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Mentor Text Spreadsheet: Picture Book Month in Review
Picture Book Month is officially over. But I have created one last thing to share with you on mentor texts. Each day, I shared a mentor text post with you featuring different ways that each of these books could be used to teach writing skills to young…
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Picture Book Month Day 26: Picture Books as Mentor Texts featuring WHEN MARIAN SANG
WHEN MARIAN SANG: THE TRUE RECITAL OF MARIAN ANDERSON by Pam Munoz Ryan Illustrated by Brian Selznick Scholastic, 2002 Summary: WHEN MARIAN SANG is a biography featuring the life of African-American singer, Marian Anderson, a woman who broke barriers for African-Americans during the time of the Jim Crow…
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Picture Book Month Day 25: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts featuring NIGHTSONG
NIGHTSONG by Ari Berk Illustrated by Loren Long Scholastic, 2012 Summary: Chiro the bat learns to fly away from his mother and how to survive by using his senses. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Word Choice * Sensory words * Specificity * Vivid Verbs For more information…
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Picture Book Month Day 22: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring THE LITTLE YELLOW LEAF
THE LITTLE YELLOW LEAF by Carin Berger Greenwillow, 2008 Summary: When a little yellow leaf is not quite ready to face his flight to the ground, he holds on tight. Until he finds another leaf, a red one, who is also holding on as long as possible.…
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Picture Book Month Day 20: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring NIGHT OF THE GARGOYLES
NIGHT OF THE GARGOYLES By Eve Bunting Illustrated by David Wiesner Clarion, 1994 Summary: Follow the gargoyles at night, when they come alive, scaring humans and being set free from their stone perches. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Sensory words * Vivid Verbs * Word Choice *…
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Picture Book Month Day 19: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring RAIN
RAIN by Manya Stojic Crown, 2000 Summary: The animals can sense the rain is coming. And when it comes it changes everything. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Sensory words * Vivid Verbs For more information about mentor texts, check out these links: Mentor Text Resources Mentor…
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Picture Book Month Day 17: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring BUFFALO MUSIC
BUFFALO MUSIC By Tracey E. Fern Illustrated by Lauren Castillo Clarion, 2008 Summary: Inspired by the story of Mary Ann Goodnight, this historical fiction story is about a young lady who raised orphan buffalo in Texas and eventually sent them to Yellowstone National Park. Mentor Text Writing Skills:…
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Picture Book Month Day 13: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring I NEED MY MONSTER
I NEED MY MONSTER by Amanda Noll Illustrated by Howard McWilliam Flashlight Press, 2009 Summary: Ethan’s monster goes fishing and different monsters keep trying to keep Ethan company. But none of them quite work. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Description * Vivid Verbs * Specificity * Word Choice…
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10 for 10: Top 10 Favorite Picture Books to Use as Mentor Texts for Word Choice
UPDATE OCTOBER 2014: This post has become so popular that I expanded it and turned it into a downloadable PDF. You can get the downloadable PDF for free when you sign up for my teacher newsletter (sign up is on the right-hand sidebar). This year, I’m participating in…
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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…
