BrainCandy StudyGuide

This is the Ultimate English guide to Introductory paragraphs for essays. Too many students write their entire essay in the intro and then merely repeat it throughout the body, resulting in repetition and not enough sparking of interest. Using the S.T.A.R.T. method, students may use the 5 generic SENTENCE FRAMES to help craft an intro, moving from a general opening and filtering down to a thesis. Additionally, it offers more specific ideas (SENTENCE FRAMES) for each of the three forms, Informat

For students aged 12 through 20. Sixty percent of the words are taught below the 8th grade, but studies show that students fail to retain more than 45% until they deliberately choose to lock the info in, so this becomes more than a "year-long" resource. It is a resource worth at least 3 years, if not more. Perfect for creating flashcards, studying for tests, or using so as to deliberately use the concepts in student writings. Organized by CATEGORY, as found in the Lit Terms 180 in the BrainCan

Whether newbie or veteran, there are dozens of little tasks that EAT UP your first few days. Having a list of reminder tasks and tips to a smooth start helps. This is NOT a comprehensive list. The product is only 10 slides long, but it takes a teacher through the first week BEFORE THE STUDENTS ARRIVE. May you have a smooth year's start. Enjoy!

This is ONE 11x17 panel of the Ultimate English Study Guide (UESG) for BrainCandy-StudyGuide. This panel offers students six key areas to focus their studies: Objective Summaries, Constructed Response, Interpreting a quote, a seven sentence Outline to the Essay, and a Model Essay (AND 12 writing prompts, 4 for each form). For the remaining month of October, this file will be for free in response to the generosity of donors from four states contributing to helping me fund my classes this year du

The Analysis Guide of the UESGBC covers key elements of literature that requires a closer look. Starting with 4 key WAYS TO ANALYZE, and moving to the two sides of the language coin, Reader and Writer, How to Spot the features of Non-fiction, Informational Text, Poetry Basics for a quick identification, Top 10 Forms of Figurative Language and commercials that use them, Film Analysis (how it differs from Literary Analysis), and 9 Basic Logic Flaws. With ongoing Distance Learning (and variations

WE are all in this together! Here is a free file to offer ideas on how to build your curriculum NOW even if you do not yet know what is coming. With covid 19 numbers shifting, so too, are the state and local plans for implementing the education that students NEED. So, breathe in and breathe out and see how one teacher is handling it all this fall.