Increasingly, high school English programs recognize the need to expand writing instruction beyond literary analysis to include personal essays as well as expository and critical pieces. offers strategies for students and advice to instructors on how to develop and teach a wide range of writings, including memoir, reflective essay, location sketch, personality profile, familiar essay, experiential writing, persuasive writing, and travel writing. The book consists of a series of thought-provoking commentaries about the philosophy and approach to effective writing instruction. The final section includes over thirty student samples drawn from a spectrum of writing types.