Introduction The Power of Using Student Writing as a Mentor Text xiii
My Journey Toward Using Student Writing as a Mentor Text xiii
Why Does Using Student Writing as a Mentor Text Work? xv
Additional Benefits of Using Student Writing as a Mentor Text xvi
Building the Bridge xvii
Chapter One Immersion: Using the Lens of Possibility to Choose Student Writing 1
Choosing Student Writing to Use for Immersion and Beyond 2
Examples of Noticing, Naming, and Noting Student Writing 3
Chapter Two Assessment: Making Sure to Evaluate Your Students’ Needs 27
Assessing Student Writing to Inform Whole-Group Instruction 27
A Classroom Example 34
Chapter Three Conferences: Keeping an Eye on Identifying Powerful Elements in Student Writing 40
The Conference Structure: A Quick Review 40
Identifying Student Writing to Use as a Mentor Text 42
Keeping Conference Records 56
Let Students Be Our Guide 61
Chapter Four Lessons: Power Teaching with Student Writing as a Mentor Text 63
Using a Lesson Planning Guide 64
Scaffolding Student Mentors 66
A Sample Show-and-Tell Lesson 67
A Sample Before-and-After Lesson 71
A Sample Inquiry Lesson 75
A Sample Working-Backward Lesson 79
A Sample Peer-Editing Lesson 83
Works Cited 87