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April 25, 2017April 23, 2017Matt Griesinger

Discovery Writing

An instructional writing model that allows for authenticity and self-directed learning.

February 22, 2017February 20, 2017Jay

Mentor Text Wednesday: In Praise of the Secondary Character

Mentor Texts: “In praise of Joanne Rowling’s Hermione Granger series” – Sady Doyle Writing Techniques: Character analysis Applying a critical lens Voice Background: I am re-reading the Harry Potter series with my oldest daughter. We’re reading the gorgeous illustrated editions. This means that we are now on our second go-round with Chamber of Secrets, as […]

February 9, 2017February 8, 2017megankortlandt

No Unicorns Here: Demystifying the Hard Work of Reading with Mentor Texts

How adopting a mentor text approach to writing instruction is actually helping me teach reading comprehension

August 15, 2016August 14, 2016stefaniejochman

“Getting to Know You”: Introductions Inspired by Broadway

My last post mentioned Pippin, and now I’m quoting Rodgers & Hammerstein; I had musical theater on my mind this summer because I knew my break would end with a “bucket list” vacation to Broadway, the four-plays-in-four-days kind of trip my Tony Awards-watching teenage self had always dreamed about. The trip was an absolute treat, […]

August 4, 2016August 4, 2016karlahilliard

HAMILTON, the Mentor Text

A challenging, fun, and engaging activity using Hamilton as a mentor text for character and theme analysis.

June 7, 2016June 4, 2016Matt Griesinger

Mapping: Analyzing a Weird Text

Creating maps allows students to turn their prewriting into a visual representation of their ideas.

May 25, 2015April 21, 2016Allison Marchetti

A Mentor Text Goldmine for Movie Buffs and Writing Workshoppers Alike!

It seemed too good to be true when I first happened upon it: a database with hundreds of free Hollywood movie scripts, ready to download and dig in to for writing studies! I had landed upon The Internet Movie Script Database (not to be confused with the International Movie Database) — an amazing resource for writing workshop. I […]