Teaching and Managing Multigenre Writing Chapter 4 gives a lot of great ways to help students with how to manage their writings.  The examples they give and show of how you help students manage will come in great use for first time teachers.  I love the weekly goal sheet.  This not only helps the students but will help you assess where and what the student needs help with.  Peer Conferencing is very important to me I have my students peer conference on a lot of their writings they can give ideas to each other in another way form the how the teacher can.  Have the students group by genre will help them give ideas to each other because they are familiar with their genre.  I love the sharing and celebrating form this will be a great and positive lesson for the students to learn and grow.  Chapter 5 gives a more detail look on how to units of study within the multigenre writing.  Persuasive speech with a focus on historical figures and biography, biography in the primary grades, unit on the Revolutionary War and response to literature.  I like the Persuasive writing and response to literature writings.