Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The value of nonfiction : imagining the possibilities -- Establishing the topic and point -- Building content -- Introductions and conclusions -- Writing to persuade -- Nonfiction writing in the real world (and other interesting formats to engage student writers) -- Voice, syntax, and conventions in nonfiction -- A treasure chest of books.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In their first book, Mentor Texts, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli demonstrated how teachers can use children's literature to guide and inspire student writers of narrative fiction and poetry. Now, they have turned their focus to nonfiction, identifying a wide range of mentor texts and showing how these models illustrate the key features of good writing. Lynne and Rose guide teachers through a variety of projects, samples, and classroom anecdotes that demonstrate how teachers can help students become more effective writers of good nonfiction. The Your Turn lessons at the end of each chapter.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
208042
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Nonfiction mentor texts.
International Standard Book Number
1571104968
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Children's literature-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Children's literature-- Study and teaching (Middle school)
English language-- Composition and exercises-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
English language-- Composition and exercises-- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Exposition (Rhetoric)-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Exposition (Rhetoric)-- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Mentoring in education.
Children's literature-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
EDUCATION-- Elementary.
English language-- Composition and exercises-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
English language-- Composition and exercises-- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Exposition (Rhetoric)-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Exposition (Rhetoric)-- Study and teaching (Middle school)