Students visualize and create sensory images as they read to comprehend and connect to texts. Building on this knowledge, students must learn to write in a way that will allow their readers to visualize and create sensory images. This lesson teaches students to investigate published texts to help them learn how to revise their writing to add words and phrases that will create sharp, sensory-rich experiences for their readers. Students will learn to use “the experts” for inspiration in their own writing, creating personal connections with various authors. The published texts that students use to inform their writing will become their personal “mentor texts.”
A mentor text is a published piece of writing whose idea, whose structure, or whose written craft can be used to inspire a student to write something original. Mentor texts help students to take risks and be different writers tomorrow than they are today. Mentor text lesson plans are organized around 6 Writing Traits: Idea development, word choice, organization, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions.
Mentor Texts for Sensory Images
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Once you start looking at mentor texts for creating sensory images, you will see that the possibilities are endless. This list will get you started.
How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting
Butterfly House by Eve Bunting
Eve Bunting does not have her own website, but an interview and biography are available at http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/bunting.
An Angel for Solomon Singer by Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant does not have her own website, but an interview and biography are available at http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Cynthia-Rylant/20564573.
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher
Ralph Fletcher offers "Tips for Young Readers" at his website: http://www.ralphfletcher.com/index.html.
All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan does not have her own website, but biography is available at http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/AuthorsAndIllustrators/ContributorDetail.aspx?CId=12425.
Bedhead by Margie Palatini
Margie Palatini's website is packed with information and fun stuff, including book trailers: http://www.margiepalatini.com/.
Hoops by Robert Burleigh
Find more about Robert Burleigh at his website: http://robertburleigh.com/.
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
Find more information about Lloyd Moss at http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Lloyd-Moss/706964.
Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
Kat Kong by Dav Pilkey
Dav's biography is available in cartoon or text at http://www.pilkey.com/
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