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Tools for Thought (Ebook): Graphic Organizers for Your Classroom

AUTHOR Burke, Jim
PUBLISHER Heinemann Educational Books (08/08/2002)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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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.

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ISBN-13: 9780325004648
ISBN-10: 0325004641
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 208
Carton Quantity: 26
Product Dimensions: 8.55 x 0.46 x 11.05 inches
Weight: 1.09 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Ikids
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Education | Schools - Levels - Secondary
Education | Professional Development
Education | Teaching - Subjects - Reading & Phonics
Grade Level: Preschool - Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 371.302
Library of Congress Control Number: 2002011344
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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.

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Author: Burke, Jim
JIM BURKE teaches English at Burlingame High School in California. He is the author of numerous best-selling books, including The English Teacher's Companion, Reading Reminders, and Illuminating Texts, all published by Heinemann. He also offers online courses with HeinemannU. Jim is the recipient of NCTE's 2000 Exemplary English Leadership Award. Recently inducted into the California Reading Association's Hall of Fame, he currently serves on the Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts Standards Committee of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Email Jim Burke at jburke@englishcompanion.com
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