Craft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts

Stacey has written a fabulous book that helps teachers find craft moves within books to use in writing workshop mini lessons. I learned so much reading this book and have it on my shelf at school as a ready reference. Definitely, my go-to book when I develop my lesson plans.

Twenty picture books cited for minilessons on the craft of writing. Each book has 6-12 lessons that go with it. This is a gold mine for teachers!

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Stacey Shubitz is a master at writing craft and her skill is readily apparent in the 184 lessons from the 20 books (10 fiction and 10 nonfiction) that she selected for inclusion in this text. By naming some very specific craft moves, Stacy provides the information for you to build a text set around "surprise endings" or "punctuation to create voice".But the very best part of this book is the fact that Stacey begins with the WHY. Why workshop? Why mentor texts? Why study writing craft? Teachers who follow the Two Writing Teachers Blog will recognize Stacey's writing style and her passion for creating writers and writing teachers who have the tools they need in order to be successful!