Category Archives: Mentor Text Monday

[Mentor Text Monday] ROYGBIV

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

The “mentor text” for this post is actually just an idea- an idea to use all the colors of the rainbow, ROYGBIV, in a blog post either through words or visuals.   The amber brown of my tea looks up … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Snapchat

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

All the cool kids love Snapchat. But what does this have to do with mentor texts and writing? Well, some of the coolest features on Snapchat are the daily filters. Each day there are a new set of filters you can use on … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Writing a Book

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Amy's Reflections

I’m dusting off my Mentor Text Monday concept for a new post this week! Back in March I finished writing, revising, and editing my dissertation. Throughout the writing process I was constantly looking at other dissertations as mentor texts. I had … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Word After Word After Word

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Amy's Reflections

For the last few months I have watched teachers and leaders truly see the value in mentor texts. Until you are exposed to the purpose and value of mentor texts, the phrase has no meaning. Once you have that a-ha … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Emails

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

My Mentor Text Monday posts are few and far between these days. But every once in a while, I think of some type of text to share. These posts are about me as a reader, a writer, and a communicator. Today … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Author’s Craft

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

Have you ever finished a book and didn’t want to put it down? I just finished a great YA book and I was so sad to reach the end. The story ended well, but I wasn’t yet finished with the … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] What Should Be

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

I recently began to listen to an audiobook during my work commute- A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban. From the first chapter I was thinking about the writing as a possible mentor text (which was especially hard considering I … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Tweets

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

I haven’t posted a Mentor Text post in a while, due to most of my reading being dense research articles. I remind my readers that research articles are not the type of writing you want students or teachers, or most normal … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Paragraphs

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

For my latest mentor text discussion, I am going to study how authors create paragraphs. Based on my recent posts on writing (Fear & Formulas) and discussions with friends and colleagues, I wanted to explore the idea of what a … Continue reading →

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[Mentor Text Monday] Quotes

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

My mentor text posts have been missing for quite a while. Those pesky research articles don’t lend themselves as mentor texts for creative writing… usually! However, one of my recent research reads (unplanned alliteration!) had some quotations that stood out … Continue reading →

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