For Teachers
Want to get your earthlings excited about essays?
Join the growing Breakfast on Mars educator community. Use these companion lesson plans that support the Common Core State Standards.
Join the growing Breakfast on Mars educator community. Use these companion lesson plans that support the Common Core State Standards.
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What's For Breakfast...on Mars?
Out Of This World Essays By Noted Authors Including:
Ransom Riggs, Kirsten Miller, Scott Westerfeld, Alan Gratz, Steve Almond, Jennifer Lou, Chris Higgins, Rita Williams-Garcia, Elizabeth Winthrop, Chris Epting, Sloane Crosley, April Sinclair, Maile Meloy, Daisy Whitney, Khalid Birdsong, Sarah Prineas, Ned Vizzini, Alane Ferguson, Lise Clavel, Mary-Ann Ochota, Steve Brezenoff, Casey Scieszka, Steven Weinberg, Michael Hearst, Clay McLeod Chapman, Gigi Amateau, Laurel Snyder, Wendy Mass, Marie Rutkoski, Sarah Darer Littman, Nick Abadzis, Michael David Lukas, Léna Roy, Craig Kielburger, Joshua Mohr, Cecil Castellucci, Joe Craig, Ellen Sussman, and a forward by Margaret Cho
Edited by Brad Wolfe and Rebecca Stern
Published by Roaring Brook Press (hardcover) and Square Fish (paperback), imprints of Macmillan Kids
Edited by Brad Wolfe and Rebecca Stern
Published by Roaring Brook Press (hardcover) and Square Fish (paperback), imprints of Macmillan Kids
Essay Types Including:
- Personal Narrative
- Persuasive / Opinion
- Informative
- Literary/Character Analyses
- Graphic
Fun Essay Prompts Including:
- If you could steal one trait from an animal, what would it be and why?
- Pick a superpower and explain its pros and cons.
- Write a research report on an unusual animal.
- Compare and contrast two characters from the same story.
- Put yourself in the shoes of a "villain" and write an essay from his or her perspective.
- Make an argument in favor of something you care about. Then write a convincing counterargument.
- Dozens More!
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What they are saying on the Blue Planet
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"A guide for writing teachers that is truly useful...An important collection that ought to become a staple in writing classes." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A refreshing and useful tool for every middle- and high-school writing teacher to keep handy." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"At a time when young people are frequently told to write essays but rarely shown how, this collection fills a real need." - Chicago Tribune
"Writing and reading essays usually evokes yawns. Forcing students to use the formal style of writing not only is boring but kills creativity. Breakfast on Mars takes the dreaded essay assignment and spins a fun, creative twist that is sure to inspire younger writers." - Children's and Young Adult Blogger's Literary Awards (CYBIL'S)
"It seems like school essays have all the fun sucked out of them. Not these essays! In Breakfast on Mars, some of the best authors take a stab at different types of essays, from literary to personal to informative to persuasive." - US Kids Mag
"I enjoyed so many of the essays in Breakfast on Mars, they were mini bursts of happiness, and I couldn't turn the page to the next one fast enough. If you get a chance, read this book, then pass it along to your children!" - Bound By Words
