As Joshua's essay analyzing how the poem "Beowulf" reflects Anglo -Saxon values required substantial revision, I provided instruction on how to form a claim or thesis statement that both addresses the prompt and suggests the organization of the essay. I further distributed an outline I prepared that contained citations to specific lines in the poem that could serve as textual support. I then modeled an introductory paragraph and worked with Joshua on using the outline to form a second paragraph. During the lesson, I offered diction suggestions and demonstrated where and how to use key words such as "portrays, illustrates, depicts, exhibits ,etc. We will continue with the lesson tomorrow after Joshua hands in a first revision.