Transform your writer’s workshop and make lessons TRULY engaging! This video training shows you how to motivate your students, help them find their voice, and build writing stamina with the Structured Writer’s Workshop®, perfect for grades 4–8. Many students often lack the necessary skills to tackle grade-level writing standards, leading to boredom, disinterest, and minimal effort. Drawing from my experience as both a teacher and a published author, I have completely revamped my writing program by incorporating valuable insights from editors at publishing houses like HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin, and Disney-Hyperion. Now, I'm excited to share all the tricks of the trade from the publishing industry with you! Many teachers who have implemented this structured writing workshop have been getting stunning results. "I've noticed an excitement toward writing that I have never seen before." ~Patti B. This workshop goes ALL IN on the research behind motivation, utilizing strategies such as student leadership, the power of choices presented in threes, trio teams, and the transformative "diamond mining" process. Your students will finally feel energized and empowered to put their thoughts and ideas onto paper. Just like an object in motion tends to stay in motion, once we lift our students up and convince them that their voices are valuable, there's no stopping them! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I can't say enough how amazing this writing instruction by Robin Mellom is! It's lit a new fire under me!" -Pam R., 5th grade, Georgia What’s included 10 step-by-step video lessons (4+ hours), plus a bonus module on essays and constructed responses The Structured Writing Teacher eBook, with implementation resources: the student leader script, trio charts, personal record trackers, the Six Super Skills wheel, a quick-start guide, a yearly planner, and more Note-taking pages for every module (printable and Google Slides) Your choice of bonus guide: The Classroom Guide or The Homeschool Guide. These answer the most commonly asked questions from teachers and homeschool parents, from pacing and launching to grading and differentiation. A certificate of completion for your professional learning hours A private community of teachers using the program What you’ll learn Why structure frees students to take creative risks How to set the scene so students know “this is where writing happens” How to hand over the keys to student leaders and step back How to teach the Six Super Skills in seven-minute lessons: voice, hooks, sentence complexity, figurative language, vivid imagery, and show don’t tell How to give students real choice and build stamina with personal records How to run diamond mining so every student hears what’s working in their writing How to teach essays in a 10-day block, grade without drowning, and make grammar stick How to launch it all in your own classroom or homeschool ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I am completely ENTHRALLED with your approach. I love that it allows for both method and creativity. Your lessons that I have applied have elicited hearty enthusiasm even from the most reluctant of my writers. It is SO gratifying! Thank you for the wealth of wisdom. Praying we uncover one of the future greats in one of our classrooms! About RobinI’m a middle school teacher, an instructional coach, and a children’s book author who has written books with Disney, HarperCollins, and Houghton Mifflin. I took the routines real authors use and built them into a classroom system, so students write the way writers do in the real world. Frequently asked questionsHow do I get access? Right after checkout, you’ll download a welcome PDF with the link to your training page. Watch on any device, at your own pace.Do I need your curriculum to use this? No. The training works with whatever you teach now. If you want ready-made lessons, my full-year curriculum is available by grade level.Already own your full-year curriculum? This training is already included with it, so there’s no need to buy it again. Your link is in your One-Click Curriculum.Will this count for PD hours? You’ll receive a certificate of completion. Please check with your school or district about how professional learning hours apply to your requirements.Can I share it with my team? This training is licensed for one person. Each teacher needs their own copy.
