THE LITERARY ESSAY

by LUCY CALKINS KATE ROBERTS KATY WISCHOW, GRADE 8 UNIT 2 ARGUMENT (Afterword), ANALYZING CRAFT AND THEME (Adapter)

Lucy Calkins and her colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project are extending their bestselling writing workshop curriculum to the middle school grades. Like the K–5 Units of Study series, the middle school series not only provides a coherent, systematic curriculum in the three types of writing mandated by the Common Core—opinion/argument, information, and narrative writing—it also reflects the latest research on data-based, responsive instruction.In Unit 2, Literary Analyzing Craft and Theme, students write arguments and counterarguments about themes in texts, supporting their positions with details of plot, character, and author's craft.

158 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not like this unit as well as the Investigative Journalism unit in terms of student engagement.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, clearly written guide to teaching essay writing to 8th grade students.

Even though that isn't my current goal, I found that many of the things to be used with the students lead me to think about the books that I am reading in more depth.

[Rita Shaffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only read bits and pieces, but this was very helpful!

[Beth Honeycutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I jumped around in this one. Really liked the students' final products with the thematic argument essay!