Visible Thinking
Creativity Map – find it- use it
Figuring out Fair Map
Circles of Truth Map
Understanding Map
Options Diamond – Exploring the tension of decision making
Reporters Notebook – Separating fact and feeling

Visible Thinking – Teacher Organization
Me, You, Space, Time:  “MYST”

Visible Thinking – Student Activities
3, 2, 1 Bridge
Connect/Extend/Challenge
Circle of Viewpoints
Claim Support Question
Compass Points
Creative Hunt – Looking at parts, purposes, and audiences
Creative Questions
CSI – Color, Symbol, Image
Does it Fit     
Explanation Game
Headlines
Here/Now There/Then
Options Diamond
Question Sorts
Question Starts
Red Light,Yellow Light for Truth
Reporters Notebook – Separating fact and feeling
See/Think/Wonder – exploring works of art and other interesting things
Step Inside: Perceive,Know about, Care about
Stop Look Listen – clarifying claims and sources
Think Puzzle Explore
Tug of War – the complexity of fairness dilemmas
Used to think – But now, I think
What Makes You Say That?

Vocabulary
Word Chart:_Context and Connection
Word_Chart:_Examples and Characteristics
Term_Definition_Graphic
Vocabulary Word Cluster
Vocabulary_Cartoons_-_Instructions
VocabularyIdeascompiledbyDebSmith

Note Taking
Two-column notes
Note Chart for novels and plays
KWL
Who, What, When, Where, How, and Why
Cornell Notes

Team Work
ABC_Brainstorming
Think_Now Pair Share

Analysis
Prereading
Elements of Fiction with Graphics
Fiction_Elements_Organizer
Reading Response
Dialectical Journal
Reading  Journals
Story Plot Terms
Analysis Template
Reflecting Mood in Literature – Jane Eyre sample
Literary Elements Mapping (interactive online)*

Character
Analyzing Characters
Character Qualities Study
Character web
Blank Character web
Facebook assignment – Jane Eyre sample

Structure
Nine Sentence Patterns thanks to Mrs Cassel
Sentence Types and Patterns thanks to Mrs Cassel
Writing web

Writing
How to summarize
Summarizing
Theme evidence
Sentence Outline Literary Analysis thanks to Marcia Hilsabeck

Argumentation
Argument-Graphic-Organizer
Model Graphic Organizer for Argumentative Essay
Two- column Chart (arguments for/against your position)
Persuasion map 3 reasons 2 facts
Persuasive writing plan
Toulmin Arguments Model
Persuasive Essay Writing Plan  
Persuasion Map (interactive)*

Book Markers
Bookmarksforstrategies
characterbookmarks
conflictbookmarks
plotbookmarks
ThinkingQuestions

Rubrics
Rubrics_complexthinking

Classroom “Feedback”
Chart-Easy to use Classroom Assessment Techniques

There’s more
Metacognitive journal
Where I’m From Poem
Character Trading_Card
All those Acronyms
Patterns patterns patterns
DIDLS_Breakdown
conflictmap
Graphic Novels for teens*
Graphic Novel web sites*
Graphic Novels (links)