Mentor Text Planning Guide

Use this Mentor Text Planning Guide to plan purposeful mentor text instruction. Created by Hannah Schneewind and Dr. Jennifer Scoggin, co-founders of Trusting Readers LLC, this guide supports identifying key craft moves, planning discussion points, and aligning mentor texts to instructional goals. It’s inspired by their mentor text webinar and designed for immediate, flexible classroom use. Watch the webinar here: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Text Structure