The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively," offers educators three specific, evidence-based recommendations that address the challenges of teaching students in grades 6-12 to write effectively. This summary focuses on the second of the three recommendations: Integrate writing and reading to emphasize key writing features. Combining both writing and reading into classroom instruction and assignments supports students in leaning essential features of effective texts. By reviewing and reflecting on exemplar texts, students can strengthen their writing. This brief document provides steps to carry out the recommendation and identifies potential roadblocks and suggests ways to address them. [For "Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively. Educator's Practice Guide. What Works Clearinghouse.™ NCEE 2017-4002," see ED569984.]