Mentor Texts for Writer's Workshop

What are some good mentor texts to use in Writer's Workshop?  As a new teacher, finding books that pair well with certain comprehension strategies and writer's craft is a continuing challenge.  Thank you librarian.  Thank you internet.

Let's share our ideas! And successes!

Dialogue:

Frog and Toad

Owl at Home

Poppleton

Because of Winn-Dixie

True Personal Narrative Text

crazycatgirl's picture

Finding good personal narrative text can be a challenge, at least one that is actually written in the first person.  So I thought I'd share a couple.

 

Going North is about a little girl whose family is moving North to seek out better opportunities; in route they struggle to find places to stop and get gas that don't have "Whites only" signs.

 

Eleven and many more short stories by Sandra Cisneros