Poetry as Mentor Texts: Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre
April is poetry month. Every Friday in April, I will feature a poetic picture book that can be used as a mentor text for writing. For past Poetry Month resources, check out these resources.
Beach Lane, 2015
I can’t say enough good things about this book! I have recommended it to everyone. I have read it multiple times. I’ve typed out the words because I wanted to savor and study the language. At only 103 words, it’s a masterful work! And photographs are absolutely stunning.
I’m a big fan of April Pulley Sayre and this book might be my favorite of hers yet. This book can be used to teach the water cycle to primary students. But it can be used at ANY age to help students study poetic language.
Mentor Text Writing Skills:
* Word Choice
* Specificity
* Spare language
* Rhyme
For another post where I featured poetic mentor texts, see this Nonfiction Poetic Text post.
