Writing 2
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Animals 2
Writing 2
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What does a topic sentence do?
Tells what the paragraph will be about AND/OR hooks the readers attention
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Are humans predators or prey?
Predators
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Name 1 city, 1 country and 1 continent. Label them!
Answers will vary.
ex: Winooski, United States, North America
100
Name a predator and its prey.
Answers will vary.
ex: Springbok is hunted by cheetah
100
Write a good hook for this prompt:
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
answers will vary.
ex: Can you imagine waking up to the sound of ocean waves in the morning? That could be you if you traveled to an island off of Fiji.
200
What do proof paragraphs do?
They support the main idea or focus statement.
200
What is one defense mechanism of a pufferfish?
Venom, spikes, hiding, blowing up its body
200
What is the #1 ice cream flavor in the USA?
Chocolate
200
Name this animal and one of its defense mechanisms.
Porcupine uses quills to stop predators from attacking.
200
Rewrite this sentence so all punctuation and capitalization is correct:
my favorite colors are Purple Blue and Green
My favorite colors are purple, blue and green.
300
What does a conclusion paragraph do?
Restates the focus statement or the purpose of the writing.
300
If a python attacks a bunny rabbit, is the rabbit a predator or prey?
Prey
300
What is the least commonly used letter in the alphabet?
Z
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Name this animal and its defense mechanism.
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Boxing crab uses sea anemones to hit their predators with.
300
Write all the verbs in the sentence.
My dog likes to chase squirrels, run and eat lots of food.
likes, chase, run, eat
400
Should you add new information in your conclusion paragraphs? Why or why not?
No. You only need to restate what you already wrote.
400
Name an animal that uses speed as a defense mechanism. Explain the animal and how it uses speed to survive.
Answers vary.
Ex: springbok use its speed to outrun a cheetah.
400
When is Ms. Dieterle's birthday?
October 1
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Name this animal and its defense mechanism.
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Flying Fish fly out above the water to get away from predators.
400
Rewrite the sentence to correctly use the quotation marks and punctuation:
According to researchers, 'Ostriches are the fastest flightless bird in the world".
According to researchers, "Ostriches are the fastest flightless bird in the world."
500
Ostriches have many defense mechanisms.
Is this a good focus statement for the question: How do animals bodies and behaviors help them survive?
Why or why not?
No- you need to add what the defense mechanisms are.
500
How do animals bodies and behaviors help them to survive?
answers can vary
500
How many miles apart are Alaska and Russia, at their closest point?
(You need to be with in 20 miles of the distance to be correct)
53 miles!
500
Name 2 animals that are Apex predators, meaning they don't have any animals that hunt them.
Answers will vary: saltwater crocodiles, electric eels, Komodo dragons, crowned eagles, tigers, lions, polar bears, snow leopards
500
What were the 4 paragraphs called in your essays that you wrote?
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Paragraph 2: Proof paragraph #1
Paragraph 3: Proof paragraph #2
Paragraph 4: Conclusion