Class Title: Module I (5-Paragraph Macro & Micro Outlines) 

Objectives: Understand the fundamental components of both macro and micro outlines, learn how to independently produce them from scratch, and gain basic research and referencing (MLA) skills 

Learning Outcomes: 

                    ✓ Understand and create a macro outline. 

                    ✓ Understand and create a micro outline. 

                    ✓ Understand how to incorporate MLA referencing into the micro outline. 

                    ✓ Apply knowledge by creating macro and micro outlines. 

Class Timeline: ✓ 45 mins. per lesson (25 mins. for instruction, 15 mins. for in-class writing, 5 mins. for discussion & questions) 

                           ✓ Have lessons twice per week                   

Detailed Lesson Plan:

Week 1a: 5-paragraph macro outline – What is it?
Week 1b: Research & Topic Selection- How to conduct academic research (MLA ref)
Week 2a: Thesis I – How to create your own thesis
Week 2b: Introduction - How to structure your introduction
Week 3a: Body - How to structure your body paragraphs
Week 3b: Conclusion - How to structure your conclusion
Week 4a: Exercise/Capstone: Create your own macro outline
Week 4b: 5-paragraph micro outline – What is it? Make your own!
Week 5a: Introduction II - Hook and background
Week 5b: Body Ia – Create and support topic sentence #1 with detail & evidence
Week 6a: Body Ib – Create and support topic sentence #1 with detail & evidence
Week 6b: Body Ic – Create and support topic sentence #1 with detail & evidence
Week 7a: Conclusion – How to structure a concluding paragraph
Week 7b: Editing & Reviewing
Week 8a: Capstone project - Create your own micro outline from scratch
Week 8b: Evaluation and feedback

Class Title: Module II (5-Paragraph Essay)

Objectives: Understand the fundamental components of a 5-paragraph essay, learn how to independently produce it from scratch, and gain research and referencing (Chicago) skills

Learning Outcomes: 

                    ✓ Apply knowledge learned from Level I to create a micro outline. 

                    ✓ Understand the purpose and structure of the introduction section. 

                    ✓ Understand the purpose and structure of the body section. 

                    ✓ Understand the purpose and structure of the conclusion section. 

                    ✓ Understand and utilize Chicago referencing. 

                    ✓ Apply knowledge to develop a 500-700 word 5-paragraph essay.

Class Timeline: ✓ 45 mins. per lesson (15 mins. for instruction, 25 mins. for in-class writing, 5 mins. for discussion & questions) 

                           ✓ Have lessons twice per week              

Detailed Lesson Plan:

Week 1a: 5-paragraph essay (500-700 words) – What is it?
Week 1b: Topic selection and outline production #1 (Chicago ref)
Week 2a: Outline production #2 Week 2b: Outline review and polishing
Week 3a: Introduction #1 – Develop your introductory paragraph
Week 3b: Introduction #2 – Review and feedback
Week 4a: Body #1 – Develop your 1st body paragraph
Week 4b: Body #2 – Develop your 2nd body paragraph
Week 5a: Body #3 – Develop your 3rd body paragraph
Week 5b: Review body paragraphs
Week 6a: Conclusion #1 – Develop your conclusion
Week 6b: Conclusion #2 – Review and feedback
Week 7a: 5-paragraph essay #1 – Review and feedback
Week 7b: Peer review
Week 8a: 5-paragraph essay #2 – Polish your essay
Week 8b: Capstone project - Create your own 5-paragraph essay (with an outline) from scratch / Evaluation and feedback