Picture Book Month Day 3: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT
Henry Holt, 2003
Summary:
Arnie the doughnut doesn’t realize that doughnuts are for eating. Told from Arnie’s point of view, we follow Arnie on his adventure to not be eaten.
Mentor Text Writing Skills:
* Specificity of language
* Point of View
* Dialogue
* Tone
* Voice
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