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Author: Allison Marchetti
Mom, Teacher, Writer, Postpartum Doula.
Books: Writing with Mentors & Beyond Literary Analysis (Heinemann)
Mentor Text Wednesday: Difficult Conversations
A mentor text to help your students think through and write about controversial topics!
Mentor Text Wednesday: Roadrunner Rules
The rules that Chuck Jones used for the writing of the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons reveals endless possibilities in the writing classroom!
No Writer Left Behind: How Night Writing Can Help Your Students
Night writing — the simple practice of writing after school hours — can be a game changer for some students.
Mentor Text Wednesday: Hometown Songs
Invite students to think critically and write about their hometowns using these easy-on-the-ears mentor texts!
Mentor Text Wednesday: Chris Prunckle’s Wannabe, A Visual Review
Chris Prunckle’s Wannabe, a six-panel comic strip, combines artistry and critical review for the perfect writing project.
Books that Move Us: The Revision Toolbox (Georgia Heard)
From revision checklists to quick exercises to suggested talking points for strategic conferences and an appendix replete with graphic organizers, The Revision Toolbox is brimful with use-in-your-classroom-tomorrow ideas. But it also vibrates with inspirational quotes and big ideas.
Mentor Text Wednesday: The Berlanti Opening Monologue
Using American film and tv writer Greg Berlanti’s opening monologue (think Dawson’s Creek, Everwood, Political Animals, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow!) to teach everything from characterization to brevity to voice!
Mini Personal Essays a la The Wall Street Journal’s Soapbox Column: An In-Between Study
Students love freestyling on topics like love, jealousy, and truth, so when I discovered The Wall Street Journal’s The Soapbox column, I knew I had landed upon a great mentor text for personal writing.
Mentor Text Wednesday: Rock ‘N Roll Satire
Your students will love rocking out to this satirical mentor text.
