Friday English Week Thirty-Four
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Weekly Paragraphs
Print each of these activities separately and give a copy to each student.
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Week 34
Habitat/Creature Writing
Contributed by Marcia Vorlicky
After a discussion (in science) and a
unit about animals, their habitats, protection devices etc..., this is the
culminating writing activity.
Step One: Fold a piece of paper 8 X 11 construction paper in a hamburger
fold.
Child #1 draws the head and neck of a
creature.
Child #2 draws without looking, the
body of a creature.
Child #3 is the proud winner of the
creature and will write about it. The child will also name his/her
creature and determine its species.
Step Two: Using another piece of 8 X 11 construction paper each child will
create a habitat for their creature keeping in mind the following things. All
creatures need water, space, food, shelter and air. These must be showing
in the drawing. The drawing must be neat, completely colored in
colored pencil or crayons. Markers may only be used to outline.
Step Three The Writing
Today we will be using the picture of
your creature and your habitat drawing to write a well written paper that will
be four paragraphs long. It will include the following descriptions,
How did your creature get its name? Describe its appearance., How does it
protect itself? Describe its habitat.
Once your writing is complete, be sure to check for the following:
_______________Is there a title?
_______________Did you indent?
_______________Are all your words spelled correctly?
_______________Is y our grammar correct?
_______________Is your punctuation correct?
_______________Is there an interesting beginning sentence?
_______________Is there an interesting ending sentence?
_______________Did you include lots of description?
_______________Does it make sense?