This is a great professional book for K-6 writing teachers. I love to use mentor texts when teaching writing but it is hard to find a picture book which matches the skill you are trying to teach. . This book contains lists and lists of good choices when you are teaching writers craft elements like alliteration, flashback, onomatopoeia, point of view and many others . It also contains lessons using the specific book mentioned. While reading the lessons I found I needed to have some of the recommended books in front of me so I took a bunch out of the library. None of them were a disappointment. Here are a few I really liked:
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| This picture book is recommended for teaching personification or point of view. I also like that it was full of facts about our ocean. |
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| This cute story could be used to teach hyperbole, similes or voice in a writing lesson. |
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| Good choice for teaching creative language, metaphors, and repetition. |
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| Funny story that is a great choice for teaching voice and alliteration |
I am so happy I found this new resource to help me teach writing. Now the next step is to find copies of some of these books. Christine
