I Can Write Like That!: A Guide to Mentor Texts and Craft Studies for Writers' Workshop, K-6

by Susan Ehmann, Kellyann Gayer

You know the importance of using mentor texts when teaching author's crafts to your young writers. But how do you a busy teacher with only so many hours in a day find great mentor texts? With so many children's books available and so little time to peruse them all, matching books to writers workshop minilessons remains a challenge. Here is the resource to make your search for just the right books a little easier. Authors Susan Ehmann and Kellyann Gayer bring you a resource built out of their love of great children's books, their vast experience in the classroom, and their passion for teaching young writers. The heart of this book is an extensive annotated bibliography that details examples of 27 author's crafts found in 150 high-quality children's books. But there's so much more! This book can serve as your go-to writers workshop resource by providing you A quick reference to turn to when you need to find the right mentor text to teach a specific author's craft, such as alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, voice, and many more
Age-appropriate craft studies that fit into your existing curriculum
Tools to help you match the books you already have in your classroom or school library with the crafts they demonstrate In these pages you ll discover engaging fiction and nonfiction children's books and ideas for using them to their maximum potential as teaching tools. And you will find new ways to give your students a priceless gift exemplary models for their own writing. Realize the reward of having your students listen to a well-written story then identify the author's craft and say, I can write like that! The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in -Comprehension
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Genres: Teaching, Education, Writing

164 pages, Paperback

First published July 29, 2009

Reviews

[Abby Mallett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource for mentor texts that show specific writing craft. I would love if they did an updated edition because there are so many wonderful new titles that have been added since the publication date. I also wish they had included craft lessons for all 27 craft elements. It would be a time saver for teachers.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book as research for writing my thesis.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great purchase and will be a wonderful resource. I am going to make sure everyone on staff at my Pre-K-5 school knows about it. This book is divided into three sections. The first section briefly describes craft lessons that every child should receive before they leave 6th grade and lists five exemplar mentor texts. the second section gives a few examples of actual lessons. The third and main part is a list of books and how they can be used to teach craft lessons. This is a very easy to use resource and will save a lot of time.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderfdul addition to my professional library an amazing bibliography and a helpful guide to menttor texts for writing.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though the title says its focus is on K-6, I think there's a lot secondary teachers could use here to teach writing craft from picture books.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full of good examples of craft elements like alliteration, metaphor, voice, hyperbole, and point of view. Extensive list of recommended books which illustrate the above topics.

[Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christina Davis recommended this book and it looks to be a great resource for teaching writing.