Unit 1Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference
4 lessons4 Weeks
Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Hagia Sophia
Learners will continue practicing their summarizing skills using outlines and retelling. They will write a one-paragraph report from the outline and use stylistic techniques and vocabulary to dress it up. 
 Week 2
Lesson 2
John Muir
Summarizing a text, learners will ban more weak verbs while they write about John Muir. We will review vocabulary words to prepare for the quiz. 
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Magnets
Learners will learn a new dress-up this week, the because clause. They will continue practicing their summarizing skills and take a vocabulary quiz. They will increase their writing abilities by writing a two-paragraph report. 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Dolphins
Learners will write a two-paragraph report this week about dolphins. No new stylistic techniques will be added. We will outline in class together and review what we have learned so far. 
Unit 2Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
4 lessons4 Weeks
Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Rooster, Part 1
Revisiting stories, learners will write from pictures about a rooster. They will practice retelling this week, but no composition will be due. 
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Rooster, Part 2
Learners will write their two-paragraph story this week. We will work on one of those paragraphs in class and dress it up as much as we can using stylistic techniques and vocabulary. 
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Treasure Map, Part 1
Learners will create another story from pictures about seeking treasure. This time, there will be three pictures. We will outline all pictures together. No composition will be due this week. 
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Treasure Map, Part 2
Learners will write their stories with all the stylistic techniques learned so far, plus the quality adjective and vocabulary words. Learners will take another vocabulary quiz.
Unit 3Unit 6: Summarizing Multiple References
4 lessons4 Weeks
Unit 6: Summarizing Multiple References
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Roanoke, Part 1
Learners will continue to practice structure and style while outlining two source texts and fusing them together to make one key word outline that they will write their paragraph from. Learners will continue to review vocabulary words. Retelling will be emphasized. No composition will be due this week.
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Roanoke, Part 2
Learners will brainstorm a paragraph together in class using the outline from the previous week. We will add stylistic techniques and vocabulary. 
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Mayflower, Part 1
Learners will continue to summarize multiple references, but will create two fused outlines (two topics) in this lesson. 
 Week 12
Lesson 12
Mayflower, Part 2
Learners will learn the new stylistic technique, the wwwasia clause. They will also review vocabulary words and take another vocabulary quiz.