Word Days: The Language and Literature Lover's Almanac. This item is unavailable.Word Days: The Language and Literature Lover's Almanac

Word Days Volume I is a brave new almanac that equips readers and word lovers with specific ways to celebrate reading, writing, speaking, rhetoric, and thinking. Volume I covers every day from January 1 to June 30. In each day’s entry, WORD history meets WORLD history. Word Days is both a fascinating, fact-filled daily calendar and a tool for anyone who wants to learn more about language, literature, words, and rhetoric. In addition, each day's entry includes a distinct Writing Challenge that’s tied to the Common Core standards in English. You may have heard of National Grammar Day (March 4th), but what about the other days of the year? Have you heard of Knowledge is Power Day, Dead Poet’s Day, Hyperbole Day, Dramatic Monologue Day, Persuasive Appeals Day, Banned and Burned Books Day, Poetic Definition Day, Create a Monster Day, Open Letter Day, Embarrassing Misspelling Day, or Similes For Life Day? Once you’ve read Word Days, you’ll not only know what each of these days is all about, you’ll also know how to participate in the celebration!

Brian Backman has taught high school English for 28 years in Anacortes, Washington. Word Days, his fourth book, started as a blog: Worddays.net where he began his quixotic quest to make WORD history and WORLD history meet. Brian has an undergraduate degree in English and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Seattle Pacific University. Brian and his wife Joy have two grown sons, Sam and Max.