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Ideas By Jivey

8 hours ago

On Day Four of the mentor sentence routine, students write like the author. They should change the meaning and context of the mentor sentence, while keeping the style and structure that the author used.EVERY SINGLE WEEK, not just in the beginning when you introduce the routine, you will want to provide a model to hit those ever-important higher-order thinking skills. They will evaluate what it is that you did in your sentence that was the same as the author, and determine how you changed that sentence to make it your own.Read more about Time to Imitate: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentences-routine-day-four-imitate ... See MoreSee Less

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Ideas By Jivey

1 day ago

Once I started implementing mentor sentences in my classroom over ten years ago, there was no turning back to the “old” way of grammar PowerPoints and boring worksheets.1️⃣ I already used children’s literature to teach my mini-lessons in reading and writing. Why not use those books for grammar, too?2️⃣ My students were having these super deep conversations and even DEBATES about grammar and language. I’d never heard students be able to explain the functions of words so well before, or analyzing craft like actual authors! 3️⃣ It only takes 10-15 minutes per day! In a world where there just isn’t “extra” time, this was easy to manage – plus it took the place of grammar lessons that weren’t effective.Come read more about the why and how to implement mentor sentences in your own class on my blog: www.ideasbyjivey.com/taking-it-back-to-archives-mentor/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Ideas By Jivey

2 days ago

I once heard there was some controversy around my including this step in the mentor sentence routine.👀When I first implemented the routine in my classroom over ten years ago, my students desperately needed revision practice. I thought this would be the perfect way to make sure they dig in weekly!Students (and even adults!) often think revision means the writing is bad and needs to be fixed… but revision really is about making adjustments to the writing, or improvements to the language……which is what led to the controversy. 🤔 In no way was I implying that the published author wasn’t “good enough” or that the sentence NEEDS to be better.By showing students that even the mentor sentence could be revised, you are helping them understand that there are always things that can be done to revise their own writing, too. (That’s right; no more “I’m done!” in writing workshop 😆)Check out the tips for this day in the mentor sentence routine: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentences-routine-day-three-revise ... See MoreSee Less

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