Rivalry

book review, historical novel, human worth, Orphan Train

Advice for English Majors

Author: Janet Ruth Heller May 10, 2018

Janet Ruth Heller is quoted in the article “What Can You Do with an English Major? Advice from Former English Students” by Carly Stockwell, posted on College Factual on May 10, 2018 at http://inside.collegefactual.com/stories/what-can-you-do-with-an-english-major-advice-from-former-english-students

Advice for Students, Education, English Major, Humanities, Interviews

education, English major, interview