By Carolyn Lucey When I think about my student’s best writing in the past, whether narrative or analytical, poetry or prose, I’ve noticed one common thread: the writing was almost always produced in relationship or response to a mentor text, though I didn’t have the language for the pedagogical practice at the time. I think … More Writer’s Workshop Model

By Carolyn Lucey This catalog of mentor texts was initially born out of my desire to explore essential questions that I, myself, am interested in: What is the relationship between humans and the natural world? How can we write about the natural world in ways that are evocative, immerse us in particular places and times, … More Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Practice