Week 1
Lesson 1
Introduction to Essay Writing
Learners are introduced to the essay writing format and the Key Word Outline
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Stick and Branch Method
Learners practice writing and retelling notes from verbal sources
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Note Taking
Learners will work on summarizing a primary source,
practice note-taking, and write a 2 paragraph summary 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Basic and Expanded Essay Models
Learner will be exposed to TRIAC and use this method to write a 1 paragraph summary
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Tools of Invention
Learners will continue to practice note taking with tools of invention and write a 1 paragraph summary in response to a prompt
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Refining Paragraphs
Learners will refine 2 previous paragraphs with added vocabulary, sentence variety, and literary devices
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Inventive Writing
Learners will practice personal essay writing by writing a 500-700 word personal essay
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Writing From Multiple Sources
In this lesson, learners write a 2-3 page produce life cycle paper using multiple sources with citations in the MLA style
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Academic Research
 Learners will learn to conduct research and write an annotated bibliography using the APA format
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Thesis
This lesson focuses on writing a 1,000 word position paper with a proper thesis
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Story Types
Write a 1 to 2 page reflection essay
 Week 12
Lesson 12
Analyze Writing Styles
Write in the fable style of Mark Twain and G.K. Chesterton