Concept I: Writers use mentor text to study characteristics of Literary Essay writing and generate writing ideas.
Concept II: Writers generate and rehearse their literary essays.
Session 1 Writers think across their reading and reflect on themes jotted within their readers’ notebooks to list essay ideas.
Session 2 Writers create a strong claim.
Session 3 Writers develop support for their claims.
Session 4 Writers use boxes and bullets to help organize their ideas for literary essays.
Concept III Writers plan and draft their literary essays.
Session 5 Writers craft micro-stories from the text as evidence.
Session 6 Teacher choice based on students’ needs.
Session 7 Writers choose types of convincing evidence by citing text.
Session 8 Writers use lists with repetition to build convincing evidence for their claims.
Session 9 Teacher choice based on students’ needs.
Session 10 Writers plan the essays they’ll draft.
Session 11 Writers draft by organizing their Boxes and Bullets into paragraphs.
Session 12 Writers use a checklist to look over their writing and set goals.
Session 13 Writers reread their essays listening for a convincing and clear voice.
Optional: Assessment of 1st literary
Concept IV Writers grow the elements of literary essay.
Session 14 Writers see patterns in stories to add complex ideas to their claims.
Session 15 Writers see all sides of a story to create complex claims.
Session 16 Writers plan essays with complex claims using boxes and bullets.
Concept V: Writers revise and edit to make their pieces more effective.
Session 17 Writers work independently using flash drafts and a process journey checklist.
Session 18 Teacher choice based on students’ needs.
Session 19 Writers revise their introductions.
Session 20 Writers use words and phrases to link each part of the essay.
Session 21 Writers write conclusions that leave readers thinking.
Session 22 Writers revise by cross-checking for structure and basic elements of a text type.
Session 23 Writers edit their writing with care.
Session 24 Writers use present tense when writing about literature.
Concept V Writers independently plan and publish their literary essay.
Session 25 Writers re-evaluate their writing using their student checklist.
Session 26 Celebration: Writers share their work with pride.
Session 27 Writers reflect on their writing growth.
