Course: Mentor Sentences for Great Writing
Description
How do we build great writers? Through emulation! Mentor sentences give students examples on how great writers develop sentences.
Covered Topics
Learn how to use mentor sentences to model great writing for their students.
Competencies
Knowledge
Great writing does not happen overnight for students. Teachers know that students learn by seeing how other people command the English language in their writing. By analyzing how great writers form sentences, students are able to emulate what they see. This results in better writing.
How do we build great writers? Through emulation! Mentor sentences give students examples on how great writers develop sentences.
Covered Topics
Learn how to use mentor sentences to model great writing for their students.
Competencies
Knowledge
- Become more familiar with varying and unique sentence structures that are grade-level appropriate.
- Learn how students should be able to use a variety of skills in writing and should be moving away from simple sentences.
- Learn how to use mentor sentences as a guide to model great writing for students.
- Model good habits of emulating great writing.
- Learn how to explain how great writers use a variety of sentence structures, figurative language, and descriptive words in their writing.
Great writing does not happen overnight for students. Teachers know that students learn by seeing how other people command the English language in their writing. By analyzing how great writers form sentences, students are able to emulate what they see. This results in better writing.