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I broke down each area of teaching literary analysis in middle school into lessons, chunks, chart papers, reference materials, and examples.
In this lesson, students analyze a model essay using the Painted Essay® structure to generate criteria for their own essays (W.7.1, W.7.4). The Painted Essay® (Diana Leddy, Vermont Writing Collaborative) guides students to code each section of their essay a different color to understand each part, the content of each part, and how the ...
A. Analyze a Model – W.7.2 (20 minutes) Review the appropriate learning targets relevant to the work to be completed in this section of the lesson: “I can explore a model and determine criteria of an informative essay.”. “I can use the Painted Essay® structure to analyze a model.”.
• Weeks 7 through 9: Seton-graded three-paragraph book analysis conflict essay. Day 1 Course Introduction There are two simple sets of objectives today: Become familiar with the terms “course manual,” “MySeton,” and “SetonOnline” and what they represent. You may be new to Seton or returning, but every student enrolled in this
In this lesson, students start a Writing Improvement Tracker that they will return to after writing the essay in each module for the rest of the year. The purpose of this is to develop students’ awareness of their strengths and challenges, as well as ask students to strategize to address their challenges. Self-assessment and goal setting ...
If you had a chance to look at the Free Literary Analysis Reference Booklet, you’ll see that I really looked at literary analysis and broke it down into manageable chunks for middle school ELA teachers and students.
Download ready to teach resources for 7th grade ELA. Help students build knowledge with diverse, rigorous texts: American Born Chinese, A Raisin in the Sun.
