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This chapter provides an overview of the Writing Pal (W-Pal), an automated tutoring system that provides instruction on writing strategies through lessons and game-based practice on these strategies: essay writing practice, automated essay scoring, and practical feedback for essay revision. The system targets adolescent writers, but can be used effectively from middle school to first-year college classes. In this chapter, we first discuss the primary skills targeted by W-Pal, namely writing and revising persuasive essays. We also discuss the need for writing technology in the classroom and provide a general overview of the W-Pal system. We describe a number of studies that provide evidence for the strengths of using W-Pal in the classroom and explain how teachers can access W-Pal and integrate the system within their own classrooms. We close with a short section on the current limitations and future directions of the system.