Mentor Text: from Indiana Jones and the White Witch by Martin Caidin Techniques: Background – If you’re a teacher and/or an avid reader, then we likely have some of the same habits. It’s likely that we haunt the same haunts – used bookstores and the book shelves of thrift shops. In my heart, I know that […]
Mentor Text: ‘Vagrants and Loiterers’ by Kwame Davis Techniques: Background – Though I prefer the physical book in my hand as I read, the ease of the digital text means I find myself reading them more. I’m in my Libby account almost daily, just in case something new has been added. A couple of weeks ago, […]
Mentor Text: The Word “Nice” from Heartbreak Is the National Anthem by Rob Sheffield Techniques: Background – I’ve probably shared this here before, because I’m pretty open about it, but I’m an insomniac. I’m used to it, and often, it actually feels like an asset, because I have a couple more hours in the day to […]
Mentor Text: The Deer by Ama Codjoe Techniques: Background – Making sure I meet my deadlines to share something with you all often adds an extra thing or two to a busy day. But I am really glad I do it. I’m three days into a new semester, teaching two sections of something I taught last […]
Mentor Text: excerpt from Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Techniques: Background – I’m noticing a trend. Pretty much every preface to Mentor Text Wednesday has me talking about being busy. Ah, teacher life. I balance that by escaping into story. I’ve always got a show or two on the go, and a book or three on the […]
If you’ve paid much attention to BookTok or even the shelves at your local bookstore, you’ve probably realized that romance is having a moment. And that moment extends far beyond the days of grocery store paperbacks with Fabio on the cover. Whether through cozy holiday stories, contemporary meet-cutes, or sweeping romantasy series with swords and […]
Mentor Text: Lamb by Eric Hoffman Techniques: Background – It’s the last week before the holiday break. It’s Winter Concert, Christmas Party, final practices before the break week. And my Grade 12 students write a Provincial Exam the week we get back, so we’re prepping for that. There’s a lot on my plate right now, but […]
Mentor Text: Red Vise, Blue Vise by Eric J. Stormer Techniques: Background – I’ve long been a proponent of maintaining a notebook as a teacher – a place to capture all the half-baked ideas and flights of lesson planning fancy. I love my physical one, and have developed a similar pattern with the Notes app on […]
Mentor Text: The Giraffe from Vanishing Treasures by Katherine Rundell Techniques: Background – Daylight Savings Time and insomnia don’t work very well together. I feel like I’ve just gotten that part of my life halfway regulated. Of course, it’s meant that I have a lot more time for reading. Combine that with the ease of borrowing […]
Mentor Text: a scar tells a story by Maggie Smith Techniques: Background – Sometimes my reading choices are influenced by my job. I read a lot of memoir anyway, but sometimes, when I flip through a book, I am deciding not just whether it is going to interest me, but whether it may bear fruit in […]
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