The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of

The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing

Itâ€™s been said that mediocre writers borrow, but great writers steal. Writing thieves read widely, dive deeply into texts, and steal bits and pieces from great texts as models for their own writing. Ruth Culham admits to being a writing thiefâ€”and she wants you and your students to become writing thieves, too!
Students learn more about reading and writing when we use mentor texts to explore how writing works. Within this book, youâ€™ll discover more than 90 excellent mentor texts along with straightforward activities that can help you teach the traits of writing across the informational, narrative, and argument modes. Ruth presents exceptional examples of childrenâ€™s literature and everyday texts, organized around the key qualities of the writing traits, that can give your students clear, enjoyable examples of good writingâ€”which they can then pinch and pilfer as models for their own writing.
Chapters also include brief essays from favorite writing thievesâ€”Lester Laminack, David L. Harrison, Lisa Yee, Nicola Davies, Ralph Fletcher, Toni Buzzeo, and Lola Schaeferâ€”detailing the reading that has influenced their own writing.
Ruthâ€™s warm, easygoing style and friendly tone make this a book youâ€™ll turn to again and again as you guide your students to reach their full potential as deep, thoughtful readers and great writers. Thereâ€™s a writing thief in each of us when we learn how to read with a writerâ€™s eye!

Country	USA
Author	Ruth Culham
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780872071001
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	International Reading Association
Manufacturer	International Reading Association
NumberOfPages	248
PublicationDate	2014-04-28
Publisher	International Reading Association
ReleaseDate	2014-04-28
Studio	International Reading Association

The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing

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