Learn from real authors
Read a short paragraph from a favorite book and ask, "What did the author do here?" Maybe it's a strong verb or a surprising opening. Students copy the move in their own writing that day. Mentor texts teach craft better than any rule.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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