Unit 1Abigail Adams Unit
9 lessons4 Weeks
Abigail Adams Unit
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Abigail Adams Lesson 1
Explore the features of a nonfiction book, learn about who Abigail Adams was, learn about letter writing, and start reading Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
Lesson 2
Abigail Adams Lesson 2 
Analyze paragraphs, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
 Week 2
Lesson 3
Abigail Adams Lesson 3 
Learn about active and passive voice, research the Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
Lesson 4
Abigail Adams Lesson 4
Learn about verb mood, analyze historical documents and primary sources, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
 Week 3
Lesson 5
Abigail Adams Lesson 5
Learn about verbals, editing paragraphs, analyze a paragraph, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
Lesson 6
Abigail Adams Lesson 6 
Learn about other historical figures, genres, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
 Week 4
Lesson 7
Abigail Adams Lesson 7 
Comparing topics, verb forms, and read Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution and answer reading questions.
Lesson 8
Abigail Adams Lesson 8 
Learn about voice and mood. 
Lesson 9
Abigail Adams Unit Test & Final Project
Complete the unit test and perform a one person play.
Unit 2Animal Farm Unit
9 lessons4 Weeks
Animal Farm Unit
 Week 5
Lesson 10
Animal Farm Lesson 1 
Learn about theme, introduce Animal Farm and George Orwell, and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 11
Animal Farm Lesson 2
Learn about parts of speech, and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
 Week 6
Lesson 12
Animal Farm Lesson 3
Learn about pronouns and antecedents, leadership, and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 13
Animal Farm Lesson 4
Learn about pronoun reference and agreement, letter writing, and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
 Week 7
Lesson 14
Animal Farm Lesson 5
Learn about pronoun case, Russian Revolution, leadership,  and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 15
Animal Farm Lesson 6
Learn about the difference between personal and business letters, review pronouns, and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
 Week 8
Lesson 16
Animal Farm Lesson 7
Complete a plot diagram, write a business letter, and read Animal Farm and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 17
Animal Farm Lesson 8
Analyze the theme of Animal Farm.
Lesson 18
Animal Farm Final Project
Complete the unit test and write a letter.
Unit 3Einstein Adds a New Dimension 
Unit
11 lessons5 Weeks
Einstein Adds a New Dimension 
Unit
 Week 9
Lesson 19
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 1 
Learn about expository writing, examine the elements of The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 20
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 2
Learn about descriptive phrases, note taking, vocabulary words, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions. 
 Week 10
Lesson 21
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 3
Learn about and practice process writing, vocabulary words, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 22
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 4
Learn about how to internet research, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions.  
 Week 11
Lesson 23
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 5
Learn about and practice cause and effect writing, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions.  
Lesson 24
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 6 
Learn about and practice technical writing, plagiarism, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions.  
 Week 12
Lesson 25
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 7
Learn about and practice compare and contrast writing, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions.  
Lesson 26
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 8 
Learn about and practice problem and solution writing, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions.  
 Week 13
Lesson 27
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 9
Learn about citing sources, paraphrasing and summarizing, and read Einstein Adds a New Dimension and answer reading questions.  
Lesson 28
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Lesson 10
Examine an example research paper and break it down into the various pieces. 
Lesson 29
Einstein Adds a New Dimension Final Project
Complete the unit test and write a expository research paper.
Unit 4Elijah of Buxton Unit 
8 lessons4 Weeks
Elijah of Buxton Unit 
 Week 14
Lesson 30
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 1 
Learn about the Underground Railroad, writing a personal narrative, research the author or the underground railroad, and read Elijah of Buxton and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 31
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 2
Learn about setting, examine flashbacks, US slavery, writing with emotion, and read Elijah of Buxton and answer reading questions. 
 Week 15
Lesson 32
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 3 
Learn about creating characters and read Elijah of Buxton and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 33
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 4
Learn about tone and mood and US slavery, and read Elijah of Buxton and answer reading questions. 
 Week 16
Lesson 34
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 5 
Learn about symbolism and figures of speech, and read Elijah of Buxton and answer reading questions. 
Lesson 35
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 6
Learn about allusions and transitions, and read Elijah of Buxton and answer reading questions. 
 Week 17
Lesson 36
Elijah of Buxton Lesson 7
Reflect on the novel and themes. 
Lesson 37
Elijah of Buxton Final Project 
Take the unit test and write a personal narrative.