This is the blog series for you if you are looking for inspiration or advice on using all sorts of mentor texts in your classroom including published books, student work, digital media, and teacher-created texts.
When to Use Mentor Texts: TEACHING WRITING WITH MENTOR TEXTS
You have the right text now when is the right time?
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Create Your Own Text: Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts
Use a teacher-written mentor text for your next unit of study
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Digital Mentor Text for Blogs: Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts
Some of the most influential pieces of writing that have tugged at my heart and live in my soul are blog posts. As we planned this blog series on mentor texts, a lightbulb flashed above my head: Why not create a collection of mentor blog posts to help me improve my own writing? Why not create a similar collection for my students, to share with them possibilities and craft moves they could try, too?
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How to Choose & Mine Mentor Texts for Craft Moves: Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts
I've been researching and working with mentor texts for over a decade. Here's how I choose them and mine them for craft moves to teach young writers.
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Student-Written Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts
As you embark on using, student-written mentor texts push yourself beyond the flawless and visually perfect pieces. Look for the gems buried behind the messy and sometimes crumpled papers. Search for opportunities for all students to shine and guide other writers. All writers have value.
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Reading Like a Writer, Step-By-Step: Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts
This week at Two Writing Teachers will be sharing ideas about teaching writing with mentor texts: from published books, to student work, digital media, to teacher-created texts. This blog series will inspire you to dive in and find the perfect texts to learn from with your students.
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SOL Tuesday + a Donation Update
Last year we opened a Cafe Press store for people interested in buying some Slicer swag. We received our commission from our store a couple of weeks ago and recently made another donation to the Pajama Program with the profits. Our store is open year-round. Click here to purchase some a t-shirt, water bottle, keychain,… Continue reading SOL Tuesday + a Donation Update
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Exploratory Notebooks
Beginning to think about Exploratory Notebooks and easing into a research writing unit.
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Engaging with Preschool Writers
Last week, I encouraged a group of preschoolers to write books about their experiences. It went better than I expected.
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Make Writing: A Book Review
Make Writing: 5 Teaching Strategies That Turn Writer's Workshop Into a Maker Space is a "MUST READ" for writing teachers. It is a quick read (less than 100 pages), inspiring, practical, and very current, as "maker spaces" are a hot topic in education today. These strategies can be used with all age levels, bring fresh energy to writing workshop, and allow for more students to find their voices as writers.
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How Do We Develop a Writing Identity?
How can we help students develop identities as writers?
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