Each year, my students compose a series of brief writing pieces—each one describing a person, place, or thing. Currently, students are working on their “person” essay—a personal essay inspired by the beautiful mentor text, “The Stranger in the Photo is Me” by Don Murray. The essay is a meditation on memory and identity, and as […]
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Mentor Text Wednesday: A Letter from Montreal
Your students will love this wintry mentor text about a first experience by Australian writer Mim Kempson.
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