Reading+as+a+Writer+Mentor+Texts

Mentor texts are published pieces of writing (books, magazine articles, advertisements, etc) that can be studied for the usage of a particular writing trait, writing process, or as an example of a particular genre of writing. These mentor texts can then be used to inspire beginning writers to adopt and utilize similar traits, processes and / or genres in their own writing.

Steve Peha has a great resource guide that explains the differences in reading as a reader versus reading as a writer. [|Read Like a Reader / Read Like a Writer] includes passages with examples and passages to utilize in the classroom.

=Reading as a Writer -- Suggested Mentor Texts for:=


 * == The 6 + 1 Writing Traits ==
 * ===Ideas and Content===
 * ===Organization===
 * ===Voice===
 * ===Word Choice===
 * ===Sentence Fluency===
 * ===Conventions===
 * ===Presentation===

|| == The Writing Process ==
 * ===Plan (Pre-write)===
 * ===Package (Draft)===
 * ===POP! (Revise)===
 * ===Polish (Edit)===
 * ===Publish with Pizzazz! (Presentation)=== || == Genres / Products ==
 * ===Small Moment Writing===
 * ===Personal Narratives===

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