Literary Analysis Essay Unit: High School Response to Literature (2023 Update)

Newly updated, this Literary Analysis Complete Unit provides EVERYTHING you need to successfully teach students the art of responding to literature via the Literary Analysis Essay. Starting at the very beginning, you'll find lessons explaining what Literary Analysis means, ready-to-use writing prompts, graphic organizers, literary analysis templates, thesis statement lessons & practice activities, mentor introduction, body, & conclusion paragraphs, common mistakes and how to avoid them, peer editing and revision guides, self-assessment and reflection prompts, and even a "Choose Not to Submit" form. This will be the basis of your writing instruction for years to come.

If you are looking for a way to take your students to the next level of sophisticated writing, this is the lifesaver you're waiting for.

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Take a look at the Table of Contents:

1. All About Literary Analysis - Presentation
2. Writing Vocabulary - Presentation
3. Literary Analysis Prompt: Characterization
4. Literary Analysis Prompt: Theme
5. Planning Chart: Characterization
6. Planning Chart: Theme
7. Mini-Lesson - Detailed Paragraph
8. What’s a Detailed Paragraph - Presentation
9. Detailed Paragraph Sample: Characterization
10. Detailed Paragraph Sample: Theme
11. Quote Integration - Presentation
12. Textual Evidence Practice - NEEDS PREP BUT DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED
13. Mini-Lesson - Providing Commentary
14. Body Paragraph Template
15. Four Common Commentary Mistakes
16. Literary Analysis Essay Outline
17. Literary Analysis Rubric
18. Writing Thesis Statements - Presentation
19. Thesis Statement Partner Review See Blog Post about my favorite trick for this activity
20. Thesis Statement Form For Spotlight Feedback
21. Mini Lesson: Introductions & Conclusions
22. Reinforcing the Thesis - Activity
23. Essay Formatting Workshop
24. Literary Analysis Peer Edit Checklist
25. Literary Analysis Paragraph Peer Edit
26. Common Errors to Fix
27. Literary Analysis Revision
28. Lit. Analysis Reflection - After Self-Assessment
29. Decision Not to Submit
30. Copy of the story that is the basis for all mentor paragraph examples

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I know this will work well for you! And, these companion pieces will help make your life even easier!

Close Reading and Text Analysis - I use this Bootcamp unit to teach students how to analyze text before I use the Literary Analysis Essay Unit. Not only do the skills build, you'll find that I use the same short story as the basis in both units to help layer student understanding and build their capacity to dig deeper into the text.

Literary Devices - This digital presentation is beautifully presented and imperative for helping students to understand common literary devices necessary to understand for literary analysis.

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