Poetry Mentor Texts—Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8

This volume shows K-8 teachers how to use poems in reading and writing workshops and across content areas. It defines mentor texts and discusses the connections between reading and writing and ways to integrate poetry and use companion pieces, then each chapter focuses on a specific poetic form (poetry to inspire response, list poems, acrostic poetry, persona poetry, and poetry for two voices), with emphasis on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Each includes background information on the type, five mentor poems, reading and writing connections, student samples, and lessons. Dorfman (writing, writing/reading connections, and reading in the content areas, West Chester U.) and Cappelli, a reading specialist, both work in the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project at West Chester U. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)