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Mentor Texts for Writers: Finding Authentic Voice in Cultural Mentor Texts by Keila Dawson
Keila and I share something in common. We are both Third Culture people. Keila is a TCA (Third Culture Adult) and I’m a TCK (Third Culture Kid). In other words, we’ve lived in countries that are different from our passport country. What I love about Keila’s approach to mentor texts…
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Mentor Texts for Writers: Building a Picture Book Biography
Recently, I have been writing a picture book biography. I love the topic, I love the research, but I do not love how it’s structured at this point. I haven’t yet captured the essence of the story through the way I’m telling it. So, I began investigating unique ways…
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Mentor Texts for Writers E-Book is Here!
Last year, I put together an e-book for teachers on tips for using mentor texts in the classroom. I’m pleased to announce the my newest e-book is for writers. I hope it is one of several to come. Mentor Texts for Writers, Book 1 is a compilation of many…
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Mentor Texts for Writers: First Chapter Makeover by Marcie Flinchum Atkins
By day, I am a teacher who uses mentor texts with students. I also help other teachers utilize mentor texts in their classrooms. By night, I utilize mentor texts myself in an attempt to improve my writing by studying from the best. One of my favorite books…
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Mentor Texts for Writers: How to Unstick Your Opening Line by Marcie Colleen
Marcie Colleen and I not only share a first name (spelled the same way and everything), but we also share a love of picture books and mentor texts. When I do presentations about mentor texts for teachers or writers, I always tell them, you must not just study the…
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Mentor Texts for Writers: Carrie Charley Brown Breaks the 4th Wall
Carrie Charley Brown is our first guest for Mentor Texts for Writers 2015. She challenged herself to write a picture book about breaking the 4th wall, but FIRST, she studied mentor texts that had done it well. Stay tuned. At the end of her post, she offers you a…
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Mentor Texts for Writers 2015: Guest Posts
On Tuesdays, I will be feature a new series for a few months in 2015. I love to see how other writers use mentor texts to help them become better writers. I have some amazing writers who are doing guest posts to tell us how they use mentor texts!…
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Help Me, Help You (Mentor Text Resources Survey)
Summer is approaching, and while I’m knee deep in deadlines at the moment, I’m still thinking about what cool mentor text resources I can start providing. I have ideas about mentor text resources I’d like to create, and I’ve even started on many of these ideas. However, with time…
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Mentor Texts for Writers and Character Post
Mentor Texts for Writers Recently I had the privilege of doing a workshop in Northern Virginia for a group of writers. The lovely and amazing Dianna Aston spoke in the morning about the stories behind her books. I spoke in the afternoon on using mentor texts to become a better…
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I Have Mentor Texts, Now What?
Last week, I posted about where to find mentor texts to use to improve your writing. Today I’m over at the GROG BLOG again talking about what you do with mentor texts. Stop over there and tell us how you use mentor texts to improve your writing. Our new GROG…
