Animal Research Report Update
Yea! The first leg of our research report journey is complete. Students brought in their
organizers and we discussed (individually) what content could be added if students needed more
information on certain cards. Students should have at least 5 graphic organizers:
Introduction, Physical Characteristics, Diet, Habitat, and Interesting Facts. Additional
organizers may be used such as endangered species (how and why), behavior, etc. if desired.
This week your child’s homework assignment is to take each of the organizers and turn
them into paragraphs. Have your child write one paragraph per night in legible writing. This
rough draft is due next Thursday, March 7th. Students have practiced writing paragraphs in
class with my sample report that we did as a group. We read books about my animal, took notes
on each of the graphic organizers, then took each one and turned it into a paragraph.
Please help your child follow this format for each paragraph.
TS (Topic Sentence- introducing WHAT this paragraph is going to tell the
reader)
D (Detail about this paragraph’s topic)
D (Detail about this paragraph’s topic)
D (Detail about this paragraph’s topic)
CS (Closing Sentence- wrap up or rephrase what the topic was in this
paragraph)
*Paragraphs should have at least 3 details in them but can have more*
Sample Introductory Paragraph:
My animal research report will be on the kangaroo and you will learn
many things about it. I will describe its physical characteristics and what
species it is. I will also tell you about the habitat of the kangaroo and where it
can be found. You will learn about what types of food the kangaroo eats and
many interesting facts about the kangaroo. For example, did you know that
kangaroos can neither walk or run? They get around by hopping! There are
many things you will learn about the kangaroo.