This collection of 23 articles by leaders in the field of teaching writing addresses the delicate balance of compassion, improvement and motivation inherent in critiquing students' work. In articles on practice, articles cover, at various grade levels, the effect upon student composition of particular correction techniques and student responses, differences between teacher evaluation and student self-evaluation, ways to employ revision as learning experiences, and contextualizing responses to student writing. Articles on theory include semantic implications of theme correction, the worth of praise, learning to write by writing, conducting a teacher-free writing class, enlisting writers' participation in the evaluation process, using conversation as a response tool, and using reflective reading skills in the process of grading. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)