Building Strong Writers: An Interview with Author Christina Schnider of The Daring English Teacher [S7 EP. 230]

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Let’s be honest…teaching writing can be a struggle. We know that so many of you are seeing challenges with student engagement, confidence, and skills when it comes to writing, and let’s not even get started with AI! If you often feel like no matter what you do, writing just isn’t sticking for your students, then this episode is for you. 

We’re joined by full-time English teacher and author, Christina Schnider (aka, The Daring English Teacher). Christina has cracked the code on what high school ELA teachers can be doing in the classroom to build strong writers, and it all starts with managing your expectations and meeting kids where they are. 

Christina is sharing exactly how to accomplish this with her simple yet wildly effective strategies. Her tips will benefit not only your struggling writers, EL students, and special education students, but also your high flyers. After listening, be sure to run and grab a copy of her book, Building Strong Writers!

Topics Discussed:

  • The story behind the creation of Building Strong Writers 

  • Which part of the writing process was the most time-consuming for Christina

  • The importance of having a strong outline

  • Moving away from only approaching writing as a product

  • How Christina helps her students see their own weaknesses -and progress - in their writing

  • Christina’s three-sentence strategy (bonus: you’ll get your steps in!)

  • One practice that you can incorporate into your daily classroom routine to make the most impact when it comes to writing

  • Assigning smaller writing tasks to build stronger writers

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meet christina:

Christina is a full-time high school English and journalism teacher, wife, and mom. She has taught every high school grade level and loves sharing her ideas, lesson plans, and ELA resources with other teachers. One of her passions is providing engaging, robust, and differentiated learning experiences to her students while helping other teachers do the same.

Follow Christina on Instagram @thedaringenglishteacher or check out her website and blog.

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