Introduction

to Descriptive Essay Lesson Plan Outlines

Lesson 1
SOL:
6.7 The student will write narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
c. Establish a central idea and organization.


Objective:
Today, you will plan and establish central ideas for your descriptive essay.

BEHAVIOR:
CONDITION:
CRITERIA:



Students will plan and establish.
Students will use graphic organizers to
Students are successful when they have

independently begin drafting the main
written at least FOUR sentences of their
ideas for a descriptive essay.
drafts.

ASSESSMENTS:
Diagnostic: Place webs
Formative: Four starter sentences.
Summative: Final draft essays

Bellwork: Listing sensory words that could be used for their places?

WHOLE GROUP
Model & discuss how to choose and write four sentences
o Look at an example paragraph
o Discuss details and connection to prewriting web

INDEPENDENT & SMALL GROUP
Students work independently to write a 4 sentence paragraph

CLOSURE
Put webs, sensory word lists, and paragraphs in writing folders.

LESSON AGENDA
Benchmark Test
Bellwork
Writing Mini-Lesson
Paragraph Writing

Lesson 2
SOL:
6.7 The student will write narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
c. Organize writing structure to fit mode or topic.
e. Compose a topic sentence or thesis statement if appropriate.


Objective:
Today, you will organize your sentences to compose topic sentences. Then, you will outline supporting details.

BEHAVIOR:
CONDITION:
CRITERIA:



Students will organize, compose, and
Students will use graphic organizers to
Students are successful when they have
outline.
independently organize their ideas and
outlined supporting details and begun

outline supporting details for topic
drafting each paragraph.
sentences.

ASSESSMENTS:
Diagnostic: Place webs, starter sentences from Tuesday
Formative: Outline graphic organizer
Summative: Final draft essays

Bellwork: Correct/discuss model selection organize details for selection?

WHOLE GROUP
Imagery Mini-Lesson
o Complete foldable in Reading Notebooks
o Discuss ways to incorporate imagery in supporting details.
Model & discuss how to break the original paragraph into topic sentences
o Model how to move from the web into supporting details in a different organizer
o Explain that students will first write draft sentences and then we will use those to rearrange and organize ideas
before the final draft.

INDEPENDENT & SMALL GROUP
Students work independently to cut, organize, and outline supporting details.
As students are working, I will conference with half of the class to discuss ideas and starting points.

CLOSURE
Put everything away in writing folders.

LESSON AGENDA
Bellwork
Imagery
Organization Modeling
Writing Time

Lesson 3
SOL:
6.7 The student will write narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
c. Organize writing structure to fit mode or topic.
e. Compose a topic sentence or thesis statement if appropriate.
f. Write multiparagraph compositions with elaboration and unity.


Objective:
Today, you will continue drafting your descriptive essay paying particular attention to opportunities for elaboration.

BEHAVIOR:
CONDITION:
CRITERIA:



Students will draft and elaborate.
Students will use an organization
Students are successful when they have

strategy to draft, elaborate, and
finished drafting and elaborated ideas.
organize writing.

ASSESSMENTS:
Diagnostic: Place webs, starter sentences from Tuesday, starting drafts from Thursday
Formative: Sentences and paragraphs written
Summative: Final draft essays


Bellwork: Adding sensory details to written examples.

WHOLE GROUP
Model & discuss detail flooding looking for moments to add details
o Show students how to read through writing and look for moments to add details
o Discuss a model selection and work on moments to add details
o Work together to change model sentences to add details

INDEPENDENT & SMALL GROUP
Students work independently to cut, organize, and outline supporting details.
As students are working, I will conference with the other half of students to check in and add details.

CLOSURE
Put everything away in writing folders.

LESSON AGENDA
Bellwork
Details Mini-Lesson
Writing Time