Literature/Writing Connections
Bringing Literature into Your Writing Curriculum
Looking for a bridge between classroom literature and your writing instruction? Here you’ll find model lessons that help illustrate how to incorporate your favorite mentor texts into your current writing curriculum.
These K-12 Literature/Writing Connection lessons state clear objectives that actually have students writing. Each lesson focuses on one of the 6 traits of writing and guides you on how to use a mentor text to help students strengthen their understanding and mastery of the trait.
The single-page PDF references include pedagogical introductions, overviews of the stories, and step-by-step walkthroughs of the lesson execution. Print them out to keep as a handy resource as you deliver each lesson to your student writers!
