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Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages from Great Books to Teach Writer's Craft - Softcover

Kittle, Penny

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9781338789072: Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages from Great Books to Teach Writer's Craft
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1338789074 ISBN 13: 9781338789072
Publisher: Scholastic Professional, 2022

Synopsis

At a time when students’ attention is being pulled in many directions, writing expert Penny Kittle shows us the power of helping them to focus in and communicate clearly. She does that through the study of “micro mentor texts,” excerpts from acclaimed books, and the decisions authors make to craft those texts so they deeply engage readers. Her book includes dozens of short texts and mini-lessons based on them―as well as many practice opportunities for students and demonstration videos for you.

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About the Author

Penny Kittle teaches writing at Plymouth StateUniversity in New Hampshire. While teaching in public schools for 34 years, shelearned two essential things:

• Allstudents will create independent reading lives of joy, curiosity, and hungerwhen given agency.

• Teacherswho write with their students build community and creative power. Penny is the founderof the Book Love Foundation.

She has written many books on teaching and travelsthe world to learn beside teachers and students.

Reviews

With exuberance and a genuine fondness for writing and young writers, Kittle models a method of teaching writing to middle and high school students in public schools that could easily be adapted for homeschoolers or older audiences. Drawing example passages from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, the author sets up exercises and practical advice on engaging students where they are. Each chapter is divided into an explanation of the literary device to be examined (dialogue, scenes, voice, etc.) and a sample text where readers are encouraged to find their own observations before turning to Kittle's analytical collection of thoughts. The author also models a writing journal practice that will delight students and result in a rich resource for years to come. A list of featured authors and books starts the text, and back matter includes references and an index. VERDICT Well organized, and with a great balance of broadness and depth, this is a great resource for any school library or professional development collection.—Chrystopher Lytal

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Publisher
Scholastic Professional
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1338789074
ISBN 13 
9781338789072
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176
Rating
  • 4.40 out of 5 stars
    162 ratings by Goodreads