Offers lessons, practice problems, examples, games, and activities for teaching writing to students in grades six though eight. Activities are organized by steps in the writing process, from deciding what to write about to editing. Coverage includes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Revised and updated from the authors' previous work ( Clear and Lively Writing , Libraries Unlimited, 1988), this edition has a new chapter on nonfiction and expository writing and an expanded chapter on fiction. Useful for teachers and homeschooling parents. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.