Running and writing. The workshop culture: a study of coaching ; Conclusions and the mission -- Who writes the rules anyway? accountability, tests and the history of rhetoric. A bit of history ; What about the other parts of my curriculum? ; Testing and accountability ; Conclusions ; Suggested reading -- Coaching and teaching by doing: modeling thinking, writing and reading. A horror story in two scenes ; Modeling: a simple concept with huge benefits ; Modeling in our classrooms: what do we do? ; Conclusions: pulling in all together and coming full circle -- Warming up the writing muscles: two tools for invention. Free writing ; Daybooks: a place to store free writing and thinking ; Conclusions -- The practice field: building strength and confidence in writing and literary analysis. Types of practice ; Conclusions -- Race day: evaluation and the idea of grammar. Grammar in context ; A word about standards ; Watching the race: evaluating student writing ; Portfolios: looking at the whole season and student growth over time ; Conclusions ; Suggested reading -- Responding as a spectator: the writing conference. Why conference anyway? ; A trek through a conference log ; A 50-minute tutoring session translated into a 90-minute class ; Basic behavior in a writing conference ; A close-up look at a conference ; Conclusions -- Becoming independent: writing and literature groups. A scenario: student writing as class literature ; How to make groups work ; What about the kid who doesn't buy into group work? ; Timing ; Conclusions ; Suggested reading -- Epilogue: why teachers coach.