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Kelly Gallagher's Teaching Adolescent Writers offers educators practical strategies for enhancing students' writing skills. The book underscores the importance of purpose and audience in writing and advocates for using assessment to guide instruction. Gallagher shares various classroom activities and techniques, such as modeling writing, providing choice, and implementing effective revision strategies. He emphasizes the need to create a classroom culture that values writing and prepares students for the literacy demands beyond school. The appendices offer valuable resources like book recommendations and writing prompts.