Skill:

Generate a topic for inquiry

Activities:

• Essay Topics

  Here are lots of ideas for topics, from book reports to an April Fools’ Day joke and more!

• Plot Diagram

  Follow the steps to plan a perfect project or essay.

Skill:

Gather information from sources such as books, magazines, charts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, thesauri, and nonprint media (e.g., television, Internet)

Activities:

• Fact Fragment Frenzy

  Learn to find the facts you need in a paragraph.

• Hints about Print

  Discover which books are useful for your research or nonfiction project.

• Dictionary Game

  This fun game will have you using the dictionary and labeling boxes.

Skill:

Organize information by classifying or sequencing

Activities:

• Bio-Cube

  Use Bio-Cube to outline a person’s biography or write your very own biography here!

• Venn Diagram

  Venn diagrams are fun ways to organize your information and compare topics.

• The Big 6

  With the Big 6 steps, you can organize information and solve a problem easily.

• Take Notes

  Did you know there is more than one way to take notes?

Skill:

Paraphrase information gathered about a topic of interest

Activities:

• Synthesize Information

  Read the articles and practice writing about the topics.

• Supporting Details

  Read the stories and choose two supporting details.

• Main Idea Practice

  Can you find the main idea in each of these paragraphs?

Skill:

Use vocabulary that is appropriate for a particular audience or purpose when speaking

Activities:

• Knowing Your Audience

  Do you know your audiences? Figure out if the passage is written for a child, grandparent, principal, or other audience.

• Determine Writing Audience

  This quiz will help you think about audiences.