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Mentor Texts | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. Is any piece of writing, partial or complete, that can be used to teach a writer about some aspect of writer’s craft. A mentor text can be a picture book, a line, a passage, a chapter from a novel, a feature magazine article, a news article, an op-ed/editorial, a recipe, a brochureanything that would serve as a model for what students might wish to write. What does it mean to. It means to read...
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Literature | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. Brown Girl Dreaming…. Posted in Children's Lit. Catching up on some blog entries…. The award-winning novel by Jacqueline Woodson, is so many things to me. As a teacher, I see the countless possibilities for deep discussion, thoughtspots for writing, endless possibilities for visual and emotional expression. As a writer, I am invited into the genre of memoir in powerful ways. The possibilities ...
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Visual and Emotional representation | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. Visual and Emotional representation. So, how can we respond to complex texts and more specifically to stories that move us? If you know the two short stories you will have fun inferring. If you do not know the stories, it is not necessary to appreciate the depth of emotion experienced by the students. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).
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Chapter Books | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. What can I learn from these writers? What do the writer’s do that makes me think, I can do that, too! What writers’ secrets can I take from close study of these texts? Love That Dog. Hate That Cat. The text: Fun, Funny, and lots of teaching possibilities for showing poetry that does not rhyme; also teaching possibilities for entry into or in midst of a poetry genre study as the narrator, Jack,...
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Amazing fun with Animoto | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. Amazing fun with Animoto. Posted in All things Digital. Teachers–you can create an Animoto to introduce a new content topic or theme–be original–hook them! Students–you can summarize content, reflect on content, create original responses to content. Teachers–NO subject content area is left out–Animoto is not just for reading teachers–imagine the following:. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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digital | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. Amazing fun with Animoto. Posted in All things Digital. Teachers–you can create an Animoto to introduce a new content topic or theme–be original–hook them! Students–you can summarize content, reflect on content, create original responses to content. Teachers–NO subject content area is left out–Animoto is not just for reading teachers–imagine the following:. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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Picture books | Reading and Writing in the Middle
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Reading and Writing in the Middle. 8230;reaching and teaching 'teens and 'tweens. Writer’s Notebook Invitations. Included in this post are possibilities for teaching with picture books. I also include trait focus; teaching ideas for some of the texts; and suggested possibilities for how the text might serve as a mentor for writing craft, technique, and style. Read Like a Writer. If Not for the Cat. 17 haiku (and haiku has 17 syllables) about 17 different animals;. Colon, periods of ellipsis. Beautiful, p...