In this sequence of process-based writing lessons, students plan, draft, revise, and edit an explanatory essay that compares the mythology and science of the giant squid. The lessons lean heavily on insights from a close reading of "The Giant Squid: Dragon of the Deep," an article from http://www.smithsonian.com This sequence of process-based writing lessons leans heavily on insights from a close reading of the text, "The Giant Squid: Dragon of the Deep." Across these lessons, students plan, draft, revise, and edit an explanatory essay that compares the mythology and science of the giant squid.