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Best mentor texts for teaching writing

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IMPORTANT UPDATE (Fall 2022): As I learn more about the science of reading and writing, I have come to the conclusion that writing workshop does not typically include enough direct, explicit instruction. I am spending the next year researching this topic and will update my resources accordingly. Please know that this post was written before I came to this understanding.

 

How do you feel about teaching writing?

Apprehensive?

Nervous?

A little unqualified?

The good news is that you’re not alone. Many teachers don’t feel confident about teaching writing. Even better news is that you probably have hundreds of other writing teachers right in your home or classroom.

They’re called books – also known as mentor texts.

Today’s quick sneak peek video will show you how to use them!

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Book Lists, Writing mentor texts, General, Writing in K-3 Tagged With: first grade, second grade, kindergarten

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17 Comments

  1. Kristie

    November 14, 2019 at 11:33 am

    I can not get the mentor texts list to download. ??

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    • Kate Dowling

      November 14, 2019 at 3:25 pm

      Hi Kristie! This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. Unfortunately, as you can see from the comments above, some people have trouble downloading this document, and some don’t. Sometimes I have trouble, too! If my gmail address doesn’t receive a file instantly, I go back and enter my yahoo address. You can also try using Google Chrome, which works best with Anna’s site. I like Firefox, and I usually can download everything in one try, with the occasional need to try twice. I’m sorry we don’t have a 100% success rate on the first try, but please try again! Thanks!

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      • C

        May 18, 2023 at 11:52 pm

        I can’t find the link for the book list.

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        • Heather Groth, Customer Support

          May 21, 2023 at 7:47 pm

          We’re sorry, it appears this file has been misplaced and is not available right now!

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  2. Jane Higginbotham

    August 28, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I have really looked forward to your new web site, and it didn’t disappoint me. For the past few years, I have relied on your site to deliver excellent, creative work for all ages and you have done it yet again. This is the first place I go to when I want to challenge my students and review what I have taught in class. I direct a learning lab and look for activities that require little prep but give big results, and your activities do just that. Keep on being creative, reasonable in cost, and informative! Oh yes, best of all, my children enjoy the activities!

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    • Anna G

      August 31, 2019 at 3:42 pm

      Thank you for such kind feedback, Jane! This made my day! 🙂

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  3. Kathy

    August 28, 2019 at 12:00 pm

    Got message “submitting” but nothing after that. Freebie didn’t appear either. Hmmmm …. I’m gonna call this a didn’t work for me either thing.
    Please?
    Kathy

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    • Anna G

      August 28, 2019 at 7:27 pm

      Hi Kathy! I use a service called Leadpages, and it can be finicky. If it submits and stalls, it’s often because of an ad blocker. Do you have one on your computer that you can turn off and then try?

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  4. Kim Kobylik

    August 27, 2019 at 7:19 pm

    I, too, was unable to download the document?!

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  5. Suzanne Jenkins

    August 27, 2019 at 5:50 am

    Mine downloaded just fine! Thank you for this resource!

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    • Anna G

      August 31, 2019 at 4:23 pm

      You’re very welcome, Suzanne!

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  6. Carmen Dunwiddie

    August 26, 2019 at 9:04 pm

    I am with Valerie!! It went “no where”!! Disappointing… Hoping for a positive resolution soon… Will keep trying. Looking forward to that!! Carmen

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    • Anna G

      August 26, 2019 at 9:13 pm

      Sorry about that, Carmen! Would you please email me so I can try to troubleshoot why it won’t show for you? anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com.

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  7. Alicia

    August 26, 2019 at 5:32 am

    Hi Valerie I was able to download the list so try again sometimes technology can need a retry.

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  8. valerie

    August 25, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    I clicked on the green rectangle for the free printable list. It asked me for me first name and email , then said thank you and that was it. No list . I was disappointed .I wanted to see the list to be able to use it with my Kinders. Valerie

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    • Anna G

      August 26, 2019 at 9:13 pm

      Well that’s strange! Would you please email me so I can try to troubleshoot why it won’t show for you? anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com.

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