Presents lessons designed to show teachers how to use picture books to teach writing skills to students in grades four through eight, and includes recommended r

Mentor-text-based lessons on finding topics, organizing material, writing leads and endings, exploring genre, and more.

Who says there’s only one way to write a story? A young boy wants to write a story, but he only knows his letters, not words. His sister says, “Why don’t

"Give young students the skills and confidence they need to become great writers. This book includes everything you need to teach personal narrative writing wee

It's been a decade since Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli wrote the first edition of Mentor Texts and helped teachers across the country make the most of high-qu