Writing Essentials-updated

I chose to read the book Writing Essentials by Regie Routman.  I was hoping to find some enlightening way on how to improve my writing instruction.  I found the book to be very inspirational for primary and intermediate grade level teachers.  I will be able to put several of the lessons and teaching ideas into practice in my first grade classroom.  However, I found it difficult to extend ideas for high school students and possibly students above seventh grade. This book was written chiefly for elementary educators.  With that in mind, I found it difficult to create a presentation towards teachers in grades sixth-twelfth.  Therefore, I tried to modify the examples Routman used in her book for an older audience.  Please check out my presentation of the highlights of the book on my Google site under Book Presentation.  https://sites.google.com/site/acaveoftreasuresforreaders/innovations/writing-essentials-newsletter