Mentor Texts by Wes Shepard https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr A collection of books for writing strategies en-us 2022-02-20 23:46:15 UTC 2026-01-01 22:59:23 UTC hello@padlet.com doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2057768170 Grade level 2-8

Serrevallo Strategy 5.30 Problem-Solution structure for persuasive writing pg. 197
I chose this book to teach the problem-solution text structure.

How The book Relates:
The first part of the book is all about the problem with plastic pollution.
Page 10 Presents the problem with a heading, "A problem with Plastic." It then goes on to say, "The next spring, the female does not return, and the male fulmar is alone. He doesn't know that his mate died because her stomach was filled with plastic. Scientists find her body washed up on the shore and discover the plastic when they examine her."

The first half of the book presents various problems with plastic. The second half of the book presents solutions.
Page 45's heading reads, "You can help!"
"Plastic pollution is a BIG problem but young environmentalists all over the world are proving that you don't have to be an adult to make a difference. From the Netherlands to the Bahamas, and here in the United states, young people are attacking the problem of plastics through thoughtful planning and scientific study, creative problem-solving and community organization."]]> 2022-02-21 00:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2057768170 doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2057793436  Grade level 2-5

Serrevallo Strategy 5.13 Start with a Table of Contents page 180. I would use this text as a mentor text example of a book with a table of contents and use it as a model.

The table of contents is at the beginning of the book.




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Serrevallo Strategy 5.33 Headings, subheadings, and sub-subheadings page 200. I would use this as mentor text for all the ways you could use headings and subheadings text structures to help organize informational texts into coherent sections.

Page 10 has the heading, "Birthstone Myths and Facts. That is followed by a subheading for each stone, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. Under those subheadings are more sub-subheadings for "Old-School Myths" with information and "Rock-Solid Facts" which is followed by more information. 
The book is organized this way throughout all about stones, gems, metals, and other minerals and how they are used and make "bling".]]> 2022-02-21 20:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059335964 doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059345541 Serrevallo Strategy 6.22 Support your Facts page 233. I would use this book as a mentor text to show how to create an informational text where the statements are supported by more facts about the topic.

As the book starts and progresses, it makes statements about things being the biggest in the world or the largest in the solar system and so on.



]]> 2022-02-21 20:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059345541 Page 9 lists the largest combined forest area it supports that claim with the facts of total square miles of those forests. doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059356629 2022-02-21 20:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059356629 Page 15 lists the tallest mountains in the solar system. It again supports that claim by listing the measurements of those mountains in kilometers and miles. doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059357790 2022-02-21 20:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059357790 doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059361835 Serrevallo Strategy 6.6 Teach with Diagrams page 217. I would use this book as a mentor text to teach that when writing informational texts diagrams can be used to help present the information as a text structure feature.

This book has diagrams for teaching throughout.


]]> 2022-02-21 20:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059361835 On page 9, the book shows a diagram of the orbits within our solar system to help teach the different relative positions of the planetary bodies including the sun in our solar system. doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059365826 2022-02-21 20:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059365826 On page 15, the book uses a color coded diagram of the moons surface to indicate the different elevations of mountains and terrain on the moon's surface to teach that knowledge more visually. doublydiminished3rd https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059367164 2022-02-21 20:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/doublydiminished3rd/twud9yycab68ossr/wish/2059367164