Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Research Paper: Organize Your Ideas How to organize information and create an outline for a research paper.
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Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.		Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.
An Immigrant's Story Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large...		Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.
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Labor Day Newspaper Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the...		Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.
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