I Can Write Like That!

A Guide to Mentor Texts and Craft Studies for Writers' Workshop, K—6

 

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Foreword

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Introduction
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Part I: Craft Elements

Alliteration

Breaking the Rules

Circular Ending

Cumulative Text

Descriptive Language

Effective Ending

Flashback

Hyperbole

Interesting Format

Lead

Lists

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Point of View

Print Features

Print Layout

Punctuation

Repetition

Rhyme

See-Saw Pattern

Sequencing

Simile

Text Features

Verbs and Verb Forms

Voice

Wordplay

Part II: Selected Craft Study Lessons

Alliteration

Descriptive Language

Hyperbole

Lead

Onomatopoeia

Point of View

Print Features and Print Layout

Repetition

See-Saw Pattern

Simile

Part III: Mentor Texts to Demonstrate Craft Elements

Craft Elements Matrix—Mentor Texts by Title

Craft Elements Matrix—Mentor Texts by Author

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Annotated Bibliography
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Appendix A

Reproducible Student Recording Sheets

Descriptive Language

Effective Lead

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Print Features and Print Layout

Appendix B

Additional Reading Lists

Children's Books About Writing

Suggested Professional Readings

References

Children's Literature Credits

 

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