On this blog, some colleagues and I developed lesson plans that can be used to teach writing by using mentor texts. I am going to begin posting resources in addition to these lesson plans that can help with teaching writing.
Scholastic has a new eReader called Storia! It can be downloaded for free at www.scholastic.com/storia. When you download the eReader you receive 5 free ebooks. In addition, the site lists articles describing the different ways that you can use Storia. The following link will send you to an article that discusses using Storia for whole-group instruction: www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/whole-class-reading-instruction-storia. In the article, it discusses the ways that Storia can be used to access ebooks that can be used as mentor texts for the teaching of writing. Currently, you can use Storia through your computer to display on a smartboard or students can access the eReader through the Storia app for the iPad. They are in the process of creating an app for the iPod touch which will also allow students to read books in small groups.
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