30. Teach Students HOW to Use Mentor Texts

Most writing workshop teachers know what a mentor text is (examples of writing in books, short stories, articles, poems etc.). But, what about how to use a mentor text? When I scoured the internet for the answer to this pressing question I found very little. Thus...this post. I came up with a five step process for using any mentor text. I hope it inspires you to try the process yourself! https://amandawritenow.com/teach-students-how-to-use-mentor-texts/