From theory to practice . Knowledge telling and knowledge transforming in written composition. Creative approaches to sentence combining . Since reading is taught through stories, writing is best taught through narrative assignments. Process is more important than product.
Product is more important than process.
Getting better at writing stories results in getting better at other types of writing as well. Writing gets easier for students as they get better at it. Peer feedback is more valuable than teacher feedback. Students' writing will improve if they write frequently.