Mentor Author, Mentor Texts: Texts, Craft Notes, and Practical Classroom Uses

Ralph Fletcher has long mentored writing teachers—now he presents the ultimate mentor-text resource for teaching students to write. In Mentor Author, Mentor Texts, Ralph shares 24 short, high-interest texts and accompanying Writer’s Notes with your students. Arranged from least difficult to most challenging, they are ready for writers at every level. Online, Ralph also provides whiteboard-ready versions of the texts as well as recordings where he reads of 17 of his pieces.

Mentor Author, Mentor Texts Includes:

-24 mentor texts written by Ralph, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more
-Writer’s Notes that give students a peek into Ralph’s thinking and craft
-Online access to whiteboard-ready versions of Ralph’s mentor texts
-Online access to recordings of Ralph reading 17 of his pieces
-Suggestions from colleagues nationwide for using Ralph’s texts in the classroom.

Let your teaching mentor become your students’ writing mentor…

Ages 8-13

Grades 3-8