Patrick Collins

The Analytical Essay and To Kill a Mockingbird Weekly Lesson Plan

OVERVIEW / RATIONALE
This is the second week in the Unit.
The entire week is allotted for writing body
paragraphs since I will need to meet individually with each
student.
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
Good writers develop and refine their ideas for
thinking, learning, communicating, and aesthetic
expression.
Good writers use a repertoire of strategies that
enables them to vary form and style, in order to write for
different purposes, audiences, and contexts.
Good writers select a form based on audience and
purpose.
Good writers give and receive thoughtful and
supportive critiques
GOALS / OBJECTIVES
SWBAT evaluate a body paragraph
SWBAT write a body paragraph
COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ARTS
CC.1.4.910.D Organize ideas, concepts, and information to make
important connections and distinctions; use appropriate and varied
transitions to link the major sections of the text; include formatting when
useful to aiding comprehension; provide a concluding statement or
section.
CC.1.4.910.F Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the
conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization,

Week: 2

MONDAY
Body paragraph presentation in which students will
learn the T.E.X.A.S. method (topic sentence, expand topic,
example, analysis, summary sentence).
Students will evaluate sample body paragraphs
Students will begin drafting their own body
paragraphs
Teacher will meet with students individually to assist
in writing body paragraphs.
If students finish early they will work on creative
projects
Homework: Continue working on body paragraphs/get caught up
TUESDAY
Students will continue drafting their own body
paragraphs
Teacher will meet with students individually to assist
in writing body paragraphs.
If students finish early they will work on creative
projects
Homework: Continue working on body paragraphs/get caught up
WEDNESDAY
Students will continue drafting their own body
paragraphs
Teacher will meet with students individually to assist
in writing body paragraphs.
If students finish early they will work on creative
projects
Homework: Continue working on body paragraphs/get caught up
THURSDAY
Students will continue drafting their own body

punctuation, and spelling.

CC.1.4.910.S Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to
support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade-level reading
standards for literature and literary nonfiction.

paragraphs
Teacher will meet with students individually to assist
in writing body paragraphs.
If students finish early they will work on creative
projects
Homework: Continue working on body paragraphs/get caught up

CC.1.4.910.T Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning,

FRIDAY
revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on
Students will continue drafting their own body
addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
CC.1.4.910.U Use technology, including the Internet, to produce,
publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technologys capacity to link to other information and to
display information flexibly and dynamically.
CC.1.4.910.X Write routinely over extended time frames (time for
research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single
sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes,
and audiences.

MATERIALS: Computers, To Kill a Mockingbird texts, body

paragraph powerpoint, Essay prompt handout, creative project
handout, Essay Skeleton

paragraphs
Teacher will meet with students individually to assist
in writing body paragraphs.
If students finish early they will work on creative
projects
Homework: Continue working on body paragraphs/get caught up