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Historical Fiction Mentor Texts: ReFoReMo 2021
Every year it’s such a joy to participate in ReFoReMo–Read for Research Month. It’s an opportunity to study mentor texts as a writer. There are hundreds of books featured this month. I’m there today talking about historical fiction picture books. Do you have a favorite historical fiction picture book?…
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Studying Mentor Texts with Spreadsheets
I’m over at ReFoReMo (Read for Research Month) today with a guest post about first and last line in nonfiction picture books. I talk about 10 books specifically. Hop on over to read my post there. I thought it might be helpful to dive deeper into how I read…
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Deep Concept Books: ReFoReMo 2018
For the last several years, I’ve been honored to contribute a mentor text list to ReFoReMo (Read For Research Month). This year, I focused on concept books for older readers that really hone in on deep concepts. Take a peek at my list here. Past ReFoReMo posts: 2017–Reader…
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ReFoReMo is Here!
ReFoReMo stands for Reading for Research Month. It is run by Carrie Charley Brown and her team and focuses on diving into picture books as mentor texts. My post is the first one in the line up today with a focus on reader engagement in picture books. Hop on…
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New Mentor Text Lessons, Mentor Texts Lists, and More!
Guest Posts Around the Web You may have noticed I haven’t been blogging much lately, but I have been doing some writing out and about on the web-o-sphere. Using Mentor Texts to Revise a Novel in Verse at Teach Mentor Texts (Jen Vincent’s blog) Author Study on Newbery Award…
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Back Matter in Picture Books
Carrie Charley Brown is hosting ReFoReMo (Read for Research Month), a time when writers challenge themselves to read picture books as mentor texts to improve their writing. I’m the guest author/educator there today talking about back matter in picture books. Hop over to her blog and give it a…
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NF10for10 2016: Nonfiction Books as Mentor Texts for Writing
This is the first time I’m doing a 10 for 10 post as a librarian instead of a classroom teacher. There are a few differences in this: 1) I’m in a position now where people are asking for book recommendations on a daily basis, and 2) I am in…
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Mentor Texts for Writers: Anything Can Be a Mentor Text by Jen Vincent
I have been following Jen’s blog for years. We both are teachers and writers and we both love mentor texts. I love that Jen gives us a glimpse into the various ways she uses mentor texts. Please be sure you visit Jen’s website where she is one of the…
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Mentor Texts for Writers: A Little Help From My Friends by Pat Miller
One thing is for sure, I couldn’t do this series “Mentor Texts for Writers” without a little help from my friends. I have been so fortunate to have amazing writers post about their experiences using mentor texts. Pat Miller and I both blog on the GROG blog. I also…
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Mentor Texts in the Classroom: A Storytime Collective by Carter Higgins
Carter and I share a love for books, the Braves, and Virginia. She is a librarian, and I’m a soon-to-be-librarian, so I particularly loved this post about how she uses mentor texts in the library. Carter is an amazing champion of books and this post is no…
