Our district has just purchased a resource called Writing Fundamentals. It comes as boxed units of study but it is not a program. Each unit includes mentor texts and a series of mini-lessons on using those tests to teach writing. The units are available through Schoolwide, Inc. They were developed by a former Teachers College Writing Project facilitator. We plan on doing three units of study each year per grade level from Kindergarten through Grade 8. I find them to be teacher friendly and flexible in that you can add to or substitute lessons you have found work for you. The great advantage is that the materials are all gathered for you in one place. You can check them out at http://www.schoolwidefundamentals.com/Home.aspx.
________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 2:05 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [SPAM] - [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** mentor text lessons Oh yeah: readwritethink. It's a gold mine. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -----Original Message----- From: Stacy E <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:33:29 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** mentor text lessons Hi Everyone, Any suggestions for websites I can use for mentor text lesson plans? Right now the only one I really have found is www.writingfix.com ... Does anyone have any additional "go-to" resources for this? Right now I have purchased Using Picture Books to Teach Writing Using the Traits, Using Picture Books to Teach Reading Comprehension, and Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature... The lessons would be for grades 5-8. Thanks for any insight you can provide! > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
