This morning, we get to officially say, “Our book comes out this week.” How cool is that? Meanwhile, the Tweetathon rolls on. Here is a wrap up of the mentor texts from this weekend. We have had hundreds of amazing, hot-off-the-presses mentor texts shared over the last week and half. Texts you can print off, copy, […]
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#writingwithmentors Tweetathon Days 8 & 9
Yesterday, Writing With Mentors showed up in our mailboxes, hot off the presses! Which means it is only a matter of days before it shows up in yours! It. is. beautiful. In the meantime, readers, friends, colleagues from across Twitter have been burning up the Internet sharing their own hot-off-the-presses treasures: mentors texts to inspire and […]
#writingwithmentors Tweet-a-thon Days 6 and 7
In ONE WEEK, Writing With Mentors will officially be out in the world. While you’re waiting, you can get a sample of the book on the Heinemann website! http://www.heinemann.com/products/E07450.aspx We are also halfway through our Tweet-a-thon! We have gathered some amazing, hot-off-the-presses mentor texts in our #writingwithmentors Tweet-a-thon over the last week. Here’s what we shared […]
#writingwithmentors Tweet-a-Thon Day 5 Wrap Up
Day 5 of our Tweet-a-thon saw mentor texts for writing about fashion, sports profiles, history, poetry, memoir. We even had some mentors being literally pulled straight off the shelf at Barnes & Noble and Tweeted from the racks! Here’s a wrap-up of day 5! The Tweet-a-thon continues through September 3, the day that Writing with Mentors […]
#writingwithmentors Tweet-a-thon Days 3 & 4
The mentor text love didn’t slow down over the weekend! What joy it is to get a bundle of new mentor texts and teaching ideas to usher us into the school year! You can see this weekend’s conversation here. Eventually, each of these texts will be added to our growing Mentor Text Dropbox! It’s never […]
#writingwithmentors Tweet-a-thon Days 1 and 2
The mentor texts have been rolling in, and we are in mentor text heaven! Catch up with the Tweet-a-thon Day 1 and Day 2 , then Tweet-a-mentor text of your own! Remember that in addition to the camaraderie of sharing resources, every Tweet enters you to win a copy of Writing With Mentors, available September 3 (read […]
#writingwithmentors Tweet-a-thon starts NOW!
Today’s the day! The #writingwithmentors Tweet-a-thon starts now. And it’s simple to participate: just Tweet the link to a potential mentor text and use the hashtag #writingwithmentors! You will get inspired for a new year of writing in your classroom, scads of resources, and you might just win a copy of Writing With Mentors!
Summer Mentor Text Countdown Week 9: The Mentor Text Dropbox
Once upon a time, Allison and I fell in love with mentor texts. Once we taught our students how to use them, they answered every writing question, solved every writing problem. But we hated the hours and hours of time it took to find even one good one. So, we decided to share with each other. When […]
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Moving Writers’ Summer Mentor Text Countdown – Week 1
School is winding down, and summer is upon us, but Allison & I are just getting started as we gear up for the September 3rd release of our first book with Heinemann, Writing with Mentors. We are working on some exciting things to share with you as we get closer to the official launch! In the meantime, […]
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