This document provides an overview of topics covered in a Children's Literature class for week 2. It lists what students want to learn, including how to use mentor texts instructionally and recommend literature to teachers and parents. It also provides resources on mentor texts, including defining them as texts used to demonstrate techniques that authors use, and links to lists of suggested mentor texts for different genres and grade levels.

1. Children’s Literature
Week 2
Michele Byrne - June 8, 2016

2. ______________ and _______________ go together because_________________
___________________________________________________________________.

3. Results of what you would like to learn most in this class with
Children’s Literature:
● Learning about what Mentor Texts are and how to use them instructionally
● Teaching CCSS with Literature
● Recommending literature/genres to teachers and parents-lists
● Improve independent reading time
● Improve classroom library
● Websites for literature
● Struggling readers book series
● Multicultural books for 3-5
● Reader’s Response

4. What are Mentor Texts?
● Read Library of Mentor Texts from Becoming a Literacy Leader,
by Jennifer Allen
● Read Steal Like an Artist (handout)
● Mentor Texts and CCSS Writing
We must teach students to read like writers

11. Link to lists of mentor texts:
Illinois Writing Matters
http://www.ilwritingmatters.org/third-grade.html