The Structured Writing Teacher
Welcome to The Structured Writer’s Workshop™ ...where student-led writing meets real author strategy.
I’m Robin, a children’s book author turned writing teacher, and I help upper elementary and middle school teachers (and homeschool parents!) use a structured, high-engagement workshop to build confident, independent writers.
After working with editors at Disney and HarperCollins, I realized how many powerful writing techniques never make it into classrooms. So now I teach you how to bring those strategies into your own Structured Writer’s Workshop.
This channel is your go-to for:
✍️ Writing mini-lessons
📚 Real-world author techniques
🎯 Student-led workshop strategies
🛠️ Revision tools that actually work
Let’s build better writers together!
What's Next for the Structured Writing Teacher?
How to Teach Hooks for Essays, Narratives, and Fiction grades 4-8
What to Teach the FIRST WEEK of Writing Ep. 12
Ep 13 THIS is The Secret Ingredient for Better Writing Across All Subjects
Ep 10 Don't Ask Comprehension Questions When Reading a Novel: The Brilliance of TRACKING
Start the Year Like This to Transform Your Writing Program grades 4-8
How This 6th Grade Teacher Uses a Structured Writer's Workshop along with Eduprotocols
Ep 9 Stop Teaching Narrative Essays First: My Game-Changing Essay Sequence for Grades 4–8
Ep.8 If You Teach Middle School Writing Skills in THIS Order, Everything Will Click into Place
Ep. 7 What Publishing Taught Me About Teaching Writing in Middle School
Should ELA Warm-ups Be Taught in a Certain ORDER? Ask the Structured Writing Teacher
What about ELA warm-ups on Workshop Days? Ask the Structured Writing Teacher
Ep 5 From Acronyms to Autonomy: A Better Way to Teach Writing in upper elementary and middle school
How to Implement a Structured Writer's Workshop in 8th Grade | Teacher Talks
Ep 4 Fixing the Flaws in the Writing Workshop Model
Ep 3 Classroom Management in a Student-Led Writing Workshop
Ep 2 The Truth About Real Writers (And What It Means for Your ELA Class)
Ep. 1 Structured Writing: A Better Way to Teach Writing Beyond the Paragraph Podcast
What Should a Line Length Goal be for 7th or 8th Grade Students? Ask the Structured Writing Teacher
Yearlong Writing Plan for Homeschool ELA Backwards planning for Teachers in grades 4-8
Homeschool Writing Curriculum: Transform Your Writing Instruction with these 4 Components
Help Your Student Become a Better Writer with Sentence Fluency
How to help your child become a better writer - No more dreading writing!
EASY End of the Year ELA Project and activities for middle school
How do I Help Student Writers who are at different Levels? | Ask the Structured Writing Teacher
How to teach essay writing to middle school students & upper elementary
How Do I Get Students To Elaborate on their Reasoning? | Ask The Structured Writing Teacher ep. 2
When to Grade Writing, and When NOT to Grade for Middle School and grades 4 & 5
When Should I Start Teaching Figurative Language? | Ask The Structured Writing Teacher Ep. 1
Why Traditional Grammar Instruction Fails in grades 4-8