I have been sharing my summer reading goals with students. I made a copy of these pages from my notebook and sent clubs off to notice, wonder and discuss …
Mentor texts are the perfect scaffold for young writers. Mentor texts are always available. They do not care how often they are used for support. They don’t over-scaffold or rescue. They are great with wait-time. They are open-ended and allow the writer to use craft moves purposefully in his/her own writing…