Barry Lane's bestselling After THE END helped teachers see revision in a whole new light, and inspired a generation of students to not only embrace revision, but to realize that writing is revision. The long-awaited second edition keeps Barry's humorous and endearing tone and updates his ideas, lessons, and activities for teaching writing with heart, even in the Common Core era. New material in this edition includes: How to teach argument and informational writing for authentic, powerful results; Integrating technology into literacy lessons for today's students, using tablets, smart phones and apps; Qr Code links to video clips that help teachers model Barry's ideas in the classroom. Interviews with professional writers and master teachers about their own writing and revising processes and best lessons. Nonfiction connections that help students learn to creatively revise any genre. Updated appendices with professional resources and mentor texts. Rediscover why Barry Lane is a beloved and inspirational teacher, writer, and storyteller. And "after the end," know that it's really only a great new beginning for your students and their writing.

Includes index.