The first step to getting students to write well is to get them engaged in the writing process. See the research, plus get suggestions from TpT Teacher-Authors for improving student writing through engagement.

You’ve probably seen those Vanity Fair photo spreads. The ones where famous females, draped in gowns and flowing hair, strike serious poses in a group shot meant to convey their collective strength. Each actress or athlete pictured could easily carry a magazine cover on her own…