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Magical Mentors:
Encouraging Student
Writers
www.katemessner.com
“How are you
doing that?”
“How are you
doing that?”
Mentor Texts:
Introduction of Magic
Mentor Texts:
Introduction of Magic
Mentor Texts:
Writing with
Details from
History
Mentor Texts:
Writing with
Details from
History
Fan (Historical) Fiction
Where will your
student writers
send Ranger?
Mentor Texts:
Introduction
of Magic
Read Like
a Writer
Sensory Details
Read Like
a Writer
Procedural Writing – “How to…”
KARIN SCHREIER HALLETT
MENTOR AUTHORS
(in person or via Skype!)
GUESS HOW MANY DRAFTS?
14!
So…what are you
writing these days?
Magical Mentors:
Encouraging Student
Writers
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