Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Creative writing art project, circus tent pattern. Students write & draw picture of circus.

Objective: Give students the opportunity to add something of themselves.

Activity: To give further practice in use of Topic Sentence Supporting Details and Conclusion sentences, personalizing the learning.
1) Students are instructed in folding a large piece of oak tag in half and cutting a circular shape out of one side forming a circus tent frame on paper. Draw a picture inside frame of one exciting event at a circus. Decorate with glitter and markers.
2) Students write a paragraph about their picture (using correct form in writing a paragraph).

Assessment: Quality of completed work and correct use of skills taught.