These field-tested writing strategies and techniques create a carefully sequenced and balanced approach that fosters competent narrative and expository writing. Through simple and effective writing concepts this essential teacher resource illustrates ways in which every student can begin and master the writing process. Finally, writing is fun again! Includes: detailed teachers' guide and a student workbook portion included on a CD introduction to the Eight Essential Elements and steps for recognizing the integral building blocks of every narrative tools for building powerful, effective characters and exploring goals, motives, conflicts and problems instruction for students in using story ingredients to build effective expository and narrative writing.