Beyond the Paragraph: Teaching Writing in Middle School with Structure
If you're tired of guessing how to teach writing in middle school, you're in the right place. Robin Mellom is a veteran ELA teacher and published author of over ten children’s books with Disney, HarperCollins, and Houghton Mifflin. She brings the clarity and structure you've been craving without the gimmicks.
Hosted by Robin Mellom, author, middle school teacher, and creator of the Structured Writer’s Workshop™, each episode delivers practical, classroom-tested strategies that work in grades 4–8.
Learn how to implement evidence-based writing routines, like CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning), build lasting writing habits, and engage students in meaningful work that actually sticks.
Best of all, they will learn how to write like the pros!
Beyond the Paragraph: Teaching Writing in Middle School with Structure
Welcome to Beyond the Paragraph!
Meet your host, Robin Mellom, middle school ELA teacher and author of ten children’s books with Disney, HarperCollins, and Houghton Mifflin. In this quick trailer, you’ll hear why she rebuilt her entire approach to writing instruction and how this podcast will help you do the same.
🎙️ Beyond the Paragraph is for teachers and homeschool educators who are ready to:
- Move past rigid, formulaic writing lessons
- Help students write with confidence, clarity, and voice
- Use practical strategies that actually work in grades 4–8
- Create autonomous writers who revise with purpose
🎧 Follow Beyond the Paragraph wherever you get your podcasts—and let’s rethink writing instruction together.
👉 Want to go deeper?
Learn about the structured writing method here:
🔗 structuredwritingteacher.com
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➡️ Learn more about the FULL Structured Writing training PD
📆 Grab my yearlong writing planner for free (it includes my eBook!)
🎥 Watch the teaching strategies in action on YouTube
📝 Read the latest blog posts for writing tips & ideas
HAVE A QUESTION? Email me at robin@structuredwritingteacher.com