Lesson 17

Objectives: Students will to peer review their final literary analysis essay and  use the checklist to provide feedback

Aim: How precise is your evidence and  language used  to write your analysis?

Agenda

1. Make an  announcement about submission of one entry of Cornell notes and reading log
2. Handout and go over the checklist
3. In pairs, students will do peer review of the essay
4. Teacher-student conferencing
5. Park the additional questions for the analysis essay or unit 1
6. Quick Write: Reflection on Unit 1 and 1st Marking Period

Learning Sequence:

1. Students will read the checklist for the essay and ask questions if they have any to clarify
2. In pairs, students will peer review each other’s essay . Use Post-It for comments ( Bravos, Suggestions, Confusions)
3. While students do the peer review, there will be brief conferencing with individual students
4. Students will park their additional questions about the essay or unit on the chart paper
5. The whole class will convene and share the experiences and evidence of good skills such as citing strong evidence using precise language, providing insightful analysis etc.

Wrap Up: Quick Write-

Write a self-reflection: How did I do in the marking period ( unit)? What have I learned or have not learned? What could I improve? What could I have done better?

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Check List for the Literary Analysis Essay Check List

-based on Karen Russell’s short story “Girls Raised by Wolves at St. Lucy’s Home”

Introduction

1. Introduce the text, the author
2. Respond to the essay prompt
3. Thesis statement( Claim ) – state your position on the argument topic

 Body Paragraph

1. Topic sentence based on the  stage from which you will select evidence and analyze
2. Context  of the evidence
3. Supporting ( textual )evidence ( page number, 2-3 piece of evidence)

• Direct quotations ( a single word, a phrase, or a sentence)
• Paraphrased evidence in your own words
• Summary of an incident
  4. Analysis

• Explanation of your evidence (interpretation) – what is your understanding of the cited evidence?
• Analysis (making connection between your evidence and the topic sentence): how does the evidence support your claim ( topic sentence)?
• Clinching sentence

Conclusion

• Restate your position in different words- review the main ideas and text analysis
• Never provide new evidence and further analysis