This writing strategies lesson focuses on creating a composition. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students choose a topic and write their controlling impression (their opinion). Then, they research to find three broad reasons for that support their impression. Then, they write the thesis statement with a controlling impression, followed by elaboration on the reasons in the body, and a summary or final appeal for the conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are three more graphic organizers for planning and writing the composition as well as a page of possible topics.
