This lesson has teacher and student instructions. This lesson will help students get ready for the Florida Standards Writing Assessment or any Common Core Standardized Writing Assessment. The lesson can take 2-3 days depending on student ability. This lesson focuses on the introductory paragraph of an essay: writing thesis statement with reason and developing a wrap up or closing statement. The lesson is built on the Gradual Release of Responsibility by Fisher and Frey (I do, We do, You do toget