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Your written report

I would like your report to have an introduction (1 paragraph), middle (4 or 5 paragraphs - more will be fine) and a conclusion (1 paragraph) and finally your bibliography.

Each paragraph should contain at least 4 sentences.

Here are some tips to help you write a fantastic report!

Create an outline and a plan:
Your report needs to be planned well. Start by making a rough outline. You don't need to worry about sentence structure, just get your ideas down.

• Brainstorm your ideas
• Write down keywords about your topic
• Think about some good questions using how, why, how, when, where, what?
• Divide your keywords into categories - these will make up the body of your report
• Use the categories as the basis for each paragraph

Write a rough draft:

This is where you write down your ideas and put them together into sentences. Usually during this stage you will rearrange and move your sentences around to put them with other sentences about the same topics.  Don't worry at this stage about pretty or cool fonts, you just need to get your ideas down, so don't worry about spelling or sentence structure. You will fix that up later. 

• Introduction:
• This gives your audience a general idea of what they will be reading about by listing the main points of your report. 

• Middle Section:
• This part is where you will discuss five or six topics that are to do with your topic. Each topic should have it's own paragraph.  (Each paragraph should have at least 3 sentences!)
• You might even like to use subheadings in this section to describe each paragraph. 
• Include diagrams to help your readers understand your topic.

• Summary / Conclusion:
• This is where you tell your audience what you think about your topic. You might talk about what might occur in the future. Basically, you sum up (or summarise) your topic.

• Bibliography:
• You MUST cite (tell your readers) where you got your information and pictures from.  See here for more info on writing a bibliography.

Proof read your rough draft:

Now is the time to edit and revise. Read your report out loud. You will hear and notice more mistakes this way. Check your spelling and fix and change your sentences. Write notes on your report with a different coloured pen. You might end up revising your rough draft 2 or 3 times, maybe even more. After you have read your rough draft and made any changes, ask a friend or an adult to read your report for more feedback and suggestions.

Write your good copy:

Include pictures and diagrams

Choose interesting fonts for your headings and subheadings, but don't go overboard, too many fonts will make your report look messy, stick to three different fonts at the most.

Some good food-web websites

What eats? - Thanks Sass!

Whales and Antarctica Food Webs

Food chain - this site page has links to more helpful sites at the bottom

Defenders of Wildlife - Thanks Aaron!

All about Wildlife - Thanks Clay!

Food Chains and Food Webs

Chain Reaction

Geography 4 Kids

The Food Chain

Teach the Children Well - Animals - There's lots and lots and lots of links to lots and lots and lots of websites here!

Science Games for Kids - Food Chains

Australian Animals

Australian Wildlife
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lest we forget

Food Web Project

Due: Friday 2nd of December

Your assignment is made up of two parts:
Part one - create a food web
Part two - research project on an animal of your choice from your food web


Part One - Poster
Your challenge is to create a food web from a habitat of your choice.

The food web should be created on a poster, you can hand draw the images or you could use magazine pictures to create a collage.

The foodweb should include at least three non-living things and be clearly labelled with the animal name and a classification.

As part of your project, you will also need to define the following terms and provide an example of each:

• herbivore 
• carnivore 
• omnivore 
• insectivore 
• producer 
• primary consumer 
• secondary consumer 
• predator 
• scavenger 
• filter feeder 
• cleaner 
• parasite

Part Two -  Written Report
Research one of the animals on your food web and provide the following information on that animal:

• where does it live? 
• in what country is it found? 
• what does it eat? 
• what is it hunted by? 
• how does it look after its young 
• is it endangered? 
• what does it look like? 
• what does it spend its time doing? 
• any other interesting information....

For information on how to write a written report, and what my expectations for your written report are, please click here.

Assessment Rubric:

English is a crazy language

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ROFL!

I thought these pictures might make you laugh

and finally...