Teaching Voice with 3 Excellent Mentor Texts
With writing, we all have to find our own voice. To me, voice is demonstrated by a writer's style, phrasing, use of words, and the way he/she guides the reader…
How to Build Writing Skills Using the Six Traits: Tips for Organization
Analyzing text organization through the use of mentor texts is a great way to model how authors organize their writing ideas. Through careful selection, you can demonstrate the way the…
Focusing on the 6 Writing Traits with Writing Ideas
In this blog post, we explore how to build writing ideas using mentor texts. The six writing traits support student writing growth and are perfect for inclusion in your writers workshop block. Check out this post featuring Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson and other mentor text for writing ideas.
