Monday, September 23, 2013

Mentor Sentence Starter Pack {10 complete lessons and assessments} Pin It to Win It!



Last week I finally finished and posted my Mentor Sentence Starter Pack! I am so excited about this because it is going to be a great resource for me and my kids this year. I know that Amanda and I have talked about Mentor Sentences before (click here to go to our posts), but I am really happy to share these with you.  :)


I always think I am such a nerd when it comes to Grammar because I LOVE it! I mean I LOOOOOOVE it! I could sit and look at sentences and identify parts of speech all day....well maybe not all day, but I think it's fun! I never have really met anyone else (besides my Dad) who loves Grammar like I do. And then I found out about Mentor Sentences and how cool they are and now all of my students love Grammar too!

They really enjoy analyzing the mentor sentences. I think they love the "Invitation to Revise" day the best because they get to be real authors but in a safe way. What I mean is, for my kids who struggle with writing, when we do mentor sentences, they feel safe and comfortable because they know they are only having to focus on one sentence. When they get to revise they are so proud and eager to share how they have become authors and changed the sentence all by themselves. Even if they are just adding one word, like an amazing adjective, their hands shoot up to share. I love seeing them so engaged!  :)

The Starter Pack I created has 10 COMPLETE Lesson Plans with labels, sentences, suggested responses, and assessments. I chose sentences from some favorite fiction and nonfiction books.




3 People can PIN IT To WIN IT! 
I will choose the WINNERS on Wednesday evening.

If you'd like this Mentor Sentence Pack, you can pin it to win it!!  Here's what you do:

1) Pin the Mentor Sentence Pack on Pinterest 
2) Leave a comment with your email and the Pinterest ID in the comment (all you have to do is copy the URL after you pin it to your board and then paste it into the comment section).

That's it!  I will use a random number generator to find 3 lucky winners this weekend. Thanks for entering!  :O)

 Click here to see winners...

Have a great Monday!
-Stacia  :)

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39 comments:

  1. Mrs. Spangler in the MiddleSeptember 23, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    Hi! I am new to mentor texts and sentences but see how valuable they are! I am excited to have found your blog! I pinned: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/120541727499685849/

    and my e-mail is thewritinggarden@gmail.com

    Thanks!!

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  2. Suzy QSeptember 23, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    I love the idea of mentor sentences. We did it when I taught sixth grade, but I haven't implemented it since then. Time to remedy that.

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  6. Andrea L.September 23, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    I've been reading more and more about mentor sentences, but haven't started using them yet. I would love your starter pack to give me the push to get started!
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  11. ScrappyGuySeptember 23, 2013 at 6:52 PM

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  12. UnknownSeptember 23, 2013 at 7:08 PM

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  13. UnknownSeptember 23, 2013 at 7:15 PM

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  19. Carol-AnnSeptember 23, 2013 at 8:00 PM

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    Carol-Ann
    caroaf@comcast.net

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  20. JodySeptember 23, 2013 at 8:15 PM

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    Elizabeth
    Fun in Room 4B

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  23. TechwithMrsBuckSeptember 23, 2013 at 8:57 PM

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  24. TechwithMrsBuckSeptember 23, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    I am using mentor sentences for the first time and LOVE them!
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  28. UnknownSeptember 23, 2013 at 10:53 PM

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  30. AllisonSeptember 23, 2013 at 11:30 PM

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    1. AllisonSeptember 23, 2013 at 11:31 PM

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  31. UnknownSeptember 24, 2013 at 5:03 AM

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  33. ChristySeptember 24, 2013 at 3:17 PM

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  34. Nick RSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:30 PM

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    I'd love to win these! With my multi-age room I need two years worth of mentor sentence lessons!

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    Sweet Rhyme – Pure Reason
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  35. DebbieSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:52 PM

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  36. DebSeptember 24, 2013 at 8:24 PM

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    Deb
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  37. KathySeptember 25, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    I love using mentor sentences in my third grade classroom.
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    Kathy
    kbronco@lsusd.net

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  38. AliSeptember 26, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Are there plans to do another packet or 2 for the other 2 trimesters?? *fingers crossed* Loving the idea of implementing this into my 4th grade classroom really, really soon!

    Ali
    Teaching Powered by Caffeine

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