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Picture Book Month Day 4: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring I STINK!
I STINK! by Kate and Jim McMullan Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, 2002 Summary: The garbage truck speaks in this picture book, telling the reader of his nighttime adventures moving trash in the city. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Specificity of language * Alliteration * Voice * Point of…
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Onomatopoeia Palooza!
I am a contributor to this onomatopoeia resource. If you are a writer or a teacher of writing, I hope that you will find this helpful. It’s like an onomatopoeia encyclopedia. To download this onomatopoeia resource, click on the picture below. Onomatopoeia Sounds Like… Other Onomatopoeia Resources: Onomatopoeia Mentor…
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Mentor Text Tip Tuesday: Scavenge the Books
Tip Scavenge your favorite books for good writing. In a recent onomatopoeia lesson, one of the activities includes creating a Noisy Words chart—looking for onomatopoeic words for every letter of alphabet. But looking for onomatopoeic words is just the beginning. Young writers can go on a scavenger hunt for…
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Mentor Text Lesson Plan: Onomatopoeia
I love onomatopoeia! You know, those noisy words that really make you hear the story like it’s happening right in front of you? Kids love onomatopoeia too. This lesson plan doesn’t focus in on just one book. I use a whole pile of books for this one. This…