Description
Grow your writers with these Mentor Texts using mini excerpts and mentor sentences. These are great to use to teach author’s craft and grammar using mentor texts. I have compiled a set of 25 mentor texts to use to create this packet. This is perfect for students in third grade, fourth and fifth grade.
INCLUDED:
- Print and digital options (see page 3 for link)
- All pages are in bw options for easy printing
- Mentor texts & sentences include: poetry, picture books, novels, short stories and more. Many of the sentences included are popular books you have in your classroom. You do not need the books to use this packet.
- Answer keys are provided for several pages, some pages have varied answers depending on students visualizing skills.
GRAMMAR FOCUS SKILLS INCLUDED:
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Word Choice
- Commas In a Series
- Dialogue
- Fragments
- Punctuation
- Capitalization
- and more
TIPS FOR USING MENTOR PACKET:
- I usually make packets of these for my students to keep in their writing notebooks.
- These pages work great when you project the larger page with mentor excerpt on large class screen.
- Perfect for use as whole group lessons and skill focus such as warm-ups, writing activity, teacher station, independent activity or partner activity.
- When using I myself use this packet to teach whole group skill, then allow students to complete independently.
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Jenelle M. –
This is a great resource! I use these as a warmup at my small group table for workshop rotations during ELA.
Supporting the Spectrum –
This resource is perfect for my middles school SPED classroom!
The Homeroom Teacher –
I couldn’t find a way to implement more than one or two pages. It’s a great concept, just didn’t work well for me personally. I still recommend it.
Kara Brody –
This was great for my class. They were engaged and productive. Thank you so much!
Kara in the Classroom –
My kids love these! I love that grammar is being taught in context, not just as an isolated skill.
Madison S. –
My students really struggle with grammar and mechanics, so this activity was great for centers!
Emily B. –
My students loved this resource! This resource worked well with fourth graders. Thank you!
Sarah W. –
Wonderful start to the ELA class time. Students know what to do and can complete it independently during small group independent work as well. Thanks!
Heather W –
This is a great supplement to our curriculum. It was helpful.
Anita Y. –
Loved using this to model and review grammar. The students really liked it!
Blooming with Biven –
I loved this for daily practice. The mentor text were great.
Kim M. –
Very easy to use and my kids seem to enjoy doing them.
Shirley Young –
This was a great resource. Lots of practice for my students with mentor sentences.
laurie B. –
I used this with 6th grade students – yes above the level it is recommended, but I LOVE using children’s books to demonstrate writing strategies and this worked out great!! Thank you
Katy W. –
I loved having this for extra practice. I didn’t have a set curriculum at the time so this was a lifesaver for teaching/reviewing some of the basic skills. I enjoyed the variety of text pieces and so did my students!
Sharon C. –
Thank you for providing such a valuable resource to help me plan relevant, rigorous, and engaging lessons for my students.
Bethany L. –
This resource has been a great daily practice sheet for both my 3rd and 4th graders!
Carrie W. –
This has helped incorporate grammar into daily lessons.
Mariah Payne Creative Resources –
Thanks for the resource! Easy to use as a whole class mini lesson or independent work.
The Fabulous Literacy Lab –
Awesome resource! Students found it engaging and insightful.