Build confidence in your analytical writing — one paragraph at a time.
This course is perfect for:
- Students who already know the structure of an analytical paragraph — but want to get better at writing each part well
- Teens reading The Catcher in the Rye in class or on their own
- Writers who struggle to revise their own work or recognize what makes a paragraph strong
- Homeschoolers, tutors, or independent learners looking for structured, skill-boosting writing practice
- Anyone who wants to move from C/B-level writing to A-level clarity and control
🧠 What This Course Actually Teaches:
This is a targeted writing skills bootcamp, not a full literary analysis course.
It’s designed for students who already know how to structure a paragraph
(point → evidence → analysis),
but who need help:
- Seeing what each part looks like at different skill levels
- Learning to evaluate and revise their own writing
- Developing the ability to self-grade using a rubric
- Moving from vague or obvious analysis to clear, competent reasoning
You’ll work with mentor paragraphs written in response to The Catcher in the Rye, comparing low-, mid-, and high-scoring versions, and applying strategies to improve your own writing.
What This Course Is Not:
This course is not for students who:
- Have no idea what an analytical paragraph is
- Need foundational help with structure, grammar, or transitions
- Want deep literary analysis or essay writing instruction
If that’s what you need, check out:
- ✨ Unlocking Literary Analysis with The House on Mango Street – for deep literary thinking and top-tier analysis writing
- 🔥 Satire & Short Stories for Analytical Writing – for full paragraph + essay instruction using hilarious, high-interest mentor texts
🛠️ What’s Inside the Bootcamp:
- A series of short, focused lessons with real student-friendly models
- Rubric-based practice: learn how to grade and revise writing like a teacher
- Scaffolded prompts and revision exercises
- Practice applying concepts to Catcher in the Rye responses — or your own writing
- Downloadable worksheets and self-assessment tools
📚 Ideal for Grades 9–11
🧭 Self-paced | Est. 2–3 weeks to complete
💬 Text Focus: The Catcher in the Rye
🎯 Skill Focus: Paragraph-level revision, writing evaluation, and rubric literacy
📋 Course Format
- 🌐 Online, self-paced
- 📄Written models and sentence breakdowns
- ✍️ Printable practice + rubrics included
Course Overview:
- Price: Free with Membership
- Format: Self-paced, no live meetings
- Best For: Students who understand paragraph structure but want to improve their writing quality
- Focus Text: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (selected passages, no prior reading required).
- Time to Complete: ~2–3 weeks
- Includes: Rubric literacy, annotated examples, revision tools
Students are often told to "revise" — but never taught what good revision looks like.
This course shows you real examples of good, better, and best — and helps you figure out where you fall on that spectrum.
No fluff. Just strategy, clarity, and growth.
