Week 1
Lesson 1
Week 1: The Paragraph
Students will be introduced to the structure of writing a paragraph.
Students will learn about topic sentences, supporting details, and the closing sentence.
Students will practice identifying the different parts in a paragraph.
Students will select a prompt and submit their paragraph.
Students will receive a review on their work.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Week 2: The Essay
Students will learn how to structure the introduction and conclusion.
Introduction: (the hook/attention-getter) and writing a thesis statement.
Conclusion:  I will teach the 'upside-down' introduction method.
Students will learn about the basic outline format.
Students will be given three options for their writing prompt.
Students will submit a three paragraph essay for review.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Week 3: Introduction to Writing 4-5 Paragraph Essay
Student will learn how to add more detail to their body paragraphs.
Student will practice structuring paragraphs (topic sentence, main idea, and thesis statements).
Student will write choose from writing an informative, persuasive, or compare/contrast essay, receive feedback, and write a final revised version.