Looking for a great mentor text to use with your students so you can lift the level of their narrative writing? If so, then all you need is this craft table and a copy of Angela Johnson's Book A SWEET SMELL OF ROSES, and you're ready to have over ten successful writing conferences with your students. I've dissected Johnson's Book and have created wordy teaching points so you can truly help your students to see what craft moves Johnson made (at least, the ones I think she made) and how they can do the same thing as a writer.

Say goodbye to the days of "Good writers use strong verbs," and say hello to the days of using precise language to really help students understand what crafting strategies, like "use strong verbs" really means.

This craft table includes explanations of the following craft moves:
Conventions: Points of Ellipsis
Fragments
Movement of Time & Place
Pronouns
Repetition
Strong (Action) Verbs
Symbolism

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