Objectives: 
✓ Understand the fundamental components of both macro and micro outlines
✓ Learn how to independently produce them from scratch
✓ Gain basic research and referencing (MLA and Chicago) skills
✓ Learn how to produce a five-paragraph essay from scratch
✓ Practice writing sample winning essays for essay competitions

Learning Outcomes: 

✓ Understand and create a macro outline.
✓ Understand and create a micro outline.
✓ Understand how to incorporate MLA and Chicago referencing into the micro outline.
✓ Apply knowledge by creating macro and micro outlines.
✓ Apply knowledge to develop a 500-700 word 5-paragraph essay.
✓ Ready to enter essay contests and work with J&B on the Blue Program 

Class Timeline: 

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

✓ Have lessons four times per week

Detailed Lesson Plan:

• Day 1a: 5-paragraph macro outline – What is it?
• Day 1b: Research & Topic Selection- How to conduct academic research (MLA ref)
• Day 2a: Thesis I – How to create your own thesis
• Day 2b: Introduction – How to structure your introduction
• Day 3a: Body – How to structure your body paragraphs
• Day 3b: Conclusion – How to structure your conclusion
• Day 4a: Exercise/Capstone: Create your own macro outline
• Day 4b: 5-paragraph micro outline – What is it? Make your own!
• Day 5a: Introduction II – Hook and background
• Day 5b: Body Ia – Create and support topic sentence #1 with detail & evidence
• Day 6a: Conclusion – How to structure a concluding paragraph
• Day 6b: Capstone project – Create your own micro outline from scratch
• Day 7a: 5-paragraph essay (500-700 words) – What is it?
• Day 7b: Topic selection and outline production #1 (Chicago ref)
• Day 8a: Capstone Project: Create a micro outline and five-paragraph essay responding to a sample essay contest prompt
• Day 8b: Evaluation and feedback