Week 1
Lesson 1
Grammar: Verb Moods
Verb Moods
Lesson 2
Writing: Review the Hamburger Writing Method
Review the writing process, Learn the Hamburger Writing Method, & Write an Expository Paragraph                        
Lesson 3
Reading: RACE Reading Strategy 
Reading: R.A.C.E. Responsive Reading Activity
 (R – Restate the question | A – Answer the question | C – Cite the text evidence | E – Explain and extend the evidence)
 Week 2
Lesson 4
Grammar: Adjectives, Articles and Transitions
Adjectives, Articles, and Transition Words
Lesson 5
Writing: How To Paragraph
Writing to Explain, & Learn how to add Transition Words. Write an Explanatory Paragraph                       
Lesson 6
Reading: Non-Fiction Text for Inferring
Reading: Bonsai Trees inferring from text
 Week 3
Lesson 7
Grammar: Adverb, Sentence Types and Direct Speech
Adverbs, Sentence Types, and Direct Speech
Lesson 8
Writing: Personal Narrative Paragraph
Sequencing Events & Dialog Part 1 & Write a Personal Narrative (Story)                      
Lesson 9
Reading: Non-Fiction Text, Close Reading Skills
Master close reading skills
 Week 4
Lesson 10
Grammar: Prepositional Phrases and Punctuation Dialog
Prepositional Phrases, and Punctuation Dialog
Lesson 11
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Writing Dialog part 2 & Write a Fictional Narrative (Story)                      
Lesson 12
Reading: Fiction Text, Learning About Characters
Short Story The Bean* Story parts and character
 Week 5
Lesson 13
Grammar: Verbals
Infinitives, Participles, and Gerunds
Lesson 14
Writing: Writer's Choice Paragraph
Putting it all Together! Writing a Writer's Choice Paragraph               
Lesson 15
Reading: Non-Fiction Close Reading
Observing Facts and Details with close reading response
 Week 6
Lesson 16
Grammar: Nouns & Action Verbs
Parts of Speech Review Part 1:  Nouns & Action Verbs
Lesson 17
Grammar: Linking Verbs & Pronouns
Parts of Speech Review Part 2: Linking Verbs & Pronouns
 Week 7
Lesson 18
Grammar: Adjectives & Adverbs 
Parts of Speech Part 3: Adjectives & Adverbs 
Lesson 19
Grammar: Conjunctions & Prepositions
Parts of Speech Part 4: Conjunctions & Prepositions
 Week 8
Lesson 20
Essay Writing Begins & Intro to 5 Paragraph Essay
We will cover a brief intro to the essay and learn to identify is parts.
Lesson 21
Thesis Statements & Writing Practice
We will review how to craft a 3-point thesis statement. We will write practice thesis statements.
Lesson 22
Knowledge Check
Exit Ticket for Understanding
 Week 9
Lesson 23
Introductory Paragraph & Writing Draft Intro
We will learn the proper introductory format write practice intro paragraphs, and write our essay draft Introductory Paragraph
Lesson 24
Brainstorm Essay Topic
Brainstorm our final essay topic
Lesson 25
Knowledge Check
Exit Ticket for Understanding
 Week 10
Lesson 26
Concluding Paragraphs & Writing Draft Conclusion
We will learn about how to structure and write concluding paragraphs and write our essay draft concluding Paragraph  
Lesson 27
Transition Words
 We will learn and practice Transition words
Lesson 28
Knowledge Check
Exit Ticket for Understanding
 Week 11
Lesson 29
Body Paragraphs & Writing our Draft First Body Paragraph
We will learn about structure and writing effective Body Paragraphs. We will write one draft body paragraph for our essay.
Lesson 30
Essay Outlining: Outline our Essay
We will learn about easy ways to outline an essay and will draft our essay outline.
Lesson 31
Knowledge Check 
Exit Ticket for Understanding
 Week 12
Lesson 32
The Example Essay: Review the Perfect Pizza Essay
We will review an example of an Expository Essay and practice how to adjust the fonts and format for a basic essay. 
Lesson 33
Write Your Draft Essay & Submit for Feedback
We will combine our drafted essay parts and write two more body paragraphs. We will make adjustments to our draft essays and submit our final essay. 
Lesson 34
Write Final Essay & Submit for Feedback/Grade
We will make adjustments to our draft essays and submit our final essay.