Thursday animal essay

Today the students got their assignments for the animal essay. Each one should have a paper with the requirements. Basically it is a one page paper about a specific critter. The intro is 10 mpoints and asks them to define and describe the characteristics of the animal, tell its name, what other animals are in the same class, and why, out of that phylum, did they choose that animal
2nd paragraph is 30 points and should cover what the critter lookls like, where is it found, what eats or or what does it eat, lifestyle and life cycle, how long it survives, why it is important to life on Earth, is it a pest or beneficial.
3rd paragraph is the conclusion and worth 10 points. The student should cover, if the critter is endangered, why or why not, how do humans affect this organism and how it affects us, and what was the most interesting fact learned about the critter.
There is also 25 points for a visual aid poster
Last, there will be a 2 - 3 minute oral report based on the critter and what they have learned. This is also worth 25 points.
This paper will take the place of the next test.
We also reviewed the test. Some students had commented that they couldn't find the answers, so I showed them where they were in their notes and in the book.