Beyond the Paragraph: Teaching Writing in Middle School with Structure
Robin Mellom
19 episodes
1 week ago
In this episode, I start with a student story that proves just how powerful a hook can be, and then we dig into the real work of teaching them. You’ll hear my philosophy on why hooks aren’t just “sentence starters,” why rhetorical questions are only training wheels (and how to move past them), and the one secret that makes kids lean in with curiosity. Plus, I’ll explain how keeping cognitive load low is the key to helping every student succeed. And finally, you can Hook Hop! Here's your Teach...
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In this episode, I start with a student story that proves just how powerful a hook can be, and then we dig into the real work of teaching them. You’ll hear my philosophy on why hooks aren’t just “sentence starters,” why rhetorical questions are only training wheels (and how to move past them), and the one secret that makes kids lean in with curiosity. Plus, I’ll explain how keeping cognitive load low is the key to helping every student succeed. And finally, you can Hook Hop! Here's your Teach...
Beyond the Paragraph: Teaching Writing in Middle School with Structure
23 minutes
1 week ago
Teaching Hooks: I'm Sharing the Secret! Ep. 18
In this episode, I start with a student story that proves just how powerful a hook can be, and then we dig into the real work of teaching them. You’ll hear my philosophy on why hooks aren’t just “sentence starters,” why rhetorical questions are only training wheels (and how to move past them), and the one secret that makes kids lean in with curiosity. Plus, I’ll explain how keeping cognitive load low is the key to helping every student succeed. And finally, you can Hook Hop! Here's your Teach...
Beyond the Paragraph: Teaching Writing in Middle School with Structure
In this episode, I start with a student story that proves just how powerful a hook can be, and then we dig into the real work of teaching them. You’ll hear my philosophy on why hooks aren’t just “sentence starters,” why rhetorical questions are only training wheels (and how to move past them), and the one secret that makes kids lean in with curiosity. Plus, I’ll explain how keeping cognitive load low is the key to helping every student succeed. And finally, you can Hook Hop! Here's your Teach...
