Writing Goal: Literary Essay

Get ready to write by reminding yourself about:

Forming meaningful connections is the cornerstone of society. 

How do people develop essential relationships with the people and world around them?

What effect do these connections have on the kind of person one will become?

You will now have the opportunity to write an essay on these questions as they relate to characters in your novel.

Watch the video below on writing literary essays before you begin the assignment.

Workshop Overview:  Don't forget that the Writer's Workshop consists of 2 parts.

1.  Writer's Notebook:  Open your writer's notebook templates for 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and complete 3 student-directed self-assessment activities.  Note that there are no teacher-directed activities for this unit.

2.  Major Writing Piece:  Literary Essay

1. Learn how to write a literary essay.
2. Plan your own.
3. Write a first draft and get some feedback to revise your writing.
4. Revise your writing.
5. Submit your final draft. 

 

Writing Targets:  By the end of this workshop you will have worked toward incorporating the following criteria into your piece:

Your writing will be assessed out of a six-point scale. Please view the marking rubric.

Ideas and Content: (6/6)

A clear opinion about the relationship is stated in the thesis and effectively defended including suitable quotes from the novel. 

Organization and Supporting Details: (6/6)

Organizing structure is very clear and includes an introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs with topic sentences and a strong concluding paragraph. 

Sentence Fluency: (6/6)

A wide variety of fluent sentences are used that vary in length and how they begin. 

Conventions: (6/6

Work has been proofread and there are almost no errors in basic punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 

Revision Mark (6/6)

 The student has very successfully revised the piece based on all feedback provided by the teacher.