About the Books
Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature K-6 is a teacher-friendly book filled with classroom snapshots, models of myriad writing pieces by Lynne & Rose, and student samples. Don't miss the Treasure Chest filled with children's books and a brief annotation for suggestions how to use them. The second edition of this book was published in May, 2017. It features new sections, additional Your Turn Lessons, and an updated Treasure Chest.
Nonfiction Mentor Texts: Teaching Informational Writing Through Children's Literature K-8 is a wonderful guide to children's literature that will inspire nonfiction writing in elementary and middle school classrooms. Don't miss the Your Turn Lessons that guide teachers and students through the gradual release of responsibility model - easy to imitate with wonderful results. Published authors of children's nonfiction have written a letter of advice to end each chapter.
Writing with Mentors: Viewers will see two authentic writing workshops in action - one fully inclusive second grade and a fifth grade in Upper Moreland School District. Interview clips with Rose, Lynne, the principals, and the classroom teachers provide insights into the inner workings of the classrooms and the use of Mentor Texts.
Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8 explores a variety of poetic forms, including poems that inspire response, list poems, acrostic poems, persona poems, and poems for two voices. Each poetic form is highlighted in its own chapter featuring five poems with applications for both reading and writing classrooms.
Please visit Stenhouse Publishing www.stenhouse.com if you are interested in purchasing these books.
Check out a video sample on the Stenhouse Publishing site for a sneak peak of Lynne & Rose in action.
http://www.stenhouse.com/html/allvideos.htm
Nonfiction Mentor Texts: Teaching Informational Writing Through Children's Literature K-8 is a wonderful guide to children's literature that will inspire nonfiction writing in elementary and middle school classrooms. Don't miss the Your Turn Lessons that guide teachers and students through the gradual release of responsibility model - easy to imitate with wonderful results. Published authors of children's nonfiction have written a letter of advice to end each chapter.
Writing with Mentors: Viewers will see two authentic writing workshops in action - one fully inclusive second grade and a fifth grade in Upper Moreland School District. Interview clips with Rose, Lynne, the principals, and the classroom teachers provide insights into the inner workings of the classrooms and the use of Mentor Texts.
Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8 explores a variety of poetic forms, including poems that inspire response, list poems, acrostic poems, persona poems, and poems for two voices. Each poetic form is highlighted in its own chapter featuring five poems with applications for both reading and writing classrooms.
Please visit Stenhouse Publishing www.stenhouse.com if you are interested in purchasing these books.
Check out a video sample on the Stenhouse Publishing site for a sneak peak of Lynne & Rose in action.
http://www.stenhouse.com/html/allvideos.htm
