Resources:
Bibliography for Teachers:
Gallagher, Kelly. Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling & Mentor Texts. Stenhouse, 2011.
This resource provides helpful prompts for teachers to use to encourage authentic writing in classrooms. It is organized based on the author’s purpose for writing.
Gallagher, Kelly, and Penny Kittle. “Giving Students the Right Kind of Writing Practice.” ASCD, April 1, 2018. https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/giving-students-the-right-kind-of-writing-practice.
This article helps teachers plan a sequence for teaching writing, with ideas specific for instructional focuses.
Harris, Robert. Writing with Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203712047.
This resource is useful for learning rhetorical devices and the affect each device has on a writing piece.
Hodges, Gabrielle Cliff. 2009. “Children as Readers: What We Learn from Their Conversations about Reading.” Education 3-13 37 (2): 165–76. doi:10.1080/03004270802168608.
This research study explores the way students view themselves as readers and writers.
Kittle, Penny. Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages from Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft. Scholastic, 2022.
This text offers several suggested passages for teaching students’ skills such as how to reveal a setting through sensory details, how to describe characters using lists, and how to enliven writing with literary devices. I highly recommend this resource to any teacher looking for examples and analysis of an author’s craft.
Klinkenborg, Verlyn. Several Short Sentences About Writing. Vintage Books, 2012.
This text is helpful for anyone who teaches writing. It will challenge what teachers think about the teaching of writing, and it is a helpful tool for learning to improve clarity in writing.
Bibliography for Students:
ABC News. “Read an Excerpt from Young Readers Edition of I Am Malala.” ABC News, August 17, 2014. https://abcnews.go.com/International/malala-young-readers-edition-book-excerpt/story?id=24999632.
The mentor line above was found on news site; however, the entire I am Malala novel would work well to study craft moves in memoirs.
“Active vs. Passive Voice: What’s the Difference?” Merriam-Webster, 2020. https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/active-vs-passive-voice-difference.
This can be a helpful resource for students who may be struggling with active and passive voice.
Benson, Sally. The Flight of Icarus, n.d. https://mrsmurrayenglish.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/6/2826406/flight_of_icarus.pdf.
This is a suggested mentor text for students and can also be used to teach students about the features of a myth.
Hughes, Langston. “Mother to Son.” Poetry Foundation, 2002. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47559/mother-to-son.
This poem by Langston Hughes explores the relationship between a mother and son and serves as a rich mentor text for students.
Reynolds, Jason. “First Day Fly.” CommonLit, 2021. https://www.commonlit.org/texts/first-day-fly.
This short story can be taught as a whole text, or as a micro-mentor text as suggested above.
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