# Episode 426: If Your Students Only Write One Essay This Year, THIS is the One!

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Podcast: [Teaching Middle School ELA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/teaching-middle-school-ela-341317)
Published: 2026-07-01T19:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In today's Teaching Middle School ELA podcast episode, Caitlin shares why evidence-based writing is the one writing genre every middle school ELA teacher should prioritize. Discover how focusing on literary analysis can build confident writers, strengthen critical thinking, and create transferable skills that benefit students across every subject—all while making writing instruction simpler and more effective. Join us this July for our FREE Writing Workshop: https://www.ebteacher.c...

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