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Teaching Literary Analysis in middle school is finally broken down with this complete reading and essay writing unit. This unit includes 24 done-for-you lesson plans, reference pages, completed essays, and 40 literary analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students. Each lesson is quick and easy to set up and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs.
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Here’s what you’ll get:
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Literary Analysis Unit: 24 Lesson Plans and Resources
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40+ different examples of reading responses differentiated by grade
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3 completed literary analysis essay examples
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Editable, digital, and differentiated rubrics for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Essays
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Editable writing conference forms with differentiated standards checklists
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Printable and digital literary analysis reference pages for students
Your students will actually learn how to write true literary analysis responses daily while the daily responses build up in difficulty to eventually have students write a full-on comparative literary analysis essay.
No more, “I don’t know what to write,” or “I don’t understand the assignment,” because I have created over 40 examples of literary analysis responses, 3 different middle school literary analysis essays, and every literary analysis reference tool for students.
Each lesson is broken down step-by-step for teachers and each example is broken down with explanations for students.
Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, display my examples, teach the lesson, and you’re ready for middle schoolers who can write true literary analysis responses and essays.
The 24 lesson plans are:
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Summarizing vs. Analyzing
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Selecting and Reading Short Story One
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Annotating and Summarizing: Short story one
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Analyzing and Determining Strong Themes: Short story one
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Analyzing Important Scenes for Your Theme: Short story one
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Analyzing Author’s Craft: Short story one
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Analyzing Symbolism: Short story one
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Selecting, Reading, and Annotating Texts: Short story two
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Analyzing Themes in Important Scenes: Short story two
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Analyzing Author’s Craft: Short story two
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Analyzing an Author’s Craft Across Texts: Short story three or poem
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Analyzing Symbolism Across Texts: Short story three or poem
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Utilizing Counterclaims in Literary Analysis
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Part One: Using analysis and evidence together seamlessly for body paragraphs focusing on one text
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Part Two: Using analysis and evidence together seamlessly for body paragraphs focusing on two texts
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Comparative Literary Analysis Planning: Choosing either deep or wide analysis + Thesis statements and Claims + Quick Essay Outlines
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Literary Analysis Comparative Essay Introductions
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Literary Analysis Comparative Essay Body Paragraphs
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Literary Analysis Comparative Essay Drafts and Linking Words Mini-Lesson
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Literary Analysis Comparative Essay Drafts and Counterclaims Mini-Lesson
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Literary Analysis Comparative Essay Conclusions
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Editing vs. Revising
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Publishing Final Drafts
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Bonus: Writing Celebration!
The 12 literary analysis reference pages are:
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Summarizing vs. Analyzing
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Elements of Literary Analysis
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Annotating Literature
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When Should I Annotate
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Theme Statement and Theme Topics in Literature
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Author’s Craft One
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Author’s Craft Two
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Symbolism
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Thesis Statements
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Linking Words in English
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Editing Vs. Revising
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MLA Formatting
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I Love My Classroom. says, “I’m new to teaching 8th grade and honestly I had no clue what I was doing when I first read that I was supposed to teach Literary Analysis starting that my second week with the kids. I was feeling overwhelmed and saw that you had posted this resource that same day. Answer to prayer?? Anyhow, it’s been a LIFESAVER to me as you have been teaching me step by step how to lead my kids through this unit. We’ve used the lessons in the order that you mentioned, the kids are using the notebook pages as reference, and I’m showing your slides. They are getting it. Just the bite-sized portion every day that they need. Thank you so much! “
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Insightyfully Designed Academics says, “This was one of the first products of yours that I have purchased, and I’m SO beyond glad that I did. I love everything about it–ESPECIALLY how you’ve included the lesson plans, and examples of completed work. I’ve never been more pleased with a TPT purchase in my life. Thank you!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hailey G. says, “This unit is fantastic for anyone wanting to incorporate literary analysis into their classroom. It is a beautifully laid out unit with lots of resources and small lessons to make it manageable for students.”
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