Book details
Mentor Texts
Description
In their first edition of Mentor Texts, authors Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli helped teachers across the country make the most of high-quality children's literature in their writing instruction. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6, 2nd Edition the authors continue to show teachers how to help students become confident, accomplished writers by using literature as their foundation. The second edition includes brand-new Your Turn Lessons, built around the gradual release of responsibility model, offering suggestions for demonstrations and shared or guided writing. Reflection is emphasized as a necessary component to understanding why mentor authors chose certain strategies, literary devices, sentence structures, and words. Dorfman and Cappelli offer new children's book titles in each chapter and in a carefully curated and annotated Treasure Chest. At the end of each chapter a Think About It'sTalk About It'sWrite About It section invites reflection and conversation with colleagues. The book is organized around the characteristics of good writing focus, content, organization, style, and conventions. The authors write in a friendly and conversational style, employing numerous anecdotes to help teachers visualize the process, and offer strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. This practical resource demonstrates the power of learning to read like writers.
Age
5-7
Text complexity
proficient
Length
382 pages
Why to read
- To gain insight into effective teaching strategies that utilize mentor texts to improve students' writing skills.
- To discover a wide variety of mentor texts that can be used across different grade levels and content areas.
- To learn how to select and integrate mentor texts into the curriculum to enhance students' understanding of different writing genres and techniques.
- To benefit from practical advice and real-classroom examples provided by Lynne R. Dorfman, an experienced educator and co-director of the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project.