To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

To help students understand the form and function of a summary and to prepare them to write their own summary paragraphs. Students have read a sample summary (i.e., an abstract of an journal article) ...

and the program aims to encourage students to practice writing daily essays. Boston University offers lesson plans for books such as Charlotte’s Web and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.