Every worksheet in Writing Tricks is designed to teach your students important language skills while encouraging them to apply these skills within their writing. Once your students have mastered each trick, they will have a powerful skill that they will use for the rest of their lives. How It Works: 1. Teach the writing trick using the worksheets. 2. MAKE the students use the writing trick immediately within a paragraph or story. 3. Require students to practice the writing tricks for journal time, homework, or future assignments. 4. When students revise their writing, they have sixteen writing tricks that they can use to improve the quality of their writing.