"What a gift! I used your book from the first day. Using your guidelines, I am now developing my own units and rubrics."Rebecca Kennerly, Student, Resident Teacher ProgramUniversity of New Mexico

Take the guesswork out of writing instruction and assessment!

The step-by-step instructions, scheduling guidelines, lesson plans, rubric assessments, and reproducible forms in this guide are the result of years of research, planning, and fine-tuning in the classroom. Inspiring student creativity while addressing standards and meeting the needs of every student has never been so easy!

Special features include:

• Step-by-step instructions on how to set up a classroom writing program
• Eleven comprehensive, classroom-tested lesson plans
• Methods for adapting rubrics for high school students, gifted students, English Language Learners, and students with learning disabilities
• Strategies for evaluating every step of the writing process, from pre-writing to final draft
• How to incorporate Six Trait Writing

Discover the excellent writing your students can produce when provided with a rubric and challenged to do their best! Once you have used the strategies and materials in this guide, you may wonder how you ever got along without them!