Just a quick idea for you today. When we do a writing project in our homeschool, we usually take several weeks so the kids can mull over the information and decide what they want to say. (See the post "No Writing Required" for more on this.)
Choose one of the following project ideas to work on as a family, and let me know how it goes. At our house if we try to go to fast, we get bunched up inside and the words won't flow; but if we stretch it out too much, we lose momentum. So I suggest about a month for the projects, but stay in tune with your kids so you'll know if they want to move faster or if they need more time. You'll know.
*Come up with an advertising campaign for a real or fictitious product. Write commercials (and record them on video if you want), make billboards on poster board, come up with a scheme like giving free samples, write a jingle, write a newspaper or magazine ad.
*Interview someone about their job or something they've done or been through. Make an audio or video recording of the interview. Make a list of questions, but also be ready to think of questions as the interview progresses. Make a news story out of it, and present it on video or to an audience (including the subject of the interview).
*Create a real estate ad for your house. Write a description of the house and each room in it. Take pictures and use the descriptions as captions. Make a video tour which includes the descriptions. Don't forget the yard and even the neighborhood.
These ideas can be adapted for any age. You can do one project as a group or each person can do their own version of it. Either way, working together increases creativity.
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