WRITING EVERYDAY is a Must!

When you are writing a paragraph, remember to include the following:

1.  A topic sentence
2.  At least three examples to support the topic sentence
3.  A closing (clincher) sentence to reiterate the topic sentence

Remember you can cut & paste pictures to support your writing or you can find another way to decorate your writing by drawing, doodling, or coloring your page, etc.  Just as long as it somehow relates to the subject you have written
about.

Newspaper
Read an article and write a paragraph about what you just read or what you
have learned.

Pictures 
Find pictures from a newspaper, magazine, photo, or a scene that you have seen today and write about it using thought balloons and one of the following
examples.

1.  Use the 5 senses (sight, smell, tough, taste, hearing).
2.  What is the person thinking or feeling?  What is the mood of the person?
Give examples to back up your observations.
3.  Use who, what where, when and how to record your observations.

TV Shows and Documentaries (A&E, PBS, National Geographic, History Channel,
Discovery Channel, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Reading Rainbow, Kratz Creatures,
etc.) 
Write a paragraph summarizing what you saw and what you learned.

Books you are currently reading or have just read
Choose one of the following to write a paragraph about:
1.  Characteristics of one of the characters.  Explain why you chose this character.
2.  Setting of the story - imagine you are there, record what your five senses(sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing) are experiencing.
3.  What has happened so far in the story?
4.  An interesting passage from the book.  Explain why you found it so interesting.