| Unit Number | Unit Title | Instructional Days |
| 0 | Organizational Days | 4 |
| 1 | Literature Anthology: What On Earth? | 40 |
| 2 | Novel Unit: The Time Machine | 18 |
| 3 | Project Citizen or National Geographic Xpeditions | 22 |
| 4 | Research: Images of Greatness | 23 |
| 5 | Literature Anthology: And Justice for All | 29 |
| 6 | Project Citizen or Advanced Fairy Tales on Trial | 31 |
| 7 | Enrichment: Literacy Circles | 9 |