Unit 1Unit 1: Note Making and Outlines
1 lesson1 Week
Unit 1: Note Making and Outlines
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Dead Ants
This will be an introduction to the IEW structure and style program. Learners will read a source text about dead ants, create an outline, and have an opportunity to retell the information in class. 
Unit 2Unit 2: Writing from Notes
3 lessons3 Weeks
Unit 2: Writing from Notes
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Honey Bees
Learners will create an outline about honey bees from a source text in the Student Book. We will practice writing a paragraph together from the outline, and the first stylistic technique will be introduced, the -ly adverb. 
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Bombardier Beetles
Learners will craft an outline about bombardier beetles together. We will review the -ly adverb stylistic technique and play a vocabulary game using Quizlet. 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Monarch Migration
Outlining will continue to be done collectively as we brainstorm facts to include in our summaries. A new stylistic technique will be explored, the who/which clause. 
Unit 3Unit 3: Narrative Stories
4 lessons4 Weeks
Unit 3: Narrative Stories
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Daedalus and Icarus
Learners will craft outlines using IEW's Story Sequence Chart. They will have an opportunity to retell the story using the outline. We will review stylistic techniques. Time permitting, we will write one paragraph together and incorporate vocabulary. 
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Archimedes
Learners will read a story about Archimedes and outline the parts of the story using the Story Sequence Chart. We will discuss verbs and what makes some verbs stronger than others. The first banned words will be discussed. We will craft a paragraph together and incorporate stylistic techniques and vocabulary. 
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Jack and the Beanstalk
Reading about Jack and the Beanstalk, learners will explore story elements once again, and add another stylistic technique, the because clause. Time permitting, we will write a paragraph together with a because clause in it and label it correctly. 
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Rumpelstiltskin
This is the last story we will write in Unit 3. We will add to our list of banned verbs and practice identifying them in a collective activity. Time permitting, we will work on a paragraph together. 
Unit 4Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference
3 lessons3 Weeks
Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Steam Engines
The new unit will be introduced. Learners will learn a new paragraph rule, the topic/clincher rule. This will be used for just about every assignment throughout the Student Book. We will review all stylistic techniques and vocabulary. 
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Flight
In addition to outlining using the structure for Unit 4, learners will explore what makes an adjective a quality one. We will add to our banned words list by restricting the use of some adjectives. 
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Spacesuits
While learning about spacesuits, the new stylistic technique of the www.asia clause will be introduced. Learners will work with the clause and explore what makes a clause a clause, and what would make it a phrase. 
Unit 5Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
1 lesson1 Week
Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
 Week 12
Lesson 12
Meteorite
We are back writing stories in Unit 5, but differently than Unit 3. This week we also look at our first sentence opener, the [2] prepositional opener.