#mentortexts

[teachingliteracy]

The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by @drewdaywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit, is a hilarious tale that takes readers around the world. This is a perfect text to teach perspective and point of view! - - #readingspecialist #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #drewdaywalt #theepicadventuresofhuggieandstick #huggieandstick #mentortexts #perspective #pointofview #readaloud #reading #books #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #readingskills #elementaryteacher https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBhVrlh18s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s8elepfugnly

[teachingliteracy]

I ❤️ this book! It’s perfect for teaching students about perspective and point of view. 👓 Suitable for 2nd and 3rd grades. . . #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #taleoftwobeasts #reading #thatbooklife #elementary #readaloud #mentortexts #2ndgrade #3rdgrade #ela #perspective #pointofview #picturebook

[jonitadavisposts]

I came home to this literary tea that everyone is talking about. @michelleobama #becoming has my friends talking and my sister bragging (She's in #akasorority and they got letters from #myfirstlady). I can't wait to break the binding on this book. I'll be discussing it as we go along in the BGN community space. http://community.blackgirlnerds.com/ Meet me there! Writing my own story right now so this is perfect timing. #readingiswriting #mentortexts #letshavetea (at LaPorte County, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNtGahhlhc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gf07rw2q1ddm

[jlubke]

"'The Writing Thief' author Ruth Culham led a passionate discussion on mentor texts Oct. 28 as part of the International Reading Association’s first Google Hangout on Air.... The discussion covered a number of topics, including how to motivate reluctant writers and how exactly to use mentor texts in the classroom, regardless of text length....Culham said she finds mentor texts every day, whether it’s picture books or signs at the zoo."

[jlubke]

Guest columnist, Janet Yatvin, discusses the reading-writing connection and mentor texts: "More than lessons on how to write an effective argument or an informational piece students need to immerse themselves in the worlds of stories, poems, myths, fables, business letters, opinion and information essays, advertisements, instructional manuals, newspaper articles, memoirs, biographies, and whatever else captures their interest."

[jlubke]

"We must teach students to imitate model texts before they write, as they write, and as they revise."

[dibcapstone-blog]

http://primarychalkboard.blogspot.com/2014/02/informational-mentor-text-list-for.html

I absolutely love this blog entry! The writer has put together a list of mentor texts that correlate with each of the 2nd grade Common Core Standards. 

This resource has taught me that mentor texts can certainly be used for non-fiction writing. Whenever I think about mentor texts or author studies, I always envision utilizing them for writing fiction. However, this blog has opened my eyes. There is absolutely no reason why I can't use mentor texts for informational writing as well. Although I'm primarily focusing on narratives, this is still a helpful resource because it can still be used to improve students' writing. In particular, I'd like to focus on these standards: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text; identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. I think those are two standards that also relate directly to personal essays and will make their writing stronger.

This definitely helps me answer my guiding questions. The writer provided a complete and organized list of authors as well as specific books that correlate to Common Core Standards. This will help me when choosing mentor texts. For every book I choose, I need to think about what standard I want to focus on and if the book adequately models that. This blog entry has helped me with that.