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Diary of a Worm: Free Sample Mentor Sentence Lesson and Activity

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Standards
CCSSL.2.4d
CCSSL.2.1f
CCSSL.2.1

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Mentor Sentences have completely changed the way my students view writing and grammar, and it's made teaching even more enjoyable! Here is a free lesson you can try out in your classroom with the book Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin.
Not familiar with mentor sentences? Read all about them here!
**Watch a video of Mentor Sentences in ACTION!**
The lesson in this download is from: Mentor Sentence Unit 2: Second Grade.
The interactive activity is from the Interactive Language Arts Notebook Companion.
Want to use this mentor text across ELA? Try out these free Reading and Writing Activities for Diary of a Worm AND these free Vocabulary Activities!
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WHAT ABOUT OTHER GRADE LEVELS?
Mentor Sentences can be done in ALL grades! Please tell your teacher friends about mentor sentences for their grade:
Kindergarten & ELL (Early Emergent Readers)
First Grade
Second Grade
There are three volumes for grades 3-5 to help prevent repetition of mentor sentence lessons among grades in the same school.
Check out what’s in Volume 1!
Check out what’s in Volume 2!
Check out what’s in Volume 3!
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Copyright © 2014 Ideas By Jivey, LLC
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Not for public display.
Leave feedback to earn credits for future purchases! Become a follower to receive updates about future mentor sentence units as well!
Not familiar with mentor sentences? Read all about them here!
**Watch a video of Mentor Sentences in ACTION!**
The lesson in this download is from: Mentor Sentence Unit 2: Second Grade.
The interactive activity is from the Interactive Language Arts Notebook Companion.
Want to use this mentor text across ELA? Try out these free Reading and Writing Activities for Diary of a Worm AND these free Vocabulary Activities!
*****************************************************************************
WHAT ABOUT OTHER GRADE LEVELS?
Mentor Sentences can be done in ALL grades! Please tell your teacher friends about mentor sentences for their grade:
Kindergarten & ELL (Early Emergent Readers)
First Grade
Second Grade
There are three volumes for grades 3-5 to help prevent repetition of mentor sentence lessons among grades in the same school.
Check out what’s in Volume 1!
Check out what’s in Volume 2!
Check out what’s in Volume 3!
*****************************************************************************
Copyright © 2014 Ideas By Jivey, LLC
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Not for public display.
Leave feedback to earn credits for future purchases! Become a follower to receive updates about future mentor sentence units as well!
Total Pages
10 pages
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSL.2.4d
Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).
CCSSL.2.1f
Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
CCSSL.2.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.