The Art of Writing and Revision

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.02.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Content Objectives: 
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Resources:
  7. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  8. Notes:

Using Micro-Mentor Texts to Promote Self-Discovery in Writing

Tara Brady

Published September 2025

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Notes:

1 Penny Kittle, Micro Mentor Texts Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft, 141.

2 Kelly Gallagher, Write Like This Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts, 16.

3 Gabrielle Cliff, “Children as Readers: What We Learn from Their Conversations about Reading.”

4 Kelly Gallagher, Write Like This Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts, 24.

5 Gabrielle Cliff, “Children as Readers: What We Learn from Their Conversations about Reading.”

6 Ibid.

7 Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing, 68.

8 Kelly Gallagher, Write Like This Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts, 33.

9 Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing, 17.

10 Penny Kittle, Micro Mentor Texts Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft.

11 Ibid., 18.

12 Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing, 34.

13 Robert Harris, “Writing with Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers,” 157.

14 Penny Kittle, Micro Mentor Texts Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft, 22.

15 ABC News, “Read an Excerpt from Young Readers Edition of I Am Malala.”

16 Robert Harris, “Writing with Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers,” 125.

17 Merriam-Webster, “Active vs. Passive Voice: What’s the Difference?”

18 Robert Harris, “Writing with Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers,” 18.

19 Sally Benson, “The Flight of Icarus.”

20 Ibid.

21 Penny Kittle, Micro Mentor Texts Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft, 53.

22 Ibid., 24.

23 Jason Reynolds, “First Day Fly.”

24 Langston Hughes, “Mother to Son.”

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