Books written by Patrick Griffin

By the Light of the Moon: An Anthology

Thomas turned swiftly and headed for home. ~ Lizzie felt the shake as the walls of St Mary's crumbled to the ground. Tin plates and cups fell to the floor with a clatter. Thomas's entry through the front door meant Lizzie's prayers were ...
The People with No Name: Ireland's Ulster Scots, America's Scots Irish, and the Creation of a British Atlantic World, 1689-1764

Several Ulster clergymen, most notably Francis Hutcheson, studied under the innovative Gershom Carmichael, Glasgow's first professor of moral philosophy. Carmichael, credited with the introduction of the natural law tradition into his ...
The Townshend Moment: The Making of Empire and Revolution in the Eighteenth Century

So great was his early achievement that a New Yorker named William Kelly told George of how he and some others were working to have a township in the colony named Townshend. Kelly also sent George seeds from America for his garden.
Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills: Research and Applications

This book provides a detailed description of research and application outcomes from the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills project, which explored a framework for understanding the nature of these skills.
Assessment for Teaching

Taking a practical approach to assessment and the collaborative use of data in the classroom, this text advances a developmental model of assessment which aims to improve student outcomes through targeted teaching interventions.
American Leviathan: Empire, Nation, and Revolutionary Frontier

In vivid detail, Patrick Griffin recaptures a chaotic world of settlers, Indians, speculators, British regulars, and American and state officials vying with one another to remake the American West during its most formative period.
Introduction to the Common Law, Vol 2: English for the Common Law

The book has been written for the benefit of lawyers, law students and business students wishing to acquire both a technical legal vocabulary as well as a knowledge of common law principles.Written in a clear accessible style, it can be ...
Ireland and America: Empire, Revolution, and Sovereignty

Looking at America through the Irish prism and employing a comparative approach, leading and emerging scholars of early American and Atlantic history interrogate anew the relationship between imperial reform and revolution in Ireland and ...
Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills

As described by the QCA: “The tasks are designed to support teacher assessment. ... These classroom-based assessments comprise 25% of the total examination score in subjects like business studies, classical civilization, ...
The Confederate Cookbook: Family Favorites from the Sons of Confederate Veterans

Buttermilk biscuits, Sweet Potato Casserole, Pecan Pie--these are a few of the dishes the South is justifiably famous for. But what about Texas Mucho Torpedoes, Mediterranean Rice Salad, and Apple-Lokshen Kugel?
American Leviathan: Empire, Nation, and Revolutionary Frontier

Empire, Nation, and Revolutionary Frontier Patrick Griffin ... ideological program of the new plan of empire.66 In the eyes of those involved, two systems of thought—one rooted in patronage, the other animating empire—did not conflict.
Experiencing Empire: Power, People, and Revolution in Early America

Power, People, and Revolution in Early America Patrick Griffin ... including excellent photographic reproductions of the original document, is August Chouteau's Journal: Memory, Mythmaking, and History in the Heritage of New France, ed.
The Townshend Moment: The Making of Empire and Revolution in the Eighteenth Century

Brian Bonnyman, The Third Duke of Buccleuch and Adam Smith: Estate Management and Improvement in Enlightenment Scotland (Edinburgh, 2014), 2–4, 8, 26–30; Andrew Mackillop, “More Fruitful Than the Soil”: Army, Empire, and the Scottish ...
Between Sovereignty and Anarchy: The Politics of Violence in the American Revolutionary Era

The Politics of Violence in the American Revolutionary Era Patrick Griffin, Robert G. Ingram, Peter S. Onuf, ... my definitionof political violence, seeKenneth Owen, “Political Community in Revolutionary Pennsylvania, 1774–1800,” (DPhil ...
Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills: Methods and Approach

This second volume of papers from the ATC21STM project deals with the development of an assessment and teaching system of 21st century skills. Readers are guided through a detailed description of the methods used in this process.
Understanding Students with Additional Needs as Learners

This book brings together a compendium of the collaborative research from eight PhD students and three researchers, addressing an existing problem for teachers of students with additional learning needs in mainstream classes.
Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain: How Technology Has Made Traditional Advertising Obsolete

In Pay No Attention to that Man behind the Curtain, Patrick Griffin and Kevin Flynn dissect mass media advertising at an historic crossroads and explain what no longer works.
Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills: Methods and Approach

Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills: Methods and Approach
Assessment for Teaching

Grounded in contemporary, evidence-based research, Assessment for Teaching provides a comprehensive introduction to assessment and teaching in school settings.
Assessment for Teaching

Taking a practical approach to assessment and the collaborative use of data in the classroom, this text advances a developmental model of assessment which aims to improve student outcomes through targeted teaching interventions.