![]() ![]() ![]() Also check out the teacher-created blog called Teach Mentor Texts.ĭahl, Michael. ![]() ![]() Teachers may be interested in checking out “Plugged In: Coming to You Live … Mentor Texts” on Engage or ReadWriteThink's multitude of lesson ideas for using mentor texts. Learning from expert writers or mentors can reap bountiful harvests when it comes to writing and self-expression. This week’s book reviews from members of the International Reading Association's Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group focus on writing mentor texts. By relying on published texts that epitomize one of the six traits, teachers can help students gain confidence as they develop into proficient writers. Teachers can use them as exemplars for good writing or can draw examples of one of the six traits of writing from their pages so that their students know exactly what conventions and presentation, ideas and content, organization, sentence fluency, voice, word choice involve. Mentor texts or texts that serve as examples for different types of writing can be especially helpful for writing teachers at every grade level. ![]()
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