Week 1
Lesson 1
paragraphs
Week 1:  Writing Effective Paragraphs - Students will learn to use graphic organizers and will draft a paragraph and edit/revise. Students will share their paragraph in the classroom with their peers for peer editing. 
 Week 2
Lesson 2
prompts
Week 2:  Writing to Prompts - Students will learn to fully answer a prompt, and use a prompt to write a paragraph.  Standardized writing tests will be briefly mentioned with an example of a previous prompt from a fifth grade writing exam, for those that may benefit. Students will be encouraged to suggest what may come next in their peers stories and collaborate to write the next part together.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
summarizing
Week 3: Summarizing - students will learn tricks for summarizing and summarize a picture book of their choice. Students will share if they have ever read the books their peers wrote about before and will be encouraged to share their book and summary. 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
first person narrative 
Week 4: First Person Narrative - Students will write from a first person point of view and share in the classroom for peer review 
 Week 5
Lesson 5
third person narrative 
Week 5: Third Person Narrative - Students will write a third person point of view and share in the classroom for peer review 
 Week 6
Lesson 6
persuasive writing 
Week 6: Persuasive Writing - Students will design a theme park ride and write a persuasive advertisement for their ride.  Students will vote on which ride sounds like the most exciting and which had the most persuasive advertisement. 
 Week 7
Lesson 7
cause and effect 
Week 7: Cause and Effect - Students will look at cause and effect in stories, and write their own from a list of story starters. 
 Week 8
Lesson 8
into the future
Week 8: Into the Future - Students will write a story about what the future may look like, using point of view and imagery. Students are encouraged to draw one of their peers visions of the future and see if the imagery matches what the writer envisioned. 
 Week 9
Lesson 9
recipes 
Week 9: Recipes - Students will learn how recipes are written, the common abbreviations used, and then attempt to write their own recipe.  As a bonus, they can attempt to cook their own recipe too and see how it turns out. 
 Week 10
Lesson 10
art 
Week 10: Writing About Art - Students will examine artwork from famous artists and then create their own piece and write about it. Students will politely write about their peers' work. 
 Week 11
Lesson 11
fun with puns
Week 11: Fun with Puns - Students will learn about and write their own puns. Let's be silly together! 
 Week 12
Lesson 12
ridiculous ever after 
Week 12: Ridiculous Ever After - Students will write their own fairytale, with a twist. Students will share in the classroom for peer editing. 
 Week 13
Lesson 13
formal letters
Week 13: Formal Letters - You've probably already learned how to write a friendly letter; now we will cover formal letters. Students will be encouraged to write back to a peer letter. 
 Week 14
Lesson 14
literary devices 
Week 14: Literary Device Free Write - After you have learned all the literary devices, it's time to apply your knowledge to a free write on the school appropriate topic of your choice.