tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119769200546156350.post961689414884018028..comments2023-10-31T05:29:35.075-04:00Comments on Amick's Articles: Our Author Mentor...Lynn PlourdeSarah Amickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04448996968479036346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119769200546156350.post-39965735923663675582008-11-16T16:42:00.000-05:002008-11-16T16:42:00.000-05:00Oh yea! Analyzing an author means to look at thei...Oh yea! Analyzing an author means to look at their series work and try to see the patterns:<BR/>Kevin Henkes:<BR/>mice, comeback phrases, protagonist characters and heroic characters, teachers are always heroic in his books, parents are also mentors in text, wonderful word usage, I could think of a 100 things about Kevin Henkes!<BR/>Finding series are great for struggling readers too because it supports their understading, their comprehension, they don't have to figure the characters out, they already have knowledge of them from previous books.Sarah Amickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448996968479036346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119769200546156350.post-65881222813476212152008-11-15T16:21:00.000-05:002008-11-15T16:21:00.000-05:00I love this idea. I am currently writing lessons ...I love this idea. I am currently writing lessons for Reponse to Literature for second graders. I am using Kevin Henkes as the mentor author. The curriculum says: Analyze An Author. So, I am thinking this kind of lesson will fit in that genre. What is your take on this?Kathy Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048581226559774602noreply@blogger.com