Using Favorite Literature to Model Good Writing. This resource guide contains over 20 step-by-step writing experiences to help students gain confidence in their writing, build their vocabulary, acquire critical writing skills, and begin to see themselves as young authors. Each lesson is based on a familiar children's book. As students read and/or listen to stories, they learn to recognize familiar patterns within the literature. Every lesson includes a reproducible book cover and a reproducible student text innovation page that result in a class-made book. Fill your classroom library with books written by your very own student authors! Students will love to read and reread these books all year long! 80 pages each.