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Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing With the Traits: Middle School: An Annotated Bibliography of 150 Picture Books, Chapter Books, and Young Adult Novels With Teacher-Tested Lessons

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Book Description
Becoming a better writer begins with reading well-written books and trying what their authors do successfully. So why not help middle schoolers improve their writing by exposing them to mentor texts written just for them? Culham, Blasingame, and Coutu have selected 150 fiction and nonfiction books by master writers, annotated them, and organized them by trait. Each annotation explains what the boo... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic, Inc.
BindingPaperback (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages128
ISBN-100545138434
ISBN-13978-0545138437
Publication Date11/01/2010
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About James Blasingame (Author) : James Blasingame is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of James Blasingame is Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing With the Traits: Middle School: An Annotated Bibliography of ... more
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About Raymond Coutu (Author) : Raymond Coutu is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Raymond Coutu include Jessie and the Missing Yarn (Duke the Bear Detective, Case #1), Poker and the Cupcake Chase (Duke th... more
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About Ruth Culham (Author) : Ruth Culham is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Ruth Culham include Short reads for tall kids: picture books in fifth grade? Yes! They are great models for writ... more
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