Mentor Text Collection/Book Study by Lori Bolone https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd en-us 2018-09-24 12:22:49 UTC 2018-11-15 14:52:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Mentor Text for Opinion Writing https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/289947390 Genre: Opinion
Writing Technique: Using evidence to support argument
Topic: Dangers of playing football
Purpose: Persuade
-Deb Drew
]]> 2018-10-06 19:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/289947390 Mentor Text for Memoir/Informational Writing (6-12)The Autobiography of Gucci Mane- NPR Interview https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/290035808 Genre:informational/memoir
Writing Technique: dialouge, colloquial language, conversational writing (exchange)
Topic: Gucci Mane
Purpose: inform/clarifying the 'who' 'why' 'how'
- Lori Bolone ]]> 2018-10-07 15:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/290035808 Mentor Text for Informational /Review Writing https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/290466821 Another Star Is Born: Why Hollywood keeps returning to this tragic Cinderella story AV Club

Genre: Film Review / Comparison
Writing Technique: Voice, Evidence, Compare/Contrast, Formatting titles
Topic: Film, directing, producing, plot synopsis, comparisons of same plot across the decades 
Purpose: Informational and persuasive review
-Joy Wagener 
]]> 2018-10-08 19:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/290466821 Mentor Text for Narrative Study sshaffer15 https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/291537966 Because I Love You by Max Lucado    Genre:  Narrative Fiction
Writing Techniques:  Plot Elements, Symbolism,  Foreshadowing, Powerful Endings, Word Choice/Study
Topic:  Unconditional Love
Purpose:  Entertain
-Sherry Shaffer]]> 2018-10-11 02:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/291537966 Mentor Text for Opinion/Using Evidence https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/292528939 Genre:  Opinion Piece
Writing Technique:  Using evidence to support argument
Topic:  Starting school later
Purpose:  Persuade]]> 2018-10-14 13:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/292528939 Six Word Memoirs https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/294155033 Genre: Memoir 
Writing Technique: Being succinct, word counting
Topic: ALL!  The Smith website is full of examples!  Kids write about their failures, successes, etc. 
Purpose: Inform, Entertain, Persuade 
(Joy Wagener) ]]> 2018-10-18 01:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/294155033 Humans of New York https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/294155509 Genre: Memoir, snapshot non-fiction, cataloguing
Writing Technique: Descriptive writing, narrative, dialogue
Topic: Snapshot biographies of people on the sidewalks of NYC. Can use it in your classroom to teach writing which introduces kids to their classmates or as instruction in describing other people.
Purpose: Entertain, describe, inform]]> 2018-10-18 01:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/294155509 Mentor Text for Personal Narrative https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/294277535 The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Genre:  Poetry, Children's Literature
Topic:  Finding value and beauty in ordinary, everyday life.
Writing Technique:  lyrical narrative, imagery, descriptive writing
Purpose:  Inform, Entertain
-Pam Z.

]]> 2018-10-18 11:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/294277535 Mentor Texts for Critical Reviews https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/295723265 Genre:  Restaurant Reviews
Writing Technique:  Opinion, critique, figurative language, imagery
Topic:  This website publishes an annual of the worst restaurant reviews.
Purpose:  Entertain, Persuade, Inform]]> 2018-10-22 22:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/295723265 Images to Write from https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/297776867 Time Magazine's 100 Most influential Images of All time.
Genre: Any. These are images students could write from under any genre, purpose, or topic.
(Deb D)]]> 2018-10-28 17:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/297776867 This I Believe: NPR https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/304825735 Genre: Memoir/ Persuasive
Writing Technique: Sharing an impactful story that formed a belief about life.
Topic: ALL different kinds of things!
(Jessi Pezzin)]]> 2018-11-15 14:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lbolone/21jm652hwpkd/wish/304825735