Guide on the Side: Collaboratively Writing and Revising with Students

We contend that by writing alongside our students we have the opportunity to serve as mentors for all stages of the writing process, especially during revision. We begin this article with an overview of the revision process and then provide a close look at the experiences of two novice teachers who embarked on this endeavor with their students and exemplify how writing with students can serve as an instructional approach for teaching revision.