Mentor texts : teaching writing through children's literature, K-6 /
by Lynne R. Dorfman and Rose Cappelli.
- Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers, c2007.
- xii, 314 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Reinventing the writer with mentor texts -- Digging for treasure: discovering personal stories by connecting with read alouds -- What are you really writing about? Discovering the inside story -- When writers use a magnifying lens -- Creating powerful beginnings and satisfying endings -- Using scaffolds to organize texts -- Poetry: everybody can be a writer -- Choice, voice, and all that jazz -- Walk around in the author's syntax -- A treasure chest of books.
9781571104335 157110433X
2006033463
Language arts (Elementary) Children's literature--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs. English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Elementary)