I like to select mini lessons that can have a dual purpose. Since it is important to integrate my writing workshop with my reading workshop many of my mini lessons are well suited for both workshops. As an example, I demonstrate in class how most stories have one of several shapes. I use the Mentor [...]

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Thunder Cake
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Mentor Text Hello Ocean
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Mentor Text Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky
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CUPS Editing Poster
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TAG Conference
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Peer Conference Form
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Person vs. Self Conflict
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Mentor Text Flotsam
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Mentor Text the Wall
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Mentor Text Owl Moon
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Mentor Text FOX
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Mentor Text Charlie Anderson
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Mentor Text Bigmama’s
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Mentor Text All the Places
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Barry Lane and Alana Marsh dazzle 2008 NCTE attendees in San Antonio, Texas, with new ideas during their presentations. Visit them and their products at Barry’s site.

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Person vs. Self Conflict
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New 30 Ideas That Work
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Brave Irene – Personification
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Person Nature Conflict
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Writing Workshop Framework
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Story Shapes: Collection of Snapshots
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Using Strong Verbs
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Katie Wood Ray has an excellent book, Wondrous Words, that gives rationales for ways of looking at a text and deciding if it could be used to teach an aspect of the craft of writing in the writing workshop. This is a picture of a few of my mentor texts in my grandfather’s suitcase. Another [...]

Story Shapes Triangular
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Poem Two Voices
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Making a Writers Notebook
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Tension
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Classroom Poster
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Sketching People Mini Lessons in Writing Workshop
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Story Shapes Circular
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