Text Structures From the Masters
Author: Gretchen Bernabei
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2016-01-29
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1506332862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKText Structures from the Masters provides 50 short texts written by famous Americans driven by what Peter Elbow described as “an itch” to say something. By examining the structure of these mentor texts, students see that they too have an “itch” and learn how to use the text structure of each document to express it. Each 4-page lesson includes: A planning sheet that shows the structure of the mentor text Brainstorming boxes A method for “kernelizing” (outlining) their own essay Student examples