Reading for Writing: Modeling the Modern Essay

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.01.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Content
  4. Good Writing
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Reading Activities
  7. Writing Process
  8. Appendix:  California Common Core State Standards
  9. Bibliography
  10. Notes

Writing through Reading

Sheilvina Knight

Published September 2019

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Bibliography

California School Dashboard (CA Dept. of Education). Accessed July 13, 2019. https://www.caschooldashboard.org/reports/01611686090492/2018.

Bacchioni, Shelby, and Rosanne L. Kurstedt. "Personalized Anchor Charts: Bridging Small-Group Work to Independence." The Reading Teacher 72, no. 5 (2018): 652-58. doi:10.1002/trtr.1772.

Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach 3-8 Informational Text and Literature

Oglan, Victoria A.Language Arts; Urbana Vol. 92, Iss. 5,  (May 2015): 368-369.

"Eight Characteristics of Good Writing." Writing Forward. Accessed July 16, 2019. https://www.writingforward.com/better-writing/characteristics-of-good-writing.

Graves, D. (1982). Six guideposts to a successful writing conference. Learning, 11(4), 76-77.

Harris, Windy Lynn. Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published. Cincinnati, OH: Writers Digest Books, an Imprint of F W Media, 2017.

Laminack, Lester. "Mentors and Mentor Texts: What, Why, and How?" The Reading Teacher 70, no. 6 (2017): 753-55. doi:10.1002/trtr.1578.

Manfra, Louis, Christina Squires, Laura H. B. Dinehart, Charles Bleiker, Suzanne C. Hartman, and Adam Winsler. "Preschool Writing and Premathematics Predict Grade 3 Achievement for Low-income, Ethnically Diverse Children." The Journal of Educational Research110, no. 5 (2016): 528-37. doi:10.1080/00220671.2016.1145095.

"Narrative Writing Mentor Texts." The Brown Bag Teacher. July 22, 2016. Accessed July 17, 2019. https://brownbagteacher.com/narrative-writing-mentor-texts/.

"NAEP Report Cards - Home." The Nation's Report Card. 2011. Accessed July 13, 2019. http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/.

"The Beginner's Guide to Planning and Writing a Memoir." The Write Life. July 03, 2015. Accessed July 16, 2019. https://thewritelife.com/the-beginners-guide-to-planning-and-writing-a-memoir/.

"The Norton Reader with 2016 MLA Update (Shorter Fourteenth Edition)." Amazon. Accessed July 13, 2019. https://www.amazon.com/Norton-Reader-Update-Shorter-Fourteenth/dp/0393617416. This book had many examples of personal narratives.

"What Are Mentor Texts?" Teach Mentor Texts. Accessed July 17, 2019. http://www.teachmentortexts.com/p/what-are-mentor-texts.html.

"What Is a Memoir." Creative Writing Courses and Ideas: An Online Resource for Writers. Accessed July 16, 2019. https://www.creative-writing-now.com/what-is-a-memoir.html.

Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. Harper Paperbacks, 2013.

Picture Books Aren't Just for Kids! Modeling Text Structures through Nonfiction Mentor Books Hodges, Tracey S.; Matthews, Sharon D.; Voices From the Middle; Urbana Vol. 24, Iss. 4,  (May 2017): 74-79.

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