A host of effective ways to motivate young writers to improve their work. Using a wealth of models, checklists, and guidelines, you`ll find the information needed to promote successful writing, including:

• activities that encourage students to rethink the writing process from concept to final product
• a toolkit of reproducibles on a wide range of skills: word choice, paragraph and sentence structure, grammar and punctuation
• tips for promoting collaborative learning with effective peer conferences, student-teacher conferences, and parental involvement
• a series of student models that illustrate prose, narrative, essays, poems, and more
• a thorough discussion of the role of drafting in the computer age