Lesson Plan 13: Going Deeper Mini-Lesson

November is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month! If your class is participating (or simply doing a narrative writing unit), this peer review lesson is part of a larger unit which can be easily found online. Once your writers have some drafting completed, give them the opportunity to gain and appreciate constructive criticism from their peers. The focus here is to challenge writers deeper with their descriptions, so partners indicate where they would like to know more in the story. Remember to encourage this process as positive and not judgemental.