Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools
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Hook<br />
Definition: Draw your reader in with an interesting beginning.<br />
Mentor Text:<br />
My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco<br />
Whenever I get quiet and still inside and wish I was little again, all I have to do is think about my<br />
summer in Michigan. When I do this, it isn’t now anymore, it is then again.<br />
How I Became a Pirate by David Shannon<br />
Pirates have green teeth - when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one<br />
day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship<br />
sailed into view.<br />
Nothing Ever Happens on 90 th Street by Ronni Schotter<br />
Eva unwrapped a cinnamon Danish, opened her notebook, and stared helplessly at the wide,<br />
white paper.<br />
Other Mentor Texts:<br />
Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston<br />
All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan<br />
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson<br />
Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg<br />
Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier<br />
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