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Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing

Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing. Mentor texts are books that can be used as an example of good writing for students. Students can use the writing in these books to improve their own writing. Poems, essays, and other types of writing may be used as mentor texts, too.

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Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing

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  1. Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing Mentor texts are books that can be used as an example of good writing for students. Students can use the writing in these books to improve their own writing. Poems, essays, and other types of writing may be used as mentor texts, too.

  2. Where Can I Find Mentor Texts? • Mentor texts are strong examples of writing. They can be found anywhere. Choosing them is up to your discretion. Here are three places to get started: 1. http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_C.pdf This site gives student essay exemplars for all grade levels along with annotation which breaks down what the student did well. 2. Kelly Gallagher, Write like This. You will see examples of the actual mentor texts that he uses for instruction. Lots of memoirs and even essays. 3. http://www.teachmentortexts.com This website is a rich in in writing and in literacy with lots of discussion about book titles that have good writer’s craft.

  3. How to use mentor texts to model writing • Start with an original, professional example that you want students to model. This can be a published piece or even a student exemplar. This model is the mentor text. 2. Give the students a copy of the mentor text to read. Let students know that they will writing their own version of the mentor text. 3. Teacher will write his or her own version of the mentor text in front of the students. It’s very important that students see us struggle with writing. 4. Students will then start writing their own versions of the mentor text. It is comforting to have a model, and students will be amazed at what they wrote!

  4. “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyons • Where I'm From • http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html

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