https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z Mentor texts for a unit on Narrative Writing for First Graders. en-us 2022-04-22 00:10:30 UTC 2025-06-15 11:20:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d3.png walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2152824153 How do the bold words help add detail to the writing? What do they make you do as readers? ]]> 2022-04-22 00:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2152824153 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157426617 How does Jabari feel? What small moment in time does the author talk about? How does the author narrow in on the specific moment?

*Can mention use of dialogue and importance of characters. ]]> 2022-04-25 22:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157426617 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157430941 What does Chrysanthemum look like? What is so special about her? How do Chrysanthemums feelings change throughout the story? ]]> 2022-04-25 22:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157430941 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157434222 Can we identify happened at the beginning? In the middle? At the end? How do you know? What helped you figure it out?  

*Will also refer back to when discussing Bold Words! What words are bold and add excitement to the story? ]]> 2022-04-25 22:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157434222 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157436421 We are able to break up the story, but what words help us do so? Why is it important to have a beginning, middle and end of a story? ]]> 2022-04-25 22:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157436421 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157438935 Who are the characters? What happens to them? How do they feel throughout the story? What did the characters teach us? ]]> 2022-04-25 22:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157438935 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157441753 How are the words written in this story? Why are they like that? Does it make the story more interesting? 

*Can refer back to when talking about Small Moments. ]]> 2022-04-25 22:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157441753 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157443924 This story is written mostly in quotation marks. What does this do for the story? How does dialogue bring our stories to life? Why should we add dialogue to our own stories? ]]> 2022-04-25 22:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157443924 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157448345 Majority of this story takes place in the kitchen, however so much is going on? How does the author describe the kitchen? What goes on in the kitchen for this family? How does the setting help add detail to the story?]]> 2022-04-25 23:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157448345 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157453146 There are a lot of speech bubbles, something students discuss when learning how to add dialogue in their stories. How does dialogue help us read the story? Why do we think the author used so many speech bubbles? 

*Could also ask the students about the setting of this story. How does the author use the five senses?]]> 2022-04-25 23:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157453146 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157456662 What happens in the beginning? In the middle? At the end? I noticed that it was more than a few pages, can out beginning have a few things happen? ]]> 2022-04-25 23:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157456662 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157459430 How many of us have felt this way? How does dialogue help Ralph? Where/how do we see dialogue being used? ]]> 2022-04-25 23:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157459430 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157461584 How does the setting impact the story? What do we learn about the watercress? Are their any traditions or holidays that you celebrate that are based on where your parents grew up? ]]> 2022-04-25 23:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157461584 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157467416 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJc8jybWYLU]]> 2022-04-25 23:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157467416 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157468924 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsiLhxDNkI]]> 2022-04-25 23:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157468924 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157473140 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SJSbkjR4Q

]]> 2022-04-25 23:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157473140 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157475623 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vufwJI6x7A8]]> 2022-04-25 23:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157475623 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157480049 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkduRpnXwq0]]> 2022-04-25 23:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157480049 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157480855 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ss8RTyzrw]]> 2022-04-25 23:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157480855 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157484802 Ever go through something that made you sad? Not all stories are the best moments! What was Trixie feeling? Why did she feel this way? What did we learn about Trixie? ]]> 2022-04-25 23:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157484802 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157485765 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6djo-p0OfRs

]]> 2022-04-25 23:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157485765 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157488802 This story talks about a specific moment in time. Why do we want to focus on a small moment? What does this do for our readers? How can we pick a small moment from a big moment? ]]> 2022-04-25 23:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157488802 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157493547 This story is from the perspective of the girl but talks about her grandma. How does she describe her grandma? Why is it important that we talk about our characters in detail? ]]> 2022-04-25 23:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157493547 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157493735 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoePmxGXp-I]]> 2022-04-25 23:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157493735 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157497352 Why is this considered a small moment story? What is different about this story? Why are OUR words and details so important when writing personal Small Moment stories? ]]> 2022-04-26 00:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157497352 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157499683 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjUGmbko4ko

*Interesting to hear the story told by someone else! Allows student to really analyze the importance of our writing and how words help tell YOUR story. ]]> 2022-04-26 00:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157499683 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157504294 1. Write about a time you did something that was really hard. 
2. Write about somewhere you went - how could you turn this into a Small Moment piece? 
3. Write about a time you had fun in school. 
4. Write about a first time (rides, day of school, first tooth, first game, etc.) 
5. Write about a time you played with friends or family or neighbors. 
6. Write about a time you made someone happy. 
7. Write about a time you lost something.  
8. Write about a time with your pet. 
9. Write about your favorite day ever.
10. Write about a holiday you celebrated. ]]> 2022-04-26 00:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157504294 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157510477 1. Is there a specific moment we could expand on? 
2. Was there a point in that story that stood out to you? 
3. Was there one part of the story that you had felt happy/sad/nervous/excited/proud? 
4. Did a specific moment stand out to you? 
5. Is there a way to write a story on that part of the narrative? ]]> 2022-04-26 00:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2157510477 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2159291130 This Mentor Text collection is Genre Collection for narrative writing. The students are learning what makes a great narrative. The teacher is going to introduce some big concepts (the ones listed) and explain why they are so important to add in our stories. As the teacher moves through the unit, she will start to mention Small Moment stories, which is what the students will start to focus on. ]]> 2022-04-26 21:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2159291130 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2159292888 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCUgD3Si-M

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]]> 2022-04-26 21:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2159293942 walshr81 https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2159297622 Each Mentor Text has questions attached that the teacher could focus her instruction on! 
Some texts may be referenced back to when talking about a different strategy. ]]> 2022-04-26 21:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/walshr81/66cswxdwcchjyk6z/wish/2159297622