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I Can Write Like That!: A Guide to Mentor Texts and Craft Studies for Writers' Workshop, K-6 - Susan Ehmann
I Can Write Like That!: A Guide to Mentor Texts and Craft Studies for Writers' Workshop, K-6
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You know the importance of using mentor texts when teaching author's crafts to your young writers. But how do you a busy teacher with only so many hours in a day find great mentor texts? With so many children's books available and so little time to peruse them all, matching books to writers... show more
You know the importance of using mentor texts when teaching author's crafts to your young writers. But how do you a busy teacher with only so many hours in a day find great mentor texts? With so many children's books available and so little time to peruse them all, matching books to writers workshop minilessons remains a challenge. Here is the resource to make your search for just the right books a little easier. Authors Susan Ehmann and Kellyann Gayer bring you a resource built out of their love of great children's books, their vast experience in the classroom, and their passion for teaching young writers. The heart of this book is an extensive annotated bibliography that details examples of 27 author's crafts found in 150 high-quality children's books. But there's so much more! This book can serve as your go-to writers workshop resource by providing you with: A quick reference to turn to when you need to find the right mentor text to teach a specific author's craft, such as alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, voice, and many more Age-appropriate craft studies that fit into your existing curriculum Tools to help you match the books you already have in your classroom or school library with the crafts they demonstrate In these pages you ll discover engaging fiction and nonfiction children's books and ideas for using them to their maximum potential as teaching tools. And you will find new ways to give your students a priceless gift exemplary models for their own writing. Realize the reward of having your students listen to a well-written story then identify the author's craft and say, I can write like that!The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in include: -Comprehension-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers-Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy-Assessment-Literacy Coaching-Research And Policy
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780872077089 (087207708X)
ASIN: 087207708X
Publisher: International Reading Association
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
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Eclectic Universe - Homeschooling Parent
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Full of good examples of craft elements like alliteration, metaphor, voice, hyperbole, and point of view. Extensive list of recommended books which illustrate the above topics.
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