Mentor Texts and Funds of Knowledge: Situating Writing within Our Students’ Worlds

Authors

Beatrice Mendez Newman, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2012

Abstract

The funds of knowledge concept serves as scaffolding for encouraging students to draw on background experiences and home language to generate authentic writing. This article describes and illustrates several classroom strategies, including 1) using culturally relevant mentor texts; 2) applying Nancie Atwell’s writing territories concept; 3) adapting Harry Noden’s Image Grammar; and 4) introducing cubing as a discovery strategy.

Comments

© 2012 by the National Council of Teachers of English

Recommended Citation

Newman, B. M. (2012). Mentor texts and funds of knowledge: Situating writing within our students’ worlds. Voices from the Middle, 20(Background Knowledge and Vocabulary), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.58680/vm201220695

Publication Title

Voices from the Middle

DOI

10.58680/vm201220695