The result of the collaborative efforts of seven writing instructors and based in part on the Bay Area Writing Project, this writing guide is intended for teachers in grades one through six. In the first part, the first of four sections suggests instructional techniques and activities, includes student writing samples, and defines the writing process at the following developmental levels: prewriting, oral or written composing, responding, revising, editing, and evaluating. The second section presents a suggested grade level sequence and activities designed to incorporate other language arts curricula and writing genres. The third section discusses "power writing," a formula for expository writing, and the fourth section, focusing on response as the key to evaluation and assessment, suggests that there needs to be a balance both between peer and teacher evaluation and between primary trait, analytic, and holistic scoring. Recommending that students learn how one form of writing may better communicate their subject and purpose than another, the second part of the guide discusses forms that are appropriate for elementary students and suggests lessons for each grade level. Activities are presented for grades one through six in the following forms: first hand experience, story, essay, folklore, drama, and poetry. A selected bibliography is included, and a supplemental guide titled "Scope and Sequence for Writing Skills" is appended. (JD)