Yes I have the book and have used bits and pieces of it I plan to devour more of it this summer. I like KW Ray and the sound advise she gives. Using mentor texts is a very powerful way to drive writing instruction. I attended Teachers College this summer at Columbia under the direction of Lucy Calkins and it was hands down the best thing I have ever done professionally. KW Ray has been a very productive member of that group of professionals they are doing incredible work. At the writing workshop they talked a lot about using mentor text. I have four that my students have in their writing resource folders and we have used them to apply numerous skills and strategies. I heard Mark Overmeyer ( author of *When Writing Workshop Isn't Working* another great book) speak at CCIRA last year and he also spoke of KW Ray's work in the field. He said he thought he could probably teach everything he needed to (I think he was working with 3rd or 4th graders) using *Owl Moon *text and nothing else. At The Writing Project at Columbia they told us it doesn't take a lot of mentor text, just some really well chosen pieces to teach a multitude of things.
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:04 PM, STEWART, L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone used the book Study Driven by Katie Wood Ray? I am > interested in your success in or opinion of the use of this book in > choosing mentor texts for writing instruction. > > Leslie > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
