This thoughtful book shows how students can be taught to write effectively with a number of classroom-tested strategies that enable teachers to:
understand the importance of teaching and modeling writing
understand how providing choice motivates and elevates adolescent writing
help students recognize the importance of purpose and audience
assess in ways the drive better writing performance
Infused with humour and illuminating anecdotes, the book offers both practical ways to incorporate writing instruction into everyday teaching, and compelling reasons to do so.