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Dear Parents,
Our class finished studying Mammals last quarter. The students will be learning how to take notes and how to put a report together during the third quarter. Each student has been given a mammal of their choice. They are required to write a report on that particular animal, following the steps that s/he will learn in class. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED IN AND DURING CLASS TIME (unless otherwise instructed). An outline of these steps has been attached to this letter. Also included is the rubric on which the students will be graded. Reports must be handed in by the due date, Thursday, March 25, 2010.
As a follow up activity on mammals, we will be having Mammal Pet Day on Thursday, April 29. We will meet on the field next to the playground equipment at 1:30 PM. The students will have a chance to gather and talk with each other about their pet. Afterwards, we have arranged for your pet to be blessed by Msgr. Servatius. The activity should last no longer than an hour. If you would like to bring in your child’s pet, please sign your name below and what type of animal you will be bringing.
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Child’s Name __________________________________________________
I would like to bring in my child’s pet ______________________________
Parent or Guardian Signature______________________________________
Writing Your Mammal Report
I. TOPIC
II. LOOK UP INFORMATION ON YOUR MAMMAL
(You must use at least 2 different sources)
1. Encyclopedia
2. Encyclopedia Software
3. Books on mammals
4. Magazines
5. Newspaper Articles
6. Television and/or videos
7. Internet (parent permission needed)
III. ASK QUESTIONS:
1. Where does this animal live?
2. What kind of food does it eat and how does it get its food?
3. What does this animal look like?
4. How does this animal protect itself?
5. What is interesting about this animal?
(each question will be a separate index card)
IV. READ THE INFORMATION AND PUT IN YOUR WORDS
(take notes- use as few words as possible)
V. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES TO MAKE SENTENCES UNDER EACH QUESTION
(you need at least five sentences, not including your topic sentence, for each question to make a paragraph)
VI. WRITE AN INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION PARGRAPH
VII. ORGANIZE SENTENCES TO FORM FIVE PARAGRAPHS
(one for each question)
VIII. WRITE YOUR ROUGH DRAFT ON NEWSPRINT
IX. PROOF READ AND CORRECT MISTAKES
(student must do this)
X. REWRITE ON COMPOSITION PAPER
XI. YOU MUST INCLUDE A TITLE PAGE WITH THE NAME OF YOUR MAMMAL, YOUR NAME, THE DUE DATE, AND A DRAWING OF WHAT YOUR MAMMAL LOOKS LIKE
(paper will be provided in class)
XII. ADDITIONAL PICTURES INCLUDED IN YOUR REPORT ARE OPTIONAL
XIII. BIBLIOGRAPHIES MAY BE INCLUDED FOR EXTRA CREDIT
XIV. DUE DATE IS THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010.
Students 
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