READING MORE ABOUT JIM BURKE and HIS OTHER BOOKS

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        A must-see  site to include – as it was Burke’s original work when he first started writing books and he share resources with all teachers. English Companion

His blog Jim Burke Typepad

The Ning he manages for all professional English teachers English Companion Ning

Check out his you tube interviews 

Jim Burke About English Companion 4

Jim Burke Using Graphic Organizers

Jim Burke Learning How to To Teach English

Great links from Burke Nancy McNeal BlogspotI recommend you check out these sites, especially the last one as it would be a great site for English teachers to join.  Also write posts on your blog about what you learn and make a weblink gadget with recommended sites about Burke.  

If I were beginning as an English teacher tomorrow I would purchase all of Burke's books sometime.   See Books by Jim Burke (Heinemann).   I would include the following three in my professional library:   The English Companion, Writing Reminders, Reading Reminders. As a new teacher I would have Letters to a New Teacher.  As a content area teacher I would get  School Smarts and Tools for  Thought .

At the very least, did you know that if you go to Heinemann or Stenhouse they often publish at least one sample chapter from all books.   Check those out.  
Jim Burke Recommends Creating Your Own Templates (article Voices in the Middle) 

From Jim Burke's first book English Companion 
103 Reading Activities - Before, During and After Reading