A sample two-week unit plan for five paragraph essay

Unit Theme: five paragraph essay

The writing prompt: What is your favorite movie/novel? To recommend the movie/novel to
friends who have not watched/read it, explain why you like it.
Unit Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. Understand the fundamental structure of five paragraph essay.
2. Understand and use APA style.
3. Compose solid thesis statement, topic sentences, and conclusions.
4. Compose paragraphs by using transition words.

Week One

Week Two

Tuesday
Objectives: Students will be able to
1. Understand what they will do in this
unit (share objectives).
2. Understand the five paragraph essay
structure.
3. Compose thesis statement.

Thursday
In computer lab
Objectives: Students will be able to
1. Understand how to support their thesis
statement.
2. Learn how to develop ideas.
3. Compose support sentences.

Activities:
Class: Ask students the importance of
writing and share the objectives with
them.
Class: Explain what they will do in this
unit and the topic and prompt.
Class: Explain the five paragraph
structure and components.
Individual: Select one topic.
Individual: Think about why they like
that movie/novel.
Group: Share their ideas with
classmates.
Individual: Compose thesis statement.

Activities:
Class: Review five paragraph essay structure
and thesis statement.
Class: Explain what they will do in the class.
Class: Discuss how to support your idea or
how to persuade other people. (Objectivity,
reliable resources, examples, etc)
Individual: Think about their support
sentences.
Class: Discuss how to develop your ideas.
Individual: Compose support sentences.
Group: Share ideas with classmates.

In computer lab
Objectives: Students will be able to
1. Learn and use transition words.
2. Compose conclusions

In computer lab
Objectives: Students will be able to
1. Self-check and peer editing.
2. Citations.
3. Explain APA style.

Activities:
Class: Review five paragraph essay
structure, thesis statement, support ideas,
and how to develop them.
Class: Explain what they will do in the

Homework:
Write body part with three support sentences.

Activities:
Class: Review five paragraph essay structure,
thesis statement, support ideas, how to
develop them, transition words, and

class.
Class: Explain transition words
Individual: Use transition words in their
essays
Class: Explain conclusions.
Individual: Compose conclusions.
Group: Share ideas with classmates.

conclusions.
Class: Explain self-check and peer review.
Group: Peer review and revise.
Class: Explain citations and APA style.
Individual: Revise essays.

They have conferences with the

instructor.

Homework:
Complete the final drafts.

Homework:
Revise their essays.

They have conferences with the instructor.