Amanda Lowes's List: Writing Instruction

Writer, Steve Peha shares practical, easy-to-teach techniques for all writers across the curriculum.  He provides an array of downloads on the writing process, workshop model and assessment.  I particularly appreciate his publication entitled, The Writing Teacher's Strategy Guide which is listed as his first download.

Lucy Calkins (author of the Units of Study for Reading and Writing series) offers poignant and inspirational words that could be shared with your writers on how to approach writing tasks.

This link provides the data and research base behind the Ruth Culham Traits Writing program.  It is a professional paper written by Lois Bridges, Ph.D which focuses on The Writing Trait model as a classroom-based, analytic writing assessment and targeted writing instructional program.

This site offers a comprehensive listing of suggested mentor texts to use in the teaching of the writing traits for grades 3-12.  Lessons are also shared, often with a focus and supporting trait.