Create your own Animal Project

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Create your own Animal Project

• Due 11/15/13- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

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OPTION 1DRAW A COMIC STRIP.

• DRAW AT LEAST 4 FRAMES
• ONE FRAME FOR EACH ADAPTATIONS, GETTING FOOD,
  AVOIDING PREDATION, CAMOFLOGE IN THEIR HABITAT
• SHOW THE NATIVE HABITAT
• INCLUDE A KEY THAT EXPLAINS WHY EACH ADAPTATION
  HELPS THE ANIMAL SURIVE IN ITS ENVIRONMENT
• PICTURE NEEDS TO BE NEATLY AND CAREFULLY DRAWN IN
  FULL COLOR

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OPTION 2 FIELD GUIDE

• INCLUDE A RANGE MAP
• INCLUDE A SMALL PICTURE
• The following must be included
• IDENTIFICATION MARKS
• ADAPTATIONS
• RANGE MAP
• PREY PREFERENCES
• POSSIBLE PREDATORS
• SHORT NATURAL HISTORY
• IMORTANT INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER ANIMALS
• MUST BE TYPED

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OPTION 3 STORY

• GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION
• STORY MUST BE TYPED
• BE CREATIVE. ENTERTAIN US.
• ADAPTATIONS MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED
• INCLUDE A SCENE WERE YOUR ANIMAL EATS
• INCLUDE A SCENE WHERE YOUR ANIMAL IS CHASED BY A
  PREDATOR
• ANIMALS DAY
• ILLUSTRATIONS ADD POINTS

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OPTION 4 SPEECH

• MUST INCLUDE YOUR SPECIES NICHE AND ADAPTATIONS
• REMEMBER YOUR AUDIENCE, BE PURSUASIVE WITH A
  FROMAL TONE.
• EXPLAIN WHY YOUR ANIMAL IS SO IMPORTANT TO ITS
  HABITAT
• WRITING SHOULD BE NEAT WITH CORRECT SPELLING
• STORY MUST HAVE INDENTING, PROPER PUNCTUATION AND
  CAPITALIZATION
• MUST BE TYPED.
• ILLUSTRATIONS ADD POINTS

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OPTION 5 MODEL

• MODEL SHOULD BE NEAT, REALISTIC, AND STURDY
• MODEL SHOULD BE NEATLY LABELED WITH NAMES AND
  PURPOSES OF ADAPTATIONS
• LABELS SHOULD BE SPELLED CORRECTLY
• YOU MAY USE SUPPLIES IN THIS CLASSROOM OR BRING
  IN YOUR OWN

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OPTION 6 SONG/POEM

• SONG SHOULD BE ORIGINAL AND MAKE SENSE
• SONG MUST INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR ANIMALS
  ADAPTATIONS, FOOD PREFERENCES, PREDATORS, AND
  ENVIRONMENT
• WHAT MAKES YOUR ANIMAL UNIQUE
• NO INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE
• A WRITTEN COPY MUST BE TURNED IN TYPED AND
  CORRECT SPELLING
• ILLUSTRATIONS ADD POINTS

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RubricHINT- follow directions of your choice!!!
EXPECTATION POINTS AVAILABLE POINTS RECEIVED
STUDENT HANDS IN ORIGINAL PAPERWORK 10  
STUDENT FOLLOWS ALL INSTRUCTIONS ON CRITERIA CARD 20  
PROJECT IS HIGH-QUALITY, NEAT WORK 20  
WORK SHOWS THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENT AREA (INCLUDEDS- 5 ADAPTATIONS, HABITAT, AND NICHE) 40  
WORK SHOWS GOOD EFFORT AND ORIGINALITY 10  
TOTAL AVAILABLE POINTS 100  
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THIS PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY 11/15/13

• NO EXCEPTIONS.