Week 1
Lesson 1
Strong Sentences & the Parts of Speech
Lesson 1:  Learners travel to Ancient Egypt to learn about nouns, adjectives, and verbs. They will learn the strong sentence formula, increase their vocabulary, and practice descriptive writing through acrostic poetry.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Poetry & Beginning Story Writing
 Students will review the parts of speech (noun, adjective, verb) through alliteration poetry and be introduced to the preposition using a fun pyramid activity. They will learn that every story and poem has a beginning, middle, and end. They will write Stair Poetry to practice the parts of speech learned, learn how to write descriptively using the 5 senses, expand on the strong sentence formula, and write various poems (Concrete, Stair, Haiku) based on their skill level. 
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Show, Don't Tell with Adjectives
We continue our practice of nouns and vocabulary by studying the occupations of people of Ancient Egypt. We'll explore "feelings" as adjectives and learn "show, don't tell." Students will get to choose who they would like to be in Ancient Egypt" and practice personal narrative/journal writing based on skill level. 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Figurative Language
Students will learn about Figurative Language and the all about the Egyptian gods. They will get to create their own god and write a myth about their god using figurative language. 
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Vocabulary Riddles & Rhymes
We will finish our journey to Ancient Egypt learning about the Sphinx, riddles, and rhymes. We'll practice spelling and vocabulary with riddles pretend we are archaeologists on a dig discovering the next greatest treasure.