Synopses & Reviews
Dozens of graphic organizers and a hundred ways to use them! Jim's prepared a workbook that's a real workhorse, providing tools to spark student thinking that are both intriguing and precise-and applicable to grades 6 to 12 in all subject areas. These tools range from annotations and literature circle notes to Venn diagrams and vocabulary squares. Each comes as a reproducible accompanied by:
- background information and theoretical foundations
- different ways to use each tool to help students read, write, speak, and think better
- a range of note-taking strategies to help students succeed in all academic classes
- student samples, including many from Jim's ACCESS (Academic Success) program for struggling students who want to succeed.
In addition, three documents help you choose "the right tool for the job." Use Jim's suggestions to help students take better notes and improve their critical thinking. Or use his visual directory to quickly evaluate what you need for an assignment. Tools for Thought works across the spectrum-helping students with learning differences, assisting struggling readers and writers, challenging students in advanced classes.
Synopsis
Dozens of graphic organizers and a hundred ways to use them! Jim's prepared a workbook that's a real workhorse, providing tools to spark student thinking that are both intriguing and precise-and applicable to grades 6 to 12 in all subject areas.
About the Author
Jim Burke teaches English at Burlingame High School. He is the author of numerous books, including The English Teacher's Companion, Third Edition; The Teacher's Daybook; Letters to a New Teacher; ACCESSing School; School Smarts; Writing Reminders; Tools for Thought; Illuminating Texts; Reading Reminders; and I Hear America Reading, all of which are published by Heinemann. Through firstHand classroom materials, he offers 50 Essential Lessons. He is also a senior consultant for the McDougal Littell Literature program as well as the author of The Reader's Handbook (Great Source) and Academic Workouts (First Choice Publishing). Jim has received numerous awards, including the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award, the NCTE Conference on English Leadership Award, and the California Reading Association Hall of Fame Award. He served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Committee on Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts Standards and recently worked with ACT on
Table of Contents
How to Use This Book
Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric
Toolbox: Visual Directory of the Tools
Making Effective and Efficient Notes
Introduction: Tools for Thought
The Tools
Annotations
Conversational Roundtable
Decision Tree
Episodic Notes
Idea Cards
Interactive Notes
Linear Array
Literature Circle Notes
Outline Notes
Pyramid Notes
Q Notes
Questions
Reporter's Notes
Sensory Notes
Spreadsheet Notes
Story Notes
Summary Notes
Summary Sheet
Synthesis Notes
T Notes
Target Notes
Think in Threes
Time Line Notes
Venn Diagrams
Visual Explanations
Vocabulary Squares
Appendixes:
Bibliography
Designing Standards-Based Instruction
Continuum Creator
Reproducible Tools for Classroom Use
Reading: Think About It! (1)
Reading: Think About It! (2)
Bookmark: Character Card
Bookmark: Core Skills
Bookmark: Reading: Think About It! A
Bookmark: Reading: Think About It! B
Bookmark: Literature Circle Roles A
Bookmark: Literature Circle Roles B
Conversational Roundtable
Decision Tree
Episodic Notes (Three-Square)
Episodic Notes (Six-Square)
Idea Cards
Interactive Notes
Linear Array
Literature Circle Notes: Overview of the Roles
Literature Circle Notes: Discussion Director
Literature Circle Notes: Illuminator
Literature Circle Notes: Illustrator
Literature Circle Notes: Connector
Literature Circle Notes: Word Watcher
Literature Circle Notes: Summarizer
Outline Notes
Speech Outline Notes
Pyramid Notes
Cornell Notes
Q Notes
Reporter's Notes
Sensory Notes
Spreadsheet Notes (Three-Column)
Spreadsheet Notes (Four-Column)
Spreadsheet Notes (Multi-Column)
Character Directory
Story Notes
Plot Notes
Summary Notes
Summary Sheet
Synthesis Notes
T Notes
Target Notes
Think in Threes
Time Line Notes
Venn Diagram (Two-Domain)
Venn Diagram (Three-Domain)
Vocabulary Squares