"Ghosts" Creating Character + Mentor Author Mini Unit

This is a "Ghosts" Creating Character + Mentor Author Mini Unit.

A look behind the scenes of Raina Telgemeier’s Ghosts kicks off this mini-unit on character-building.

This resource features:

● Graphic novel excerpts, discussion prompts & graphic organizers, including “Part Charts”

● 3 Keys to Strong Writing Infographic

● Word Banks

● Rule of the Story Slideshow

● Like Life: Writing Inspired by Real Events - A set of scaffolds to guide the development of the draft students create in this mini-unit

● If Kids Ruled the World: Writing & Discussion Sparks

● Links to student writing samples that model approaches to applying the mentor author techniques under consideration.

● Editable formatting. Change any element here to fit your own needs. Skip or modify steps and scaffolds to customize and differentiate.

2-page PDF with links to FULLY EDITABLE Google docs