Mentor Texts

Mentor Texts

What Are Mentor Texts?

Why Use Mentor Texts?

Teachers as Writing Mentors

Vygotsky’s Zones of Development

Optimal Learning Model

Selecting Mentor Texts

Importance of Read Aloud

Reading Like a Writer

Mentor Text Mini-Lessons

How Do Writers Work?

Write About What You Know

Mapping for Ideas

Name Dropping

Using Literature to Spark Ideas

Memories

Sharpening the Focus

Asking Questions

Planning Sheets

Show, Don’t Tell

Paint a Picture

Using Color

Be Specific

Fancy Words

Walk Around in the Author’s Syntax

Attention-Grabbing Leads

Satisfying Endings

Glue Words

Seesaw Pattern

Apostrophe Detectives

Narrative vs. Expository

Expository Text Features Booklet

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