{"product_id":"9781452268613","title":"Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning: 101 Lessons \u0026 Mentor Texts--Narrative, Opinion\/Argument, \u0026 Informative\/Explanatory, Grades 4-9","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Here is what I love about this book: It has gobs and gobs of student writing samples with smart and lively explanations of how to use each as the focus of a craft lesson to teach writing. The right models of student writing are the best mentor texts a teacher can find and with this book, you need look no further. . . . Breathe, fellow writing teachers. Much needed and wanted help has arrived.”\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e- Ruth Culham, Author of \u003cem\u003eTraits Writing\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes a student’s best teacher is another student\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIf ever there were a book to respond to the pressure to increase students’ test scores, this is it. You see, Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer have had amazing success using mentor texts by students to teach writing well in any genre. Now, they “hand over their file drawers” and pair 101 student essays with one-page lessons on topics such as how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChoose a structure across genres \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtract thesis statement and main points \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport points with details \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse rhetorical devices and grammatical constructions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWrite from the point of view of a fictional character \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA popular workshop presenter and winner of NCTE’s James Moffett Award in 2010, \u003cstrong\u003eGretchen Bernabei\u003c\/strong\u003e has been teaching kids to write in middle school and high school classrooms for more than thirty years. In addition to four other professional books and numerous articles for NCTE journals, she is the author of National Geographic School Publications’ \u003cem\u003eThe Good Writer’s Kit\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eLightning in a Bottle\u003c\/em\u003e, a CD of visual writing prompts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudi Reimer\u003c\/strong\u003e taught fourth grade in San Antonio, Texas, for seventeen years and continues to advise students and school districts. She has worked as a freelance writer, contributing columns and features for \u003cem\u003eParents\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Ladies’ Home Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and other national magazines. Judi has also written articles for \u003cem\u003eStudies Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e classroom publications and has been a freelance writer for American Legacy Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049091809520,"sku":"9781452268613","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452268613_p0.jpg?v=1763841539","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452268613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}