Finally—a resource to help you teach writing specifically to intermediate students! Bestselling author Lori Jamison Rog presents 40 of her favorite tried-and-true research-based writing minilessons, covering everything from planning strategies to crafting specific genres.

Minilessons are linked to the six traits of effective writing and give you

• Specific learning goals
• Sample student writing to use as models
• Graphic organizers to support guided practice
• “Teacher talk” to help you present the lesson

This is not a prescriptive writing program; it's a menu of lessons from which you may choose, fully adaptable to meet your students’ needs and fit into your curriculum.