I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow - Writing with Mentor Texts series

Hey everyone! So, this is the LAST of my writing with mentor texts lessons. I hope you've enjoyed them as much I enjoyed making and using them this summer with my 7th graders. If you try any of the lessons, drop me a line and let me know how they went. I'd love to hear from you!

This lesson is great because it's such a fun way to get your students' feet wet with argument writing. The kids get a kick out of it and don't even realize how much it helps them get a jump start on the tricky genre.

Lesson Nine: I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow

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All right everyone! In just a few short weeks, it will be THAT time of year again, so stay tuned for lots of back-to-school posts in the near future.

Happy Teaching!!

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Writing with Mentors Series Lesson Plans: Summer 2016

• The Important Book by Margaret WiseBrown
• If I Ran the School by Bruce Lansky
• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
• The Writing of Roald Dahl
• The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski
• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
• How to Get a Girlfriend by the Kindergarten Students of Zagreb, Croatia
• Marshfield Dreams by Ralph Fletcher
• I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow