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State tests are assessing reading and writing together-Are you ready?The heat is on-state tests now assess reading and writing together. And that's a good thing, but we've got some catching up to do in developing students' facility with written response. With Text Structures and Fables, Gretchen Bernabei and Jayne Hover share lessons and short texts to use right away. They harness the inviting format of fables to teach many ways to respond to texts in any genre. Students will learn easy structures for: Answering comprehension questions Connecting theme or moral to self or world Answering questions about author's craft Showcasing thinking in non-traditional formats such as graphicsAnd much more!

Uses 35 engaging fairy tale-based lessons to give students the focused practice they need to produce effective, analytical writing on demand.

Ignite a love of poetry in students using the magic of poems themselves"Pop the hood" on a poem to discover what makes it work by using text structures to unlock the engine of a poem. Fifty unique and engaging lessons each include a mentor poem that serves as an excellent model for young writers, a diagram that illustrates the text structure of the poem, and inspiring examples of student poems written to emulate the mentor poem. Identify how the parts of a poem relate to each other to create movement and soon your students will be writing their own evocative poems.

In 53 lessons centered around classic nursery rhymes, this groundbreaking book offers a straightforward framework for guiding children to write in any style.

This book is a collection of 50 short texts written by famous Americans to provide students with mentor texts to express their own thoughts.

This book offers 101 grammar lessons on easy-to-access 2-page spreads so students gain an understanding of grammar and its usage.

Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer present 95 craft lessons based on real student essays.