Wild Animals
Instructor: Dawn Poole
The Project: Write a couple of paragraphs about a wild animal of your choice. Please include the following in
your paper: habitat, diet, and how they live and play.
Requirements:
 Must be at least 2 paragraphs
 Must include information on a) habitat, b) diet, c) how they live and play
 Please include at least 3 sources of at least 2 different types. You can use books, magazines, internet
resources, etc. for your research.
 You must include a Works Cited Page (listing the resources you used) in MLA format as a separate page
attached to your paper with proper formatting.
Resources:
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Username: clementms
Password: grolier
ONLINE RESOURCES
National Geographic
National Geographic Kids
Wild Animal: Animal Planet
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
National Science Foundation
MAGAZINES
National Geographic Kids
BOOKS
Many of our wild animal books are located in the 599 section in our nonfiction section of our library. Please
ask for assistance if you are having difficulty locating this area.
Cite Your Sources!
Don’t forget to cite your sources! Please follow the links below for help…
MLA Citation Help Page
Mrs. Zinner’s Citation PowerPoint
Created by Wendy Zinner – Teacher Librarian for Redlands’ Middle Schools