{"id":773,"date":"2025-05-07T14:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/?page_id=773"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:52:14","slug":"modes-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/modes-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Modes In Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_text\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col pb-2 text-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"d-block mt-0\"><span>Literature and Lessons for Narrative, Informational, and Opinion Writing<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Modes in Focus is designed to support educators and students with ready-to-use lessons, mentor texts, teaching tools, and more. Each grade-level kit is supported by its own Teacher\u2019s Guide and includes six mentor texts tailored to the needs, abilities, and interests of your students.<\/p>\n<p>Leading writing experts Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles take the next step in writing instruction by linking mentor texts to the modes of writing and providing model lessons that get students writing immediately and enthusiastically!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-2 ps-lg-5 order-sm-1 ps-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/modesinfocus_spread-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-1 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Each grade-level kit features:<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset\">\n<li><strong>Six mentor texts<\/strong>\u00a0by contemporary children\u2019s book authors\u2014two that align with each mode<\/li>\n<li><strong>Six Teacher\u2019s Guides<\/strong>\u00a0with mode-specific lessons based on the mentor texts (18 lessons total)<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>Getting Started Guide<\/strong>\u00a0and Dr. Culham\u2019s professional book Teach Writing Well to support your<br \/>\nexploration of the modes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Color-coded stickers<\/strong>\u00a0to label books and other teaching materials by mode<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>companion website<\/strong>\u00a0with downloadable writing activities, videos, scoring guides, and more<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>set-up sheet<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>tabbed hanging folders<\/strong>\u00a0to help organize materials<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three teaching posters<\/strong>\u00a0that feature definitions and key qualities of the modes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_threecolumncontent\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-colour4  bg-border-none container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 mt-0\"><span>Developed By<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row  justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-image-container mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/RuthCulham.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">Ruth Culham, Ed.D<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Best-selling author and pioneering researcher in writing assessment and instruction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-image-container mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/LibbyJachles.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">Libby Jachles, M.S.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retired classroom teacher and literacy coach with over 20 years experience of researching and developing effective ways to teach writing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex 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