Having a Vision for my Writing

I've been thinking a lot about vision and what it means for teaching writing to our students. Katie Wood Ray says " the immersion phase of inquiry helps them (students) to develop a vision for the writing they are going to do." (pg. 36 Study Driven) Hmmm, but don't they already know what narrative writing looks like?
When I sit to write something, I often spend a lot of time reading something like what I want to write. If I want to write a piece that is narrative in nature I will read numerous narratives to understand what the authors do so I can craft well. "...for drafting and revision to lead to good writing, writers have to have a clear vision of the good writing they want to do." (pg. 36)
I'm wondering what you are doing to create that vision for your students? What books are you taking TIME to study and really KNOW so they can write a well crafted narrative? How are you helping your students read like writers?
"Intention without vision leads them nowhere. They still love the topic, but they don't love the writing." (Study Driven, pg. 47)

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