Table of Contents

I. The Tools 1. Annotations 2. Conversational Roundtable 3. Decision Tree 4. Episodic Notes 5. Idea Cards 6. Interactive Notes 7. Linear Array 8. Literature Circle Notes 9. Outline Notes 10. Pyramid Notes 11. Q Notes 12. Questions 13. Reporter's Notes 14. Sensory Notes 15. Spreadsheet Notes 16. Story Notes 17. Summary Notes 18. Summary Sheet 19. Synthesis Notes 20. T Notes 21. Target Notes 22. Think in Threes 23. Time Line Notes 24. Venn Diagrams 25. Visual Explanations 26. Vocabulary Squares II. Designing a Standards-Based Curriculum III. Continuum Creator IV. Reproducible Tools for Classroom Use 1. Bookmark: Character Card 2. Bookmark: Core Skills 3. Bookmark: Reading - Think About It! A & B 4. Bookmark: Literature Circle Roles 5. Conversational Roundtable 6. Decision Tree 7. Episodic Notes (Three Square and Six Square) 8. Idea Cards 9. Interactive Notes 10. Linear Array 11. Literature Circle Notes: Overview of the Roles / Discussion Director / Illuminator / Illustrator / Connector / Word Watcher / Summarizer 12. Outline Notes 13. Speech Outline Notes 14. Pyramid Notes 15. Cornell Notes 16. Q Notes 17. Reporter's Notes 18. Sensory Notes 19. Spreadsheet Notes (Three Column / Four Column / Multicolumn) 20. Character Directory 21. Story Notes 22. Plot Notes 23. Summary Notes 24. Summary Sheet 25. Synthesis Notes 26. T Notes 27. Target Notes 28. Think in Threes 29. Time Line Notes 30. Venn Diagram (Two Domain / Three Domain) 31. Vocabulary Squares

About the Author

Jim Burke is the author of numerous bestselling Heinemann titles, including the English Teacher's Companion, Fourth Edition and What's the Big Idea? The question he's always tried to answer is "How can we teach our students better?" He seeks these answers daily through his work in his own classroom at Burlingame High School in California where he still teaches after twenty years. Facing the same constraints and challenges as every other teacher, Jim shares his creative solutions in bestselling professional titles with Heinemann such as Reading Reminders and Writing Reminders as well as through Heinemann Professional Development Services. As part of his commitment to helping teachers and learning how to use the latest technologies, he founded the English Companion Ning, described by Education Week as "the world's largest English department" and winner of several Edublog Awards for Best Social Network for Education. In addition to the EC Ning, Jim offers a steady stream of recommended resources through his website (www.englishcompanion.com) and Twitter (@englishcomp) where he is ranked in the top 100 educators to follow at the top within the online English teacher community. Jim serves on several national commissions related to adolescent literacy and standards, including the Advanced Placement English Literature and Language Course and Exam Review Commission with the College Board and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) where he serves on the Content Technical Working Group, which advises PARCC on the national assessments being developed for the Common Core State Standards. In addition, he is a senior author on the Holt McDougal Harcourt Literature series. 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. Through his work in the class and on such commissions, Jim Burke seeks not only to clarify but reimagine what English should be, honoring the past even as he works with others to create the future of the discipline he loves so much. Visit his website (www.englishcompanion.com) for more information.