https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813 Picture books & other texts useful for teaching specific mini-lessons on writer's craft en-us 2019-02-19 23:07:42 UTC 2025-11-12 12:47:42 UTC hello@padlet.com sean_danweber https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332972385 An excellent picture book useful for introducing Writer's Workshop, emphasizing how creative work is always an approximation of the creator's intentions, and that being "correct" or "perfect" is not the point; practice and progress are.]]> 2019-02-19 23:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332972385 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332988727 Summary: 
This book shows how two friends, Lily and Salma, become closer. Differences between people can be opportunities to learn and celebrate new experiences. Lily and Salma not only learn about each other, they also invite the school to join in a festive lunch gathering that embraces diversity. 

How you can use this book as a mentor text:
Circular Text Structure 
Repetitive Text Structure 
Dialogue 
Social Justice Topic

-Amanda Aguilar]]> 2019-02-20 00:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332988727 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332988808 2019-02-20 00:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332988808 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332988876
Persuasive Writing-Trying to ask for better working conditions, in this case it's  the cows requesting something, Writing a Letter- How to write a letter, How to use onomatopoeia- Using descriptive words (Writer's Craft) ]]> 2019-02-20 00:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332988876 stephanieramirez0910 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332989534 I think poetry books are important to teach in Elementary schools because you are able to implement this in both reading and writing. They explore both language and vocabulary and it also encourages creative thinking. 
-Stephanie Ramirez]]> 2019-02-20 00:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332989534 mhn022 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332991284 Jon Klassen 
Alysia Alvarado
This is a fun book about a little fish who steals a hat from a big fish. The little fish goes on to tell the story of how the big fish probably will not know. The story ends with the big fish finding his hat, but the reader is left wondering what happened to the little fish. 

This book can be used to teach repetitive text structures. In the book the small fish, who is also the narrator repeats the beginning of most of the sentences. If I where to show this book in my classroom, I think I would try to express the importance repetitive text structure has on this book, and what is can do for their own writing. ]]> 2019-02-20 00:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332991284 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332991338 This is a self love book as well as it teaches students about rhyming. This book could be read at the beginning of the year.

]]> 2019-02-20 00:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332991338 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332991591 ANA PERALES

Lulu models how it is important to stay positive and be nice even if things don't go the way you expected them to. I also think that this book makes students think about diversity and accepting people that are different. ]]> 2019-02-20 00:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332991591 sssamantha_solis https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332992127 by Jamie Lee Curtis
This book uses the term "human race" as a play on words to ask if we are really in competition with each other. This book makes us step back and look at why we tend to compare ourselves to others. I think it is good to learn about play on words as well as rhetorical questions (the book is full of them). This book also offers a great chance to teach rhyming. ]]> 2019-02-20 00:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332992127 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332992385 This book teaches about having the courage to face your fears. It can be used with personal narratives and you can ask your students, "Have you ever experienced a moment where you were scared?" They will infer that he was scared by his actions. It also shows how to stretch a moment when writing. ]]> 2019-02-20 00:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332992385 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332993428 CThis book is about Duncan's crayons going on a strike and writing him letters expressing their concerns. This book would be a great way to introduce students on the different components of letters as well as learning how to write letters to express ideas. You can also use this book to teach students about where to properly use commas, questions marks, exclamations points etc. ]]> 2019-02-20 01:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/332993428 https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/334513164 This book can teach students that you can do anything you want even if people don't think you can because you are different. This book is good to show the different characteristic traits of Grace and her family.
-Michelle Girau]]> 2019-02-24 03:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_danweber/mentor_texts_LTED3813/wish/334513164