Extending the Power of Mentor Texts: A Digging Deeper Dialogue
Episode description
Mentor texts are important co-teachers in the writing workshop! This episode provides an in-depth look at mentor texts and is ideal for anyone who wants to extend the power of mentor texts in their classroom.
Picture Books We Mentioned in the Podcast
- A Person Can Be… by Kerri Kokias and Carey Sookocheff
- Bake, Make & Learn to Cook Vegetarian: Healthy and Green Recipes for Young Cooks by David Atherton and Alice Bowsher
- Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World by Christy Hale
- Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco and Priscilla Tey
- Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs by Rezeena Omar Gutta and Manal Mirza
- Kiyoshi’s Walk by Mark Karlins and Nicole Wong
- Little Guides to Great Lives: Frida Kahlo by Isabel Thomas and Marianna Madriz
- Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe by Kate Messner, Margaret E. Powell, and Erin K. Robinson
- Puffin by Martin Jenkins and Jenni Desmond
- What Are You? by Christian Trimmer and Mike Curato
- What’s Your Name? By Bethanie Deeny Murguia
- Windows by Julia Denos and E.B. Goodale
Professional Books We Mentioned in the Podcast
- Above and Beyond the Writing Workshop by Shelley Harwayne
- Craft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts by Stacey Shubitz
- Mentor Texts, Second Edition: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6 by Lynne R. Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
- Nonfiction Mentor Texts: Teaching Informational Writing Through Children’s Literature, K-8 by Lynne R. Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
- Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8 by Lynne R. Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
Book Censorship Organizations
- Banned & Challenged Books: (ALA)
- Florida Freedom to Read Project
- Freedom to Read Foundation
- Moms for Social Justice: PEN America
Individuals you can follow on Twitter to better understand how and where they’re working to fight book banning:
- Jonathan Friedman - Director of Free Expression and Education Programs at PEN America
- Kelly Jensen - Book Riot editor
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