Intended to help writing teachers create a classroom climate where real writing can be inspired, valued, and enjoyed, the WEDGE (Writing Every Day Generates Excellence) manual addresses first the problem of motivating students to communicate in writing, next, finding words and structures appropriate for clarity and eloquence, and finally, the mechanical conventions that make writing technically correct. Following an introduction that discusses the philosophy, approach, and major strategies of the WEDGE program, the chapters discuss the following aspects of writing instruction: (1) getting started; (2) modes of writing; (3) meshing writing with literature; (4) revising, editing, and proofreading; (5) grammar, sentence sense, and mechanics; and (6) responding, diagnosing, and evaluating. Appendixes include student writing samples, student reactions to class activities, and a discussion of the advantages of holistic and analytic scoring. (HTH)