Episode 81 Four Tips for Finding Explicit Writing Lessons

Getting Students to Write! Helping Elementary and Middle School teachers transform writing time

You've gotten to know your students as writers, and you've chosen goals for your class.

Now what?

It's time to find strategies for writing that your writers can use to meet their goals!

In this episode, Melissa shares four techniques for finding and choosing teaching points.

1. Leveraging Your Own Writing Experience
2. Mining Mentor Texts
3. Thinking Outside the Box
4. Utilizing Professional Texts

Listen in and feel more confident in your ability to teach your writers!

Professional Books Mentioned in the Episode"

Units of Study in Narrative, Opinion and Informational

Writing Pathways

The Writing Strategies Book

Projecting Possibilities

Lesson that Change Writers

The Unstoppable Writing Teacher

About Melissa:

Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 19 years' experience in education. Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.

Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.

Teaching to Transform, LLC was started by Melissa in 2018 and partners with school districts to provide professional development in writing instruction.

If you would like to refer Melissa to your district, check out her website below!