Independent

Videos:

• Brainpop: Five Paragraph Essay
• Brainpop: Writing Outlines
• Brainpop Note-taking Skills
• Brainpop: Paraphrasing  
• Brainpop: Plagiarism  

Games & Activities:

• Funbrain Language Arts Games
• Interactive Web Games  

Projects:

Choose a topic of interest and research the topic.  Be sure to find many books, magazine articles and online resources to read from a variety of points of view on the topic.

Family

Games & Activities:

• Go to the library to find books on your topic
• Find a museum that has a collection or exhibit that relates to your topic

Articles & Resources:

• Newspapers in Education
• Write-a-Feature-Article