">>>>> Mentor Texts, 2nd edition: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6 <<<<<
In their first edition ofMentor Texts, authors Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli helped teachers across the country make the most of high-quality children's literature in their writing instruction. InMentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6, 2nd Editionthe authors continue to show teachers how to help students become confident, accomplished writers by using literature as their foundation.The second edition includes brand-new “Your Turn Lessons,” built around the gradual release of responsibility model, offering suggestions for demonstrations and shared or guided writing. Reflection is emphasized as a necessary component to understanding why mentor authors chose certain strategies, literary devices, sentence structures, and words. Dorfman and Cappelli offer new children'sbook titles in each chapter and in a carefully curated and annotated Treasure Chest. At the end of each chapter a “Think About It—Talk About It—Write About It”
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