What is a Mentor Text?

A mentor text is an stellar text that can be used as a model to teach students how to write.

Resources for Using Mentor Texts

Mentor Text Lessons

Picture Book Month Mentor Text Resources

Glossary of Mentor Text Terms

Mentor Text Spreadsheet

PB 10 for 10 Picture Books as Mentor Texts for Word Choice

Mentor Texts for Writers: Market Your Book to Teachers (Fiction Notes, January 28, 2013)

Mentor Texts: Teach Common Core Writing (Making the Common Core Practical, January 28, 2013)

Reading and Studying Mentor Texts (DIYMFA, August 16, 2013)

Picture Book Month Teacher’s Guide, including a guest article by me: “Picture Books as Mentor Texts.”  

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