Week 1
Lesson 1
Get a Grip on Genre with Hollywood
Students learn to differentiate between various genres of writing: expository, narrative, & opinion. 
Lesson 2
Talk the Talk
Students learn how 5-paragraph expository essays are structured and organized. 
 Week 2
Lesson 3
Give it a Go!
Learners annotate a sample essay.
Lesson 4
Technology
Get the scoop on using the necessary tech in an online English class.
 Week 3
Lesson 5
Two Rules of Thumb
Students learn the two rules of thumb when developing ideas for their body paragraphs.
Lesson 6
The Secret to a Coherent Essay
Students learn the key to keeping their main idea paragraphs clear and coherent. 
 Week 4
Lesson 7
Writing Interesting Topic & Concluding Sentences
Students practice writing topic sentences and concluding sentences that are grammatically correct, sophisticated, and varied. We are working at the sentence level right now! 
Lesson 8
'Storm, Seek, & Sort
Students learn how to generate research questions and then find answers, a process that improves their essay's ideas and interest level. Students practice these techniques then they plan their own body paragraphs independently, all while receiving helpful feedback from the instructor. 
 Week 5
Lesson 9
All the Spice & Everything Nice
Students learn critical elaboration techniques, the secret weapons to writing an interesting essay that stands apart from the rest. 
Lesson 10
MLA Formatting & Google Docs
Students learn how to use Google Documents to write their essays. They learn to create a header, heading, and how to follow the formatting rules in the MLA style guide. They use this week to write the body paragraphs of their essays.