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Mentor Text, Grammar, Writing Types

The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer: A Mentor Text Lesson

I love books, don’t you?

I mean, I’m a teacher and a writer, so yeah. Of course I love books.

But more specifically, I love buying and sharing a good mentor text with my students. Because I’ve found that some of my best lessons start as a mentor text lesson.

If you don’t know what a mentor text is, it’s a text that can be used as a model of good writing.

Grammar Key #2: Mimic & Manipulate, Don't Memorize
Grammar

Grammar Key #2: Mimic & Manipulate – Don’t Memorize

In my last blog post, I spoke about the first key to grammar success, which says to integrate grammar instruction into both your reading and writing lessons.

Still with me? Cool. Today, we’re going to learn about the second key to successful grammar instruction: Mimic & Manipulation – Don’t Memorize.

Grammar

Grammar Key #1 INTEGRATE, Don’t Isolate:

If you’re ready to give your classroom grammar activities a glow up, be sure to join my newsletter. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be chatting about best practices in grammar instruction and newsletter subscribers will get to try out a few new resources, entirely free.

Today we’re kicking off this series with Tip #1: Integrate, Don’t Isolate.

Grammar, Writing Types

Level Up Your Grammar Game

Teachers, if you absolutely dread teaching grammar and try to avoid it at all cost, you aren’t alone. In fact, grammar is the most common complaint I hear when I present workshops for schools or at conferences. To learn more about best practices in grammar instruction, keep reading.

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