Animal Essay

Introduction

Welcome to this webquest! We will be writing our first 5 paragraph essay and learning more about an endangered animal at the same time!

Task

Your task will be to choose an endangered animal that you and your partner would like to research or find out more information about. Once you have finished researching you will write a 5 paragraph essay to tell your class about the endangered animal you have chosen. Once you are finished with the essay you and your partner will be creating a scratch to help others learn about and bring awareness to your endangered creature.

Process

Here are the steps to completing the task. (Remember we will be working on this project for over a week. )

 

Monday/Tuesday- 

1. You will then begin your research by choosing an animal from the first website below. There will be information about your animal on the world wildlife site. You may find more information by clicking on one or more of the other links below. You will have two days to do your research.

-https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory

- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/

- http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html

- http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/facts/

- http://a-z-animals.com/animals/

*Don't forget to record all of the sites that you get information from for your works cited page at the end!

 

2. Fill in your graphic organizer, as you go, with the information that you have found.

     - We will be using Mindmup for our graphic organizer on this project. Here is the link for you to copy and paste an organizer that I have started for your group. Feel free to add anything that you may think is relevant. 

 

Wednesday & Thursday-

1. Once you have found information on all of the topics in the graphic organizer you and your partner will begin writing your essay on Google Docs.

*Don't forget your works cited page.

 

Friday-

1. After writing your essay switch your essay with your peer editors and proofread/edit each other's papers. Make sure you are making comments using Google Docs.

*Over the weekend I will also look at your writing and make any suggestions that I have via Google Docs.

 

Monday-

1. Revise your essay fixing all corrections your peer editors have suggested.

 

On these next few days, you will create a Scratch project that will inform others about your endangered animal and how people can help to protect it. For a more detailed list of instructions for what needs to be in your scratch project can be found at this Google Doc.

 

Tuesday-

 

Wednesday-

Begin work with partner on Scratch program, remembering to use the rubric for a guide as to what needs to be included in this Scratch.

 

Thursday-

Continue work on the Scratch program with partners.

 

Friday-

Students will present projects to the class on the smartboard and post their projects to SeeSaw and our class website for parents to view.

 

 

Evaluation

This will be the rubric I use to grade your Scratch project.

This will be the rubric that I use to grade your writing.

 

 

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning more about your favorite animal while writing this essay.

 

Credits

Credits:

Teacher Page

Here is a link for more information about the Curricular Unit for the teacher.