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rebekahodell1.bsky.social
Notebook inspiration for risk-free student writing #english #edusky #mentortext
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 PM
rebekahodell1.bsky.social
Notebook inspiration #mentortext from The Lit Archive and poet Fanny Howe
December 2, 2024 at 9:41 PM
deborahpaquette.bsky.social
My mom died recently and I have been in a purple funk since. I haven’t been able to draw anything original so I decided to do some illustration studies and learn from artists I really admire. The original for this one is from the incomparable @amyjunebates #kidlitart #mentortext
May 21, 2024 at 5:21 PM
kcollazo.bsky.social
Ever feel like a kid at Christmas spreading your library haul out when you get home?😍

Thanks for the rec @teachertoauthor.bsky.social! And can’t wait to dig into @bethmcmullen.bsky.social’s either!
#AmWriting #MentorText #WritingCommunity
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
dawall.bsky.social
www.winnipegfreepress.com/newsletters/...

Living #mentortext direct to your inbox.

Free Press #MediaLiteracy and #Learning Project, we’re launching a new #newsletter for #teachers called #Coverage.

Each week, the most relevant, #Manitoba curriculum-specific news stories delivered to you.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/newsletters/coverage
June 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
rebekahodell1.bsky.social
I've Changed My Mind about _______.

This is a great #mentortext for student argument writing:
* Previous opinion? (Previous Claim + Outline of Previous Reasons)
* Why revise? (New Reasons +Evidence)

Mine would be about WICKED. :) What would yours be about?
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nytimes.com-Ive Changed My Mind Audra McDonald Was Right.pdf
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January 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
erindealey.bsky.social
Happy (almost) #BookBirthday to If You Want to Write a Story = 7 Qs with author/illustrator Jeff Mack / Neal Porter Books
erindealey.com/book-birthda... Heads up #teachers #edusky=Great #mentortext #amwriting #BookBoost #WritingCommunity #KidlitMegaFeed #Skybrarian
Happy Book Birthday to If You Want to Write a Story = 7 Qs with author/illustrator Jeff Mack - Erin Dealey, Children's Author
We're celebrating the (almost) Book Birthday of If You Want to Write a Story with 7Qs for Kidlit author/illustrator Jeff Mack
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July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
kcollazo.bsky.social
Writer friends! Make sure you check out this post with lots of great #MentorText ideas related to POV.
@roxannetroup.bsky.social

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MOWMT: Playing with Point of View by Roxanne Troup
March 4, 2025[Note: Click on Titles to Buy Books]Point of view (POV) is the lens with which we tell a story. But choosing the right point of view can be a challenge. Occasionally, we get it right the ...
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March 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
beckylevine.bsky.social
I've read a lot of chapter books in the past few months, but--in terms of what I'm trying to do with my own manuscript --this is hands down my favorite. Reading it through again tonight before digging into my second draft tomorrow. #chapterbook #revision #mentortext #kidlit 📚👍🏻
Chapter book called PETS RULE! MY KINGDOM OF DARKNESS, written by Susan Tan & illustrated by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei. Cover shows a Chihuahua in the middle of a residential street, smirking. The dog is standing on its hind legs, with its "arms" folded across its chest.
June 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
jmebills.bsky.social
If you want to write a cumulative story, add THE QUIET FOREST by @COffsay and @AbiCushman to your list of mentor texts. It's excellent.

It is also perfect for #funnybookfriday on IG. 💕

www.instagram.com/p/C4iLrajAfa...

#kidlit #picturebook #mentortext #funnybook #humor
March 15, 2024 at 3:33 PM
thesusankam.bsky.social
Check out the Mentor Text Monday blog on
#RateYourStory! Thank you@literallylynne.bsky.social for the opportunity and for featuring Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Kite. 🙏@authorhmacht.bsky.social

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#WritingCommunity #mentortext #MOWMT #amreading #picturebooks #kidlit
MTM: Exploring Multiple Themes with Suhasini Gupta
Mentor Text Monday: April 7, 2025[Note: Click on the Titles to Buy Books.]After missing the local kite festival following two years of lockdown—a moment I had eagerly anticipated to share with my kids...
rateyourstory.org
April 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
beckylevine.bsky.social
If you're looking for a mentor text with incredible specificity and concrete details. check out POE WON'T GO--written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by Zachariah Ohora. beckylevine.com/2026/01/03/w... #kidlit 📚👍🏻 #picturebook #mentortext
Word Choice in POE WON’T GO
I braindumped a new picture book idea a couple of weeks ago, and I need to start thinking about how to turn it into an actual story that kids will fall in love with. So I pulled a few mentor texts …
beckylevine.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
rebekahodell1.bsky.social
nytimes.com/2024/09/01/m...
TBH, this article is BRILLIANT.
@CaityWeaver
It's a mentor text for SO many different writing skills. Not the least of which: making a "boring" topic fascinating. #mentortext #writingwithmentors
America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny
nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:40 PM
lauramclam.bsky.social
Fantastic #Read-Aloudability webinar from @picturebooksummit.bsky.social. Such great examples! What's your favorite #mentortext for voice, language, or juicy words?

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August 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
oonziela.bsky.social
So, this morning, I used this #mentortext of a movie review to pull mentor sentences, name the craft moves I saw within each, and then write my own about a novel I just finished. Then, used those sentences to shape a mini-review I developed. 1/2
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Mentor Sentences from "Bridget Jones Never Gets Old" by Sophie Gilbert
Mentor Sentence from “Bridget Jones Never Gets Old” by Sophie Gilbert Craft moves: What does the author DO? Try it: My analysis: Protagonist Gifty in Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Why? On paper, Bridget can be compellingly hard to pin down, inconstant and ironic, messily self-a...
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February 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
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More #BodyPositivity…

I’ve seen a pile of elementary teachers to great #MentorText writing and photo activities with Best Part of Me.
November 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
literacydocent.bsky.social
What a gem of a #nonfiction title! This book has all the components needed for engaging readers & enticing them into the outdoors! It's also a perfect selection to use as a #mentortext for #howto #informational #writing. You'll be glad you added it to your classroom
January 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
walkersclass.bsky.social
Used Amy Kay’s A Pile of Good Things as a mentor text today. It went so well 🥰

#EduSky #MentorText #ELA
The poem “A Pile of Good Things” by Amy Kay.
December 18, 2024 at 2:19 AM
oonziela.bsky.social
Day 20: Also written beside “Ribollita” by D. Hilbert. One #mentortext & two totally different poems. Again, some #GeminiAI line art representations of my poems pique my interest. Others just make me laugh. #nuance #PoetryasPractice #NationalPoetryMonth poetryaspractice.blogspot.com/2026/04/apri...
April 20, 2026 at 9:38 AM
rebekahodell1.bsky.social
My students are good at identifying motifs in a text + what they represent, but their writing about motifs is awkward, clunky. They can't articulating it.

Here are some #mentortext patterns I found to help them. Maybe they will help your students, too.

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8C Writing About Motifs
Writing About Motifs Guiding Questions: What patterns do you see in the way the word “motif” is used in the sentence? What kind of words come before it? What kind of words come after it? What pun...
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November 15, 2024 at 4:35 PM
mrscsoucy.bsky.social
BLUE JAYS WIN INSPIRES A POETRY LESSON: “WE’RE MADE OF” marginnotes.ca/try-this-tom...
#mentortext #craftstudy #poetry #literacy #minilesson
BLUE JAYS WIN INSPIRES A POETRY LESSON: “WE’RE MADE OF” - Margin Notes
What I was viewing: The excitement of this week’s Blue Jays win offers the perfect moment to show students that poetry can be found everywhere, including a playoff advertisement. The lesson below invi...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
lindsayamoretti.bsky.social
Two days left to enter the #bookgiveaway!

Win a copy of MUD TO THE RESCUE! by @tanyakonerman.bsky.social + grab FREE, book-based #STEAM unit.
Includes:
🌿 #PBL unit (nature-smart structures)
🌿 #sensory STEAM centers
🌿 #mentortext lesson (personification)

#edusky
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The STEAM Lab: When Mud is the Hero — Now FREE
A FREE STEAM curriculum package inspired by “Mud to the Rescue! How Animals Use Mud to Thrive and Survive” by Tanya Konerman and Melanie Cataldo
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April 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
oonziela.bsky.social
Finally got around to "When I'm 84: The World Still Needs Ringo Starr" by Mark Leibovich. Collected mentor excerpts to write beside. Great #MentorText for biography writing and for music lovers! #MentorTexts #WriteBesideThem #WriteforYourLife #MovingWriters docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mentor Sentences from "When I'm 84" by Mark Leibovich
Original article Mentor Sentence Craft moves: What does the author DO? Try it: Why? He is among the most scrutinized, fetishized, analyzed, and catechized people in history. List of -ed verbals to...
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May 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
sandybrehl.bsky.social
Take a close look ant this wonderful new #picturebook, I AM THE SUBWAY. #Teachers, it’s an incredible #MentorText, too.#Socialstudies

unpackingpicturebookpower.blogspot.com
Unpacking the POWER of Picture Books
unpackingpicturebookpower.blogspot.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
lauramclam.bsky.social
Thank you @zainabzk.bsky.social for sharing your wonderful book with @12x12challenge.bsky.social. I agree with @juliehedelund.bsky.social - it's so sensory! The world needs more of this. #mentortext
12 x 12 March Book Chat with Zainab Khan
12 x 12 member Zainab Khan shares her debut picture book NOURA'S CRESCENT MOON and the special inspiration behind the book.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM