Smagorinsky, the late Johannessen, Kahn, and McCann (a combined 130 years of experience as teachers, district administrators, and university faculty) wrote this book to help middle and high school teachers as they teach their students writing using a structured process approach. The preface explains what the authors mean by fictional narrative and why it's important to teach students to do this kind of writing. Throughout the text the authors share fictional narratives using structured process instruction, which includes teaching strategies, activities, handouts, and examples of students' work. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)