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2. 2 smarter than a whip silly Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

3. 3 A writer never has a vacation. For a writer’s life consists of either writing or thinking about writing. Eugene Ionesco Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

4. 4 Teachers will: discuss the importance of using mentor texts to teach writing craft moves explore ways to use quick write activities to help writers collect seed ideas understand that writers use multiple pathways to achieve a common outcome investigate how the parts of a mini-lesson work together to facilitate students’ understanding of genre forms, author’s craft, grammar usage, and language conventions examine how a unit of study facilitates the development of well-crafted writing Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

5. 5 Congratulations! You have been drafted to an NBA (Nobody, But Allstars) Reading & Writing Response Team. Throughout the week, you’ll share reflections and original writing with your response group. Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

6. 6 With your team, share the texts you love as adults and the texts you love for kids. After sharing, jot the titles of the books on separate Post It notes and place them under the appropriate banners. Share reflection from chapter 1 in Katie Wood Ray Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

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8. 8 I often think that when I watch a really good teacher of writing, it’s almost like there are life-sized cutouts of authors all around the room. Jane Yolen is standing up by the chalkboard, and Eloise Greenfield is just by the door to welcome students as they enter…With a room full of authors to help us, teaching writing doesn’t have to be so lonely. Katie Wood Ray Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

9. 9 Mentor texts are pieces of literature that we can return to again and again as we help our young writers learn how to do what they may not yet be able to do on their own. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing through Children’s Literature, K-6 by Lynn Dorfman and Rose Capelli (2007) Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

10. 10 What’s good? What’s bad about revisiting a text multiple times? Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

11. 11 Connect with the book and love it. Look through the book to find examples of author’s craft. Consider how the book serves your students’ needs and connects with your curriculum. Select mentor texts that include a balance of genre, show cultural diversity, and teach life lessons. Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

12. 12 Writers take their reading very seriously. When they read, they discover topics for their own writing. They become interested in new genres and formats. They study authors’ techniques to learn how to improve their own writing. They develop mentor relationships with their favorite writers, aspiring to be more like them. Shelley Harwayne Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

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14. 14 Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.

15. 15 A quick write is a brief, written response to a stimulus such as literature, a visual image, or an experience. Students write as quickly as they can all that comes to mind in response to the stimulus. Julie Anderson & Charmion Mohning, 2009 - Cy-Fair I.S.D.