This resource book provides teachers with the content knowledge and teaching strategies necessary to motivate and improve children's imaginative writing. It provides an explanation of the collaborative workshop approach and advice on classroom managment;lesson plans and photocopiable materials for teaching specific concepts and skills relating to characterization, setting, story structure and the writing process; activities based on children's books that provide models of excellent writing; guidance on differentiation, progression and assessments as well as an anthology of over 20 photocopiable pages linked to activities.