How to Teach Writing in Middle School: Teach Skills in THIS Order

In this video, I share the six skills I teach during Writer's Workshop and in which order. These are perfect for grades 4, 5 and middle school.
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Many of us are never taught exactly HOW to teach writing in middle school, so this is a system I created based on how authors write in the real-world.
I'm Robin, a middle school teacher and the author of ten children's novels with Disney Hyperion and HarperCollins. Our workshop reflects the same process I use when working with my editors. I say "our workshop" because that's the point of the workshop... it isn't just a time for me to give lessons and assign a writing assignment. It's THEIR time to tinker and be fearless and try out new things. They love practicing writing skills with topics that interest them. I use the number 3 and 7 a lot in my workshop... from the writing trios to the lesson minutes... it's all based on brain research.
Do we have time to get in all the standards-based lessons and essays? YES. My essays are taught in a "block" and skills are taught in the workshop. This way, the skills transfer to ALL types of writing, not just product-driven essays.
So this is a STRUCTURED & STUDENT-LED workshop.
Here are the 5 steps:
1. Set the mood for writing
2. Issue the writing challenge
3. Student leaders
4. The Six Skills Power lessons (the teacher's mini-lessons, but timed by the leaders!)
5. Diamond mining (the secret sauce!)
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Teaching Writing to Middle School Students : Launch a Student-led Writer's Workshop
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