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Lesson 4

We will expand from the claim-based paragraph we have written to develop a draft of our literary analysis, either through free-writing, building on claims and evidence we have identified, or extending writing we have done within previous lessons and Section Diagnostics.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I develop and clearly communicate meaningful and defensible claims that represent valid, evidence-based analysis?

  • Can I sequence and group sentences and paragraphs and use devices, techniques, descriptions, reasoning, evidence, and visual elements to establish coherent, logical, and well-developed narratives, explanations, and arguments?

  • Can I use devices, techniques, descriptions, reasoning, evidence, and visual elements to support and elaborate on coherent and logical narratives, explanations, and arguments?

Texts

Core

  • Tradebook
    • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, 1925

Materials

Tools

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Write

We will begin drafting our literary analysis essay in a writing workshop session.

Building either on a set of claims you have identified or previously developed, on the paragraph you wrote in Lesson 3, or on the summary of your position that you developed in Lesson 1, begin drafting the body of your essay. Generally, devote a paragraph to each claim you want to make. At this point in drafting, think about (and perhaps list) the textual evidence you want to use, but do not yet worry about integrating it smoothly into your draft.

Activity 2: Write

For homework, we will continue drafting the body of our literary analysis essay for the Culminating Task.

For homework, continue working on the claim-based body paragraphs of your literary analysis essay for the Culminating Task.