Micro mentor texts : using short passages from great books to teach writer's craft / Penny Kittle ; [foreword by Matt de la Peña]
Material type:![Text](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/BK.png)
- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781338789072
- 1338789074
- Creative writing (Elementary education)
- Fiction -- Authorship -- Technique -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
- English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
- Literary style -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
- Children's literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
- Children's literature -- Appreciation
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 372.623 K62 | Available | 33111011227309 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
At a time when students' attention is being pulled in many directions, writing expert Penny Kittle shows us the power of helping them to focus in and communicate clearly. She does that through the study of "micro mentor texts," excerpts from acclaimed books, and the decisions authors make to craft those texts so they deeply engage readers. Her book includes dozens of short texts and mini-lessons based on them--as well as many practice opportunities for students and demonstration videos for you.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173) and index.
Igniting the imagination with sensory details -- Organizing artfully: the list -- Organizing artfully: the power of three -- Noticing what dialogue reveals -- Developing scenes -- Crafting voice -- Capturing movement in time -- Using literary devices -- Coming craft moves: the power of beginnings and endings in books.
"At a time when students' attention is being pulled in many directions, writing expert Penny Kittle shows us the power of helping them to focus in and write clearly and powerfully. She does this through the study of "micro mentor texts", passages from acclaimed books, and the decisions authors make to craft those texts so they engage readers. Her book includes dozens of passages and accompanying mini-lessons -- as well as many practice opportunities for students." -- Back cover.