The Structured Writer's Workshop

A proven writing system for grades 4–8

Created by Robin Mellom, a middle school instructional coach and children’s book author published by Disney-Hyperion, HarperCollins, and Houghton Mifflin.

The Structured Writer’s Workshop gives teachers the tools to teach dynamic lessons that transfer across all modes of writing.

We provide professional development and curriculum design services for teachers

What teachers notice when writing is structured

A middle school teacher once described this program as “the unicorn of writing.”

Not because it’s flashy, but because it starts where most writing programs don’t, with student motivation and clear skill-building. Inside the Structured Writer’s Workshop™, students learn six core writing skills that work across every mode of writing. As confidence builds, stamina follows. Essays stop feeling so daunting, and students begin to understand how writing actually works.

Transform Your Writing Block

When you structure your writing lessons, everything changes.

✅ Students write with confidence
✅ Lessons flow from skill to essay
✅ Your class is full of writers who actually want to write

How the Structured Writing Block Works

  • Daily Warm-ups build sentence-level skills and confidence
  • Weekly Workshop Skills give students one clear focus at a time
  • Deconstruction shows them how real essay writing actually works
  • C.E.R. Practice prepares them for essays, tests, and real-world writing

Motivation is built in, and explicit instruction is at the heart of this program!

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What educators are saying

Classroom teachers & homeschool parents

The BEST⭐

This is the BEST writing program training I have ever taken!

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Julie

middle school teacher

Gamechanger⭐

I finally have everything I need to teacher students who are years behind. This is an ACTUAL GAMECHANGER for me.

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Ann

8th grade, special education

Lit a fire! ⭐

I can't say enough how amazing this writing instruction is by Robin Mellom. It's lit a new fire under me!

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Pam

5th grade teacher

Everything you need!⭐

This has everything you need to teach writing! The most complete and thorough writing instruction I’ve seen in 25 years of teaching!

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Tisha

8th grade teacher

UNICORN! ⭐

I have never been this excited about anything, I truly think this is the unicorn of writing and I cannot thank you enough.

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Lisa

6th grade teacher

Bringing the JOY ⭐

I can't begin to tell you how much this program is saving my life and brining joy into teaching writing!

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Courtney

8th grade teacher

So much excitement! ⭐

7th grade boys SO excited about writing!!! That’s what you would have seen in my classroom today. Quote of the day: “This is the best I’ve ever written in my life!”

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Laura

7th grade teacher

The BEST Day of my career ⭐

Guys I launched my workshops today for my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes. I wasn’t sure how it was going to go, but it was truly the most beautiful day of my teaching career!

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Aubree

middle school teacher

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I am SO glad to have found your materials and videos. This group is going to be the cherry on top! It blows Lucy Calkins out of the water and gives kids a love and curiosity about writing and gives us a joy to teach it!

Homeschool parent

My rising 6th grader is a very reluctant writer, but he absolutely has loved workshop! In fact, he is asking to do it every day. This is the same kid who hated writing anything.

Homeschool parent

This is by far the best training or resource I’ve ever gotten on how to teach writing. You have no idea the impact your structured writing program has had on my students... it is mind-blowing.

8th grade teacher