Finding Winnie Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick is the true story of how the beloved bear became famous. If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!

Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!

With this unit, you'll really dive into helping students read like writers and write like readers by discovering the purpose for dialogue.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?

• a week of plans that teach the purpose of dialogue, types of nonfiction, forming fact-based opinions, and quotation mark usage using the book, Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick (book not included)
• detailed explicit lessons, including teacher samples
• a week-at-a-glance plan
• digitally converted activities in Google Slides and Forms, when applicable
• mentor sentence lesson teaching dialogue
• reading lessons to teach about the purpose of dialogue as well as types of nonfiction
• writing lessons to practice writing with dialogue (including revising) as well as forming opinions
• original articles by me, Jessica Ivey-Smith, about Harry Colebourn as well as the debate about zoos
• printables for skill practice
• writing rubric
• short assessments

You will notice that the units align in best practices with my other resources, so if you are already using other components like Mentor Sentences, Better Than Basal, or Everything But The Books, they can easily be incorporated into your plans without breaking stride.

In fact, this unit follows the exact same structure as my Everything But The Books resources!

Check out the detailed preview to see inside this unit!

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This unit is part of a GROWING BUNDLE called the Mentor Text Club.

I am so excited to offer a SECOND EDITION of my Mentor Text Club for the 2021-2022 school year! When you make the one-time purchase of the club bundle, you'll receive one weeklong mentor text unit each month with integrated grammar, reading, and writing lessons, PLUS an exclusive bonus unit not available for sale. That's 12 weeks of COMPLETE lessons that you will be able to use now, and in years to come!

Every unit in the Mentor Text Club has a week of grammar, reading, and writing plans that also integrate other subjects (science, social studies, or social/emotional skills) with detailed explicit lessons, teacher samples, printables for skill practice, and short assessments.

SO, WHY IS THIS A *CLUB* - WHAT ARE THE PERKS?

We'll work right alongside each other all year to make sure you ROCK your lessons!

Not only are you getting the lessons at a steep discount by purchasing the club rather than each individual unit, you are going to get exclusive opportunities like:

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⭐️plus, a bonus lesson that won’t be available anywhere else!

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Everything But The Books Opinion Writing & Reading Integration Unit [GRADES 4-5] to work with more opinion writing while also integrating other skills

The COMPLETED Mentor Text Club by Jivey 1ST EDITION for Grades 3-5

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Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please use the 'additional license' purchase if more than one teacher will be using it. Thank you!

*The mentor sentence lessons I have created are adapted from the ideas of Jeff Anderson. These lessons were born from the routine that worked well in my classroom, and the demos and examples I present are variations of Jeff Anderson's methods. This is not the only way to "do" mentor sentences in your classroom.*

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