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Instructional Guide for Writing a Literary Analysis Essay

By Darla Brink

Instructional Guide for Writing a Literary Analysis Essay by Darla Brink; Everything you need to help your students write a literary analysis essay. Contains student handouts for defining “analysis”, distinguishing between summary and analysis, list

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Unit Plans, Lesson

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Summarizing: Determining What is Important in Text

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Summarizing: Determining What is Important in Text by Darla Brink; a power point presentation to accompany the summarizing handouts and student worksheets(sold separately); use with students to introduce summarizing or for staff development;

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, For Principals & Administrators

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Summarizing Strategies by Darla Brink

By Darla Brink

Summarizing Strategies by Darla Brink; student friendly explanation handouts and worksheets for five well known summarizing strategies; includes a "Summarizing Strategy" teachable poster; help students practice close reading strategies and critical

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Writing, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Expository Text Annotation: Close Reading Strategies

By Darla Brink

Expository Text Annotation: Close Reading Strategies by Darla Brink Complete teaching and learning tools for annotating expository text through close reading strategies. Includes a teacher guide and a student handout for close reading strategies;

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For All Subject Areas, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Active Reading, Inner Voice and Metacognition by Darla Brink

By Darla Brink

Active Reading, Inner Voice and Metacognition by Darla Brink-Begin the year teaching students about active reading, the "inner voice," metacogntion, "mental moves," and reading strategies. Includes three color learning posters/student handouts and

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading Strategies

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Formative Assessment: Give One Get One

By Darla Brink

Formative Assessment: Give One Get One by Darla Brink A classroom or professional development tool for checking for understanding Formative Assessment: Give One Get One by Darla Brink is licensed under a Creative Commons

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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Characterization: Understanding Protagonist and Antagonist

By Darla Brink

Characterization: Understanding Protagonist and Antagonist by Darla Brink Help your students develop an understanding of characterization by fleshing out the protagonist and the antagonist in the text. Students cite text evidence for physical

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Narrative Elements Exploring Theme

By Darla Brink

Narrative Elements Exploring Theme by Darla Brink Use these three handouts/posters to introduce and explicitly teach theme. Includes definition of theme, explicit theme, implicit theme, how to identify through character change or symbolism, and

Subjects:

Reading, Other (ELA), Short Stories

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Handouts, Printables

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Characterization Pack

By Darla Brink

Characterization Pack by Darla Brink This 20 page unit involves learning about characterization through inferencing and analyzing. Explicit activities for understanding characterization, culminating in writing a paragraph on character. Sample

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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Printables, Rubrics

$8.00

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Introductory Letter: Dear Teacher...

By Darla Brink

Introductory Letter: Dear Teacher...created by Darla Brink Get to know your students quickly while assessing their basic writing skills, by asking students to write a “Dear Teacher” letter. Includes explicit instructions with choice topics, a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

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Self Reflection Assessments for Sustained Silent Reading

By Darla Brink

Rubric and Reflection for Independent Reading created by Darla Brink; Rubric and reflective activities to guide students to think metacognitively about their reading behaviors; use with students during reading conferences to set goals for silent

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment, Rubrics, Centers

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Eliminating Destructive Self Talk; Strategies for Eradicating ANTs

By Darla Brink

Eliminating Destructive Self Talk; Strategies for Eradicating ANTs by Darla Brink Wisconsin State Health Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to use health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. Grades 6-8 Explain the

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Health, School Counseling, School Psychology

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

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Inferring Character and Theme Bundle

By Darla Brink

Inferring Character and Theme Bundle by Darla Brink Get all the materials and activities from the Characterization Pack and the Theme Pack, all aligned with the Common Core Reading Anchor Standards 1-3. Activities can be done with any piece of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Handouts, Rubrics

$12.50

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Theme Pack

By Darla Brink

Theme Pack by Darla Brink The set of activities addresses Reading Anchor Standards 1-3. Students learn to discern theme through characterization and symbolism. The unit culminates by writing a theme paragraph. Materials for explicit instruction

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

$8.00

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Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing

By Darla Brink

Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing created by Darla Brink Five specific strategies with student examples. Activities provided for guided practice and reflection. Strategies include getting rid of unnecessary

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson, Centers

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Close Reading: Rubrics for Annotating Fictional Text

By Darla Brink

Close Reading: Rubrics for Annotating Fictional Text by Darla Brink; Common Core emphasizes critical thinking and close reading skills. Help your students become the literary critics necessary for the 21st century world. This bundle includes an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Assessment, Printables, Rubrics

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Short Answer Responses: Explicit Instruction in Writing Strategies

By Darla Brink

Students will learn a response writing strategy that will explicitly teach them how to answer short answer questions. “GSA,” or “Great Short Answer” is a brief response that requires the student to create a main idea and elaborate to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Rubrics

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Kill the ANTs Strategy Activities

By Darla Brink

Kill the ANTs Strategy Activities by Darla Brink Wisconsin State Health Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to use health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. Five pages of student activities that accompany the

Subjects:

Health, School Counseling, School Psychology

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

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Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

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Close Reading: Reading for Deep Meaning and Critical Thinking

By Darla Brink

Close Reading: Reading for Deep Meaning and Critical Thinking created by Darla Brink; Method for addressing common core standards for critical reading; includes a model for explicit instruction and a student-friendly handout to help students

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Professional Documents, Printables

$1.50

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Critical Thinking Posters: Developing Habits of Mind

By Darla Brink

Critical Thinking Posters: Developing Habits of Mind created by Darla Brink--Five colorful posters displaying each step in a unique critical thinking scaffold aimed at developing Habits of Mind. Includes definitions and student performance

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Printables, Posters, Centers

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (0.55 MB)

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24 years of teaching experience in all grade levels K-8; middle school social studies, English, Language Arts; Education Leadership: Literacy Coach, Middle School Literacy Coordinator, Language Arts Department Chair, English Department Chair, Disciplinary Literacy Support

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