Simply handing back an essay with commentary and feedback is just one thing a teacher can do to help a student improve their writing. 

Essential questions require opening up the discussion to include current events, history, or ideas. 

One-pagers and sketchnotes give students the opportunity to creatively express their interpretation of a novel. 

Students can get overwhelmed with the terminology of literary analysis.  There are a lot of techniques (free resource) and it can be hard to keep track of them all. 

Literary analysis can be a fun way students learn how to interpret quotes and identify patterns in writing.  However, most students prefer