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First attempt at a bundle, so feel free to contact me directly if there are any problems. BrainCandySG@gmail.com. I will move to resolve as quickly as possible. Here is a way to build an amazing digital library of presentations, lessons, and resources in a cost effective manner. This collection includes not only the FLAGSHIP of the whole site, the ULTIMATE ENGLISH BRAIN CANDY STUDY GUIDE, but it includes BOTH the colored (TE) and the black and white "Blackline Master" for making student guide

Hello again! Welcome back to the BrainCandy-StudyGuide store. Bundle #2 focuses on writing skills, tips, and graphics. These files have their own stand-alone value, but for the biggest impact, purchase either the actual study guide (stand alone) or Bundle #1, which includes not only the colored study guide, but also the black and white (blackline) master complete with print\assembly instructions. Bundle #1 offered a little bit of both reading and writing concepts. Bundle #2 focuses on WRIT

Product Description - PPT file with over 100 slides of individual literary terms illustrated and defined. This is the biggest, baddest collection of student friendly definitions, illustrations, and examples - most of which provide excellent mnemonics ! Literary terms are broken down, categorized, and then offered individually in colorful slides - each one printable as a mini-poster (full sized if your print room has a poster maker). A perfect support for the Ultimate English Study Guide! Each o

Teaching students about PARALLELISM in literature is not always easy. One reason for this is the fact the same word in used in mathematics. The math concept is not necessarily wrong for use in English class, it is just that it is differently used. Another obstacle is that the one term has FIVE MEANINGS IN terms of literature. So, rather than dance around, teaching one at a time as they rise, this presentation offers all 5 in one location, suitable as an interactive notebook handout as well.

Wail or Fill the need and pull aside the veil? This is always a teacher's choice. Teachers of teens are appalled at the penmanship of students since objective testing pushed penmanship practice out of the the sphere of "necessary" skills. After all, aren't we all going to just use technology for the rest of our lives? Since we do not seem to have time to teach it, or reinforce the efforts of teachers who HAVE taught it, this file is designed to INCORPORATE quotable quotes, advice, tips, and

RACES is a step by step guide for teens, offering a memory device through the acronym, offering framed sentence LAUNCHES, and providing a UNIVERSAL writing rubric for using to guide response writing and then to evaluate what was written. This method guarantees success in writing responses for any individually determined students over 12 years old and writing recovery success for disengaged writers from the 7th grade to junior college with the help of an adult. Also includes an interactive "wh

Why does the educational field seem to think that Symbolism is an advanced concept? It really is not - just the academic language labeling it, I guess. This file takes the "advanced" out of the equation and makes common sense connections for students in grades 5 and up (with standards written at the 8th grade level), giving them another tool to improving their close reading skills. This 30 minute minilesson Includes a pre\post inventory, PPT presentation, and graphics that engage. Ties in wi

When working with teens, teachers often come up against teens who need to "grow up." For many, teens and adults alike, this is a vague concept. This file explores what it is to grow up, starting with the cross-cultural Golden Rule and expanding into other TANGIBLE expectations of someone who participates in their own growth. In the meantime, the topic of "nuance" of meaning is explored as the two terms, selfish and self-centered, are expanded, giving specific \ concrete examples for students

When was the last time you tasted a lesson?? This is the ONLY total sensory approach to structuring an essay. There are two main problems facing most students writers today. First of all, too many write their entire essay in the introduction and then merely repeat themselves in the body! Second of all, even though some are able to communicate, very few KNOW to even EXPECT a structure, much less know what the academic language of that structure is. Teachers face two problems as well: writin

The concept of THEME should not be that difficult, yet many teens, especially younger teens, often do not have enough "life" under their belts to be able to identify them quickly. Teens think that they are the only ones to experience drama, dreams, and heartbreak. Their limited age is the one thing that isolates them in their dramas. How then can we get students to look BEYOND their limited scope? Themes King is designed to fix that with specific, concrete examples, a graphic organizer, and

Too many students think that once they have written an essay, one draft of an essay anyway, that they are "done." The Common Core demands that students learn how to write an effective multiple paragraph, multi-draft essay. This presentation fosters that process in easy to follow, step by step, improvements. These ARE basic edits, but even the most capable teen writer will find nuggets of new information, including how to run a check as to what grade level their writing is. The most valuable

Slides present ten concepts for life FOR TEENS to consider WHILE they are in sitting in their English classes. These include Forms of writing that are necessary in life (even after high school), Expectations, Essentials before beginning to read or write, Two decisions students make EVERY day as they walk through the door, and six more! Each slide is presented in vivid color and makes the most of mnemonic devices such as colors, images, and numbers. Each slide can be a stand alone mini lesson

7 Signposts helps students quickly identify the 7 key details of an outline. As an instructional tool, it may take 35-45 minutes, and as a refresher or as another way to teach the same concept, it may take only 10-15 minutes. Once students find patterns in their English class, they will be able to better compose an essay, in quicker time, and even better analyze the texts they read, SEEKING this type of a pattern. This file is from the writer's perspective. This same pattern is found in the

Perfect for a beginning of the year overview, this file offers a visual representation of where the forms differ, offering samples of each and showing how they fit into patterns of OTHER literary terms.

Here is a simple, yet elegant, reading log, appropriate for grades 6 (advanced) through 12th (remedial). Includes instruction on Objective Summary, Analysis, and Reflective Responses necessary to be held accountable for daily reading. Comes with student samples (using Holes pages 1-5)

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

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