Multi-genre research project

Annotated bibliography
Bernabei, G., & Koppe, J. (2016). Text structures from the masters: 50 lessons
and nonfiction mentor texts to help students write their way in and read
their way out of every single imaginable genre. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin,
Sage.
In this extremely practical, ready-to-use text, the authors provide 50
engaging and approachable lessons for student writers, focusing on nonfiction sources. I think its very useful because teachers may have more
flexibility, but may also feel more overwhelmed, but the choices
available in nonfiction writing. For common core, though, this needs to
be a huge focus for learning in writing and reading. This book is really
special in the breadth of types of writingfrom letters, to speeches, to
problem-solution essays. Also includes ready-to-use planning pages for
each of the 50 writing lessons.
Culham, R. (2014). The writing thief: Using mentor texts to teach the craft of
writing. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Culhams work is aimed at upper elementary students, but has great
applications to secondary writing as well. She emphasizes the sharing
nature of great writingstudents should be encouraged to steal
techniques from published authors and everyday texts. She divides the
book into informational, fictional narrative, and personal narrative
mentor texts. For each text she highlights, she describes the specific
traits it would help students improvefrom organization to word choice
to figurative language.
Gallagher, K. (2011). Write like this: teaching real-world writing through
modeling & mentor texts. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Gallaghers overarching goal is for English teachers to use mentor texts
to make students see writing as a valuable, lifelong skill. This book
contains a plethora of lesson ideas and strategies for engaging students
in daily writing. Instead of specific genres of writing, Gallagher focuses
on the similar but slightly different discourses he believes are most
meaningful for student writers. These are express and reflect, explain
and inform, evaluate and judge, inquire and explore, analyze and
interpret, and take a stand/propose a solution. Each section contains
many models for writing that middle and high schools will actually enjoy
doing.

Holland, R. (2013). Deeper writing: Quick writes and mentor texts to

illuminate new possibilities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, Sage.
Hollands approach to mentor texts involves the use of quick writes
less formal writing pieces that excite students and help students get
more invested in their writing. In addition to this personal investment,
Holland argues that these quick-writes from mentor texts really do
increase writing fluency in students at all levels. Though she tackles
several genres in the text, she emphasizes great mentor texts for poetry
and narratives, both personal and fictional.