Literary Essay: Conveying writing strategies to the students

As English is my teachable, there are a variety of important writing forms that students must learn to be a successful writer. I decided to list stratifies for literary essays because it incorporates important basics such as proper paragraph writing, thesis formation, introduction and conclusion writing, paragraph order, and word choice.
Writing a full essay can seem lie a daunting task, especially to students in middle school which is way breaking down the task into smaller chucks can be a successful strategy. First, have the students work on their paragraph writing by breaking down what is included in a good paragraph. You can use the hamburger metaphor to break down the paragraph. The start and end of the paragraph is surrounded by a bun, the intro and concluding sentences. The second sentence is the patty, aka the thesis. It is the point or purpose which he paragraph is trying to make. The following sentences are the condiments, and are important in supporting the thesis statement. There are many great graphic organizers available online including ones shaped like hamburgers.
This process cam be continued for full essay writing breaking down each paragraph as to what purpose it serves. Literary essays should all have make a point about the text with support and evidence within the text to support the points being made. Other tools or strategies include having sample essays of different levels, having he class write a paragraph together, have the class create the assessment criteria or have a class discussion on ideas of what to write on.