Academic Moves for College and Career Readiness, Grades 6-12

A longtime English teacher, Jim Burke is the author of more than 20 books and senior consultant for the Holt McDougal Literature program. Jim has received several awards, including the 2000 NCTE Exemplary English Leadership Award. In 2009, he created the English Companion Ning-the largest online community of English teachers in the world. More recently, Jim has served on the AP English Course and Exam Review Commission and the PARCC Consortium. Barry Gilmore was the Middle School Head and later the Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning at Hutchison School in Memphis, Tennessee. A National Board Certified Teacher, he taught English and social studies for nearly twenty years. Barry is the author of seven education books and the former president of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English. Awards for his teaching have come from NCTE, TCTE, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission. He passed away in 2019 at the age of 50 and is dearly missed by his students, family, friends and fellow faculty.

Introduction: The Language of Learning Acknowledgments 1. Analyze 2. Argue 3. Compare/Contrast 4. Describe 5. Determine 6. Develop 7. Evaluate 8. Explain 9. Imagine 10. Integrate 11. Interpret 12. Organize 13. Summarize 14. Support 15. Transform Appendices I. The Other Words II. Academic Writing Moves III. Working With the Words Across Disciplines IV. Academic Moves: Etymology V. Teaching by Design Using Webb's Depth of Knowledge Model VI. Standards Correlation Chart (Texas, Florida, Indiana, and Virginia) VII. Anchor Charts VIII. Graphic Organizers Glossary Index

"Academic Moves for College and Career Readiness provides clarity and structure for teachers who seek to help their students become more competent and confident thinkers, and does so without compromising the critical role of a teacher's content knowledge and creativity in a dynamic classroom. Its economy of expression makes complex ideas accessible, while annotated student work provides a window into learner application. Most significantly, the book is written in the voice of teachers, who live what they recommend." -- CAROL ANN TOMLINSON, Jr. Professor and Author of The Differentiated Classroom, Second Edition "Burke and Gilmore present a powerful and practical synthesis of the highest-leverage thinking moves that students-especially linguistically diverse students-need to develop for school, work, and life. They provide what teachers want: clear and concise descriptions of each thinking move, analyses of student work samples, and innovative classroom practices and scaffolds that can be used to develop the moves in a variety of contexts. Fifteen stars!" -- JEFF ZWIERS, Senior Researcher at Stanford University "Jim Burke's books need to be on the 'must-read' list of-at the very least-all English teachers! Academic Moves for College and Career Readiness is a worthy addition to that list with the 'academic and thinking' moves he and his coauthor, Barry Gilmore, describe critical for any of us who want to 'up our game' in the classroom." -- LARRY FERLAZZO, Teacher, Education Week advice columnist, and author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves "What sets Academic Moves for College and Career Readiness apart are its emphasis on student practice and practical application of exemplary instruction. This book speaks to teachers in their language across curriculum areas. Burke and Gilmore have hit the mark on what our students need for college and career readiness." -- JAYNE ELLSPERMANN, National Principal of the Year (2014)